Editing Pandu (section)

===Birth of Pandu's foster sons===
As a consequence of Kindama's curse, Pandu became incapable of fathering any children. One day, Pandu was regaling the story of his birth and his wish of becoming a father to his first wife, [[Kunti]]. Kunti told him about the child-bearing mantra taught to her by the sage [[Durvasa]]. Pandu was overjoyed and told Kunti to use it to gain sons from suitable deities.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|year=1975|title=Pandava|encyclopedia=Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi|location=Delhi, India|url=https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft/page/562/mode/1up?view=theater|pages=562}}</ref> He wanted his son to be righteous, and so he suggested [[Yama (Hinduism)|Dharmaraja]], the deity of death and righteousness. Kunti chanted her mantra and the deity granted her [[Yudhishthira]]. Later, Pandu expressed his desire for a powerful son. This time, Kunti invoked [[Vayu]] and [[Bhima]] was born. Pandu suggested Kunti to invoke [[Indra]] and a valiant son, [[Arjuna]], was born. Pandu felt bad for Madri's childlessness, and thus requested Kunti to share her mantra with her. Heeding his request, Kunti revealed her mantra once to Pandu's younger wife. Madri invoked the [[Ashvins|Ashvin twins]], and then gave birth to [[Nakula]] and [[Sahadeva]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The five pandavas and the story of their birth|url=http://aumamen.com/topic/the-five-pandavas-and-the-story-of-their-birth|access-date=2020-08-31|website=aumamen.com}}</ref>