Multiple choice general knowledge culture

LEVEL3.... The twin brother, Nakul and Sahdev, of king Pandu were born to?

  1. kunti

  2. madri

  3. gandhari

  4. shakuntala
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Explanation

In the Mahabharata, King Pandu had two wives: Kunti and Madri. Nakula and Sahadeva, the twin brothers, were born to Madri. She invoked the Ashwini Kumaras using a mantra given by Kunti. Kunti was the mother of the three elder Pandavas (Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna), while Gandhari was the mother of the Kauravas and Shakuntala was the mother of Bharata.

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