[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.3069 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.3069 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.3069 - **Language:** English ### [c7.3069](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3069) After some time Pāṇḍu asked his wives to become mothers by some noble persons. But, Kuntī and Mādrī did not agree to it. Then Kuntī told Pāṇḍu about the boon she had got from Durvāsas, and with his permission she bore three sons called Dharmaputra, Bhīma and Arjuna respectively from the three Devas, Dharma, Vāyu and Indra. As it had been ordained that the fourth and fifth children would bring sorrows and pain to the parents Kuntī satisfied herself with three children (Ādi Parva, Chapter 122, Verses 77, 78). - [Previous: c7.3068](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3068) - [Next: c7.3070](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3070) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3069](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3069) · Pramāṇa