Madri knew it was Kunti who enabled the birth of children with the power of her mantra but she did not approach her. Madri was the one left without any hope of becoming a mother by herself and she could not bear the pain of living a childless life forever. His three sons born to Pritha were the epitome of Dharma, Bala and Shaurya. Niyoga bore fruits and Pandu’s wish was fulfilled. Even the choice of Gods was made by Pandu with great foresight and wisdom. Pandu who was cursed by Kindama Rishi had no other option but to let Kunti follow Niyoga to get sons for him. Kunti was obedient and submitted herself to Pandu’s ardent desire of becoming a father. Yudhishtira, Bhima, and Arjuna were born from Dharma, Vayu, and Indra with the power of the mantra that Kunti utilized on the order and consent of her husband Pandu. It was celebration time for Pandu who got three sons by Kunti due to divine grace. So how was the rapport between the wives of Pandu? Epic throws light on Madri’s prejudice for Kunti, particularly in this instance. Madri‘s nature and her equation with her co-wife Kunti can be understood by means of the conversation that happened between her and king Pandu after the birth of Kunti’s sons. Later when Pandu decided to abandon his throne and live in the forest, both his wives accompanied him and served him with devotion. Subsequently selecting an auspicious day and moment as indicated by the wise for the ceremony, King Pandu was duly united with Madri.
Then the wise Bhishma, the son of the oceangoing Ganga, rejoiced at the issue of his mission, took Madri with him, and returned to the Kuru capital named after the elephant.
Shalya accepting with a cheerful heart those precious gifts then gave away his sister decked in ornaments unto that bull of the Kuru race. He followed the custom of Madra kingdom by offering many valuable gifts for the sake of this alliance.īhishma of great energy gave Shalya much gold, both coined and uncoined, and precious stones of various colours by thousands, and elephants and horses and cars, and much cloth and many ornaments, and gems and pearls and corals.
Madri was brought by Bhishma for Pandu and she was famous on earth for her beauty.īhishma personally went to Madra kingdom and requested Shalya for Madri’s hand to be given in marriage to Pandu. Kunti chose Pandu in Swayamvar, and with her by his side, he shone like Indra with Sachi. VivAhaM kArayAmAsa bhIShmaH pANDormahAtmanaH || 5|| PANDorarthe parikrItA dhanena mahatA tadA || 5|| SarvarAjasu vikhyAtA rUpeNAsadRRishI bhuvi | VishrutA triShu lokeShu mAdrI madrapateH sutA || 4|| YAtvA devavratenApi madrANAM puTabhedanam | Madri, the sister of Shalya was introduced by Vyasa with the epithet rupenaasadrishi, famous for her unparalleled beauty. Madri was more remembered as the beloved wife of Pandu than the mother of the Pandava twins Nakula and Sahadeva. The beauty of Mahabharata lies in the fact that lesser-known characters also contribute significantly in moving the story ahead. Madri, the second wife of Pandu was one such character that had a very brief role in the narrative compared to her co-wife Kunti. Mahabharata the Epic had many characters with less page space but more significance in terms of impact and story progression.
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