2006-10-19 03:07:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The princess Kunti, while young looked after the sage Durvasa for a full year. The sage was pleased with her service and so he granted her a boon whereby she could call upon any of the gods through a mantra and the god would grant her a son equal to the god in splendour. Unsure of whether the boon would actually be granted, Kunti, while still an unmarried young girl, decided to test the mantra and called upon Lord Surya, the Hindu deity of the sun. When Surya appeared before her, she was completely overawed. Bound by the power of the mantra, Surya granted her a son as radiant and strong as his father, although she did not want a child. Through his divine power, Kunti retains her virginity and honor. But that son of the Sun was Karna, born with divine armour and earrings that would ensure his protection.
2006-10-19 04:08:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
According to the Mahabharata, Surya is the father of Karna by Kunti devi.The princess Kunti, while young attended to the sage Durvasa for a full year, while he was a guest at her father's palace. The sage was pleased with her service and so he granted her a boon whereby she could call upon any of the gods through a mantra and the god would grant her a son equal to the god in splendour. Unsure of whether the boon would actually be granted, Kunti, while still an unmarried young girl, decided to test the mantra and called upon Lord Surya, the Hindu deity of the sun. When Surya appeared before her, she was completely overawed. Bound by the power of the mantra, Surya granted her a son as radiant and strong as his father, although she did not want a child. Through his divine power, Kunti retains her virginity and honor. Thus Karna was born. As Surya's son, Karna is born with an armour ('Kavacha') and a pair of earrings ('Kundala') which are dipped in Amrit the nectar of immortality.
Kunti was now in the embarrassing position of being an unwed mother. Unable to face the world with her divine child, she placed Karna in a basket and floated him down a river with his jewellery (the story of Moses bears a strong similarity to this), praying fervently that he would be kept safe.
2006-10-19 10:33:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Karna (Sanskrit: à¤à¤°à¥à¤£ written Kará¹a in IAST transliteration) (also known as Karan) is one of the central figures in Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the first son of Kunti, and was thus half brother to the Pandavas, and the eldest of them. Although Duryodhana of the Kauravas anoints him king of Anga, his role in the legend far exceeds the importance of a king. He fought for the Kauravas in the great battle at Kurukshetra.
2006-10-19 10:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by Kenneth G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Surya the sun.
2006-10-19 10:09:22 · answer #4 · answered by .. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as far as i remember kunti wished him as a son from the sun god, surya.
2006-10-19 10:23:14 · answer #5 · answered by S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋