Pandu

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Pandu
A late 17th-century painting of Pandu (right) and Kunti from Kashmir
Personal Information
Affiliation	Kuru dynasty, Chandravamsha
Weapon	Bow and arrow
Family	Parents (see Niyoga) Ambalika (Mother) Vyasa (Father) Half-Brothers Dhritarashtra by Ambika Vidura by Parishrami
Spouses	Kunti Madri
Children	Sons from Kunti Yudhishthira by Yama Bhima by Vayu Arjuna by Indra Sons from Madri Nakula by Nasatya Sahadeva by Darsa

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Pandu (Sanskrit: पाण्डु, romanized: Pāṇḍu, lit. 'pale') was a king of the Kuru Kingdom. He was the foster-father of the five Pandava brothers, who were the boons bestowed upon his wife Kunti by a number of deities, owing to his inability to bear children following sage Kindama's curse. He belonged to the Kuru Dynasty.