Kunti possessed a secret boon: a mantra to summon any god and bear a child by him. She bore three sons:
But at home, the Pandavas tell their mother Kunti: “Look what we have won.” Without looking up, Kunti says: “Share it among yourselves.” A mother’s word is law. So —a strange dharma that will bring both unity and sorrow. mahabharat full story
The saga begins in the kingdom of Hastinapur. King Shantanu marries the river goddess Ganga, who gives him a son named Devavrata. Devavrata later takes a vow of lifelong celibacy to allow his father to marry a fisherwoman named Satyavati. For this "terrible" vow, he is named Bhishma. Kunti possessed a secret boon: a mantra to