Kunti Sambad English Translation _best_ | Karna

Princess Kunti, as a young girl, served the irritable sage Durvasa. Pleased with her service, he gifted her a divine mantra (sacred syllable) by which she could summon any god to bear a child. Out of curiosity, young Kunti summoned Surya, the Sun God. She gave birth to a radiant baby boy, born with divine armor (Kavacha) and earrings (Kundala). Fearing society’s wrath as an unwed mother, Kunti placed the baby in a basket and set him afloat on the river. The child was found and raised by Adhiratha, a charioteer (a lower caste), and his wife Radha. This child was Karna .

“Who are you, mother? Why do you cry alone in the darkness?” karna kunti sambad english translation

(Walking away, sobbing) "I gave birth to a god... and raised a demon's hatred. No. I raised a son with more honor than I deserve." Princess Kunti, as a young girl, served the

“No. You kept your secret for thirty years. Now I will keep mine for three days. Let them kill the ‘charioteer’s son.’ It is cleaner than the scandal of an abandoned firstborn. But hear my curse upon your silence: When the war ends, when Arjuna’s arrow fells me, when you weep over my dead body—then you will tell the world. And your grief shall be my revenge.” She gave birth to a radiant baby boy,

(Trembling, with tears in her eyes) "Son of the Suta (charioteer), wait. I have something to tell you. You are not the son of Adhiratha. You are my firstborn, born of Surya, the Sun God. I abandoned you as a baby out of fear of society's shame. The mighty Indra himself is your father's Lord. Vasusena, you are a great hero, born of a god. You are a Kuru prince by blood, not a lowborn."