| Kunti was the wife of King Pandu and mother of the | | | | audience. She saw her son being humiliated but did not |
| Pandavas. Kunti is considered one of the most | | | | dare to say that Karna was her son. She was a mute |
| respected characters of Mahabharata. Till end of war | | | | spectator of her son's state. At that time Duryodhana |
| the Pandavs did not know that Karna was their own | | | | came forward and made Karna the king of Ang Desh. |
| brother. Kunti had hidden this truth from her sons. This | | | | This made Karna a friend and follower of Duryodhana |
| lie made Kunti suffer tremendously. Along with Kunti, | | | | for life. He vowed never to leave Duryodhana. This |
| Karna also suffered. Because when he came to know | | | | was a turning point in the story because Karna was a |
| that he was the son of a queen but was being | | | | great warrior. |
| brought up by a charioteer, he did not know what to | | | | If Kunti had got up and spoken the truth, Karna would |
| do? Karna could not give up his friendship with | | | | have been saved from this humiliation. But she kept |
| Duryodhana because it was Duryodhana who had | | | | quite and lied. She had hidden the fact of Karna's birth |
| made Karna the king of Ang Desh during the | | | | right from the day he was born. That was a blunder |
| competition. Those who have read Mahabharata must | | | | and a sin because she hid this fact from her husband, |
| know about this competition. | | | | her pother sons and Karna himself. A charioteer |
| The story is this. This competition was held to find out | | | | brought up a prince. Karna suffered agony all his life |
| who was the best warrior amongst all the princes. | | | | because of his mother's lie. Kunti herself had to suffer |
| Arjuna came out as the winner. At that time Karna | | | | the pain of having lied to all and watch her son |
| who was unknown to others came forward and did all | | | | suffering. She wanted to look pious and she sacrificed |
| that Arjuna could do. But Karna was not accepted as | | | | her son for that lie. |
| a competitor because he was son of a charioteer. | | | | This story teaches us that a lie spoken for whatever |
| This was a great disrespect Karna suffered in front of | | | | reason always brings nothing other than suffering. |
| the public. Kunti was one of those sitting in the | | | | |