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Madri

Daughter of the king of the Madras, second wife of Pandu. Given Kunti's invocation once, she thought of the twin Ashvins and bore twins.

Sources: The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer · see Madri's web

Relations 3

Madri parent of

Nakula (Mortal)
Mother.
Sahadeva (Mortal)
Mother.

Madri consort of

Pandu (King)
Madri is Pandu's second wife.

Stories 1

Madri calls the Ashvins: the birth of Nakula and Sahadeva
From the epics · as the mother · 1 telling

Cited

The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer § adi.124 Primary text (translation)