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Death of Pandu
Pandu sported with his wife Madri and died. At this time, Kunti was engaged in serving the guests on Arjuna’s 14th birthday. Pandu was Pravaha Maruta.
Once Pravaha Maruta (Pandu’s earlier live’s name) had gone to Indra when Indra was sporting with Sachi.
This obstruction was the real reason for Pandu’s death, and the curse of the ascetic Kindara (a rishi) was only an excuse.
Both Kunti and Madri wanted to burn themselves on Pandu’s funeral pyre. Madri did so, but the sages advised Kunti not to die and to look after the children.
Madri was permitted to die with her husband because she had invited Ashvini deities, who were inferior to Pandu, to beget children, and this was an offense.
Kunti returned to Hastinapura with the Pandavas.
Dhrtarashtra and Bhishma were silent.
Vidura was happy.
He was happy for two reasons:
1) He could meet Pandavas.
2) Dhrtarashtra and Bhishma accepted by their silence the fact that panadavas were the bonafide children of Pandu.
However Duryodhana disputed it.
Even though the sages of Badarikashrama said that Pandu died just seventeen days before, Duryodhana argued that Pandu had died much earlier.
Vayu announced by the ethereal voice that the Pandavas were born when Pandu was alive by niyoga with the deities with Pandu’s permission.
Thus finally all the Pandavas along with Kunti were allowed to stay at Hastinapura.