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In the [[Mahābhārata]] epic, '''Madri''' ([[Sanskrit]]: माद्री) was a princess of the [[Madra]] kingdom and the second wife of [[Pandu]].
On his way to [[Hastinapur]], King [[Pandu]] encountered the army of [[Shalya]], King of Madra. Very soon, [[Pandu]] and Shalya became friends and Shalya gave his only sister, Madri to [[Pandu]], as a gift of their friendship. Looking at her beauty, [[Pandu]] accepted the lady willingly and took her to Hastinapur.
She, alongside [[Kunti]], faithfully accompanied [[Pandu]] in his hermetical retreat following his abdication as the king of [[Hastinapura]]. Both Kunti and Madri were directly affected by the curse on [[Pandu]] because they were denied the opportunity to bear Pandu's children. However, a boon was given to Kunti which enabled her to bear [[Yudishtira]], [[Bhima]], and [[Arjuna]]. This boon was passed on to Madri, who then bore twins from [[Ashwins]] named [[Nakula]] and [[Sahadeva]]. Madri apparently made a misuse of the boon. The boon was to be used only with a single God (the word God being used loosely) at a time and Madri invoked the presence of twin Gods (the Ashwin twins). Hence Kunti took the boon back from Madri.
One fateful day, [[Pandu]] desired Madri and the memory of the curse briefly eluded him. Death struck Pandu immediately. Madri, filled with remorse, self immolated on Pandu's funeral pyre. Kunti became a single mother of the five children.
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