Mādrī
Hindu · mortal · dvapara yuga · Recorded classification
Mortal princess of Madra; second wife of Pāṇḍu; mother of Nakula and Sahadeva via the Aśvinī twins, invoked through Kuntī's shared Durvāsā mantra. Committed satī on Pāṇḍu's pyre at Śatasṛṅga, leaving the twins in Kuntī's care.
Children
Powers
- Invokes the twin Aśvins by Kuntī's mantra
Relations
- spouse: PāṇḍuSecond wife; princess of Madra (Sialkot region, modern Pakistani Punjab); brought through bride-price by Bhīṣma per Madra royal custom.Mahabharata, Adi Parva 113 (primary)
- lover: NāsatyaInvoked with Dasra by Mādrī using Durvāsā's mantra (taught to her by Kuntī, who limited Mādrī to one mantra-use); Mādrī invoked the Aśvinī twins together, producing twin sons.Mahabharata, Adi Parva 124 (primary)
- lover: DasraMahabharata, Adi Parva 124 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Mahabharata, Adi Parva 113, 124-125 (full Mādrī narrative); Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22 (primary)