[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) › c8.1822 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1822 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1822 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1822](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1822) Kuntī was the sister of Vasudeva, father of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. The real name of Kuntī was Pṛthā. Śūrasena, King of the Yādavas, was the father of Kuntī and Vasudeva. Because Kuntībhoja son of Śūrasena's sister, had no issues Kuntī was sent to the palace of Kuntībhoja and she grew up there. Pṛthā got the name of Kuntī because of that. Besides Kuntī, Pāṇḍu had another wife named Mādrī. - [Previous: c8.1821](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1821) - [Next: c8.1823](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1823) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1822](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1822) · Pramāṇa