son of Vyasa by Ambalika, husband of Kunti and Madri, and father of the five Pandavas
पाण्डु (pāṇḍu) [Printed book page 534-1] Pāṇḍu, son of Vyāsa by Ambālikā, the widow of Vicitravīrya;
husband of Kuntī and Mādrī and father of the five Pāṇḍavas.
§ 4 (Anukram.): I, 1, 95 (son of Vyāsa), 110, 117, 118.—
§ 11 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 376.—§ 51 (Parikṣit): I, 40,
1665 (yathā, great-grandfather of Parikṣit).—§ 56 (do.):
I, 49, 1955 (yathā).—§ 70 (Ādivaṃśāvatāraṇap.): I, 60,
2213 (begotten by Vyāsa).—§ 83 (Ādivaṃśāvatāraṇa): I,
63, 2441 (do.), 2443 (his five sons), 2449 (grandfather of
Abhimanyu).—§ 130 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2721 (younger
brother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra), 2751 (°oḥ putraḥ, sc. Arjuna).—
§ 157 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, ††3808 (son of Vyāsa), ††3811
(husband of Kuntī and Mādrī), ††3812, ††3813, ††3815 (his
five sons), ††3817 (his death).—§ 171 (Vicitravīryasutotpatti):
I, 106, 4291 (? his birth from Ambālikā, the widow of
Vicitravīrya, by Vyāsa), 4301 (brother of Vidura).—§ 173
(Pāṇḍurājyābhiṣeka): I, 109, 4353, 4357, 4361 (became
king).—§ 176 (Kuntīvivāha): I, 112, 4415 (Bharata-
sattamaṃ), 4417, 4419, 4423, 4424 (Kauravanandanaḥ,
married Kuntī).—§ 177 (Pāṇḍudigvijaya): I, 113, 4425,
4430, 4442 (married Mādrī), 4445, 4449 (Kauravānāṃ
yaśobhṛtā), 4452, 4455, 4460, 4461, 4462 (his digvijaya).—
§ 178 (of. Sambhavap.): P. then at the command of
Dhṛtarāṣṭra offered his wealth to Bhīṣma, Satyavatī,
Kausalyā, Vidura, etc., and with the wealth acquired by
him Dhṛtarāṣṭra performed 100 horse sacrifices. With
Kuntī and Mādrī he became a permanent inhabitant of the
woods, addicted to hunting on the southern slope of the
Himālaya, supplied with every object of pleasure and
enjoyment at the command of Dhṛtarāṣṭra: I, 114, 4470,
4474, 4477.—§ 180 (Gāndhārīputrotpatti): I, 115, 4484
(his five sons), 4487.—§ 183 (cf. Sambhavap.): The muni
Kindama inflicted a curse on P., cf. Agastya (b) (I, 118):
I, 118, 4562 (rājā), 4563, (4569), (4574), 4591.—§ 184 (do.):
P. declared that he would lead the life of a brahmacārin according
to the āraṇyaśāstras, and send his attendants to Hāstinapura
to inform Bhīṣma, etc. (Dhṛtarāṣṭra wept), and with his
wives, protected by mahābhūtas, Siddhas, and paramarṣis, he
traversed the mountain of Nāgaśata, Caitraratha, Kālakūṭa,
Himavat, Gandhamādana, Indradyumnasaras, and Haṃsakūṭa;
then he practised ascetic austerities on Śataśṛṅga (I, 119):
I, 119, 4593, 4615, (4621), 4629, 4630, 4634, 4636.—§ 185
(do.): P. became dear to the Siddhas, Cāraṇas, and ṛṣis,
and like to a brahmarṣi. On the new-moon day when the
maharṣis assembled in order to partake of a great gathering
of gods, ṛṣis, and pitṛs in the abode of Brahmán, P. wanted
to accompany them with his wives from Śataśṛṅga to the
north, but they told him that the princesses could not ascend
the king of mountains (śailarāja), where they had seen the
retreats of gods, Gandharvas, and Apsarases, and the gardens
of Kubera, where only Vāyu and the Siddhas and the para-
marṣis could go. As he complained of being childless, they
told him to let somebody else raise offspring for him. P.'s
conversation with Kuntī. P. quoted the words of Manu
Svāyambhuva (b) and the example of Śāradaṇḍāyanī (c)
(I, 120): I, 120, 4643, 4645, 4647, (4654), 4665.—§ 186
(do.): Kuntī in reply alleged the Paurāṇic narrative of
Page534-b+ 63 Vyuṣitāśva (q.v.) and entreated Pāṇḍu to beget children by
his ascetic power (I, 121): I, 121, 4680.—§ 187 (do.):
P. said that women formerly were not bound to adhere
faithfully to their husband, and were not regarded sinful
when yielding to their desire; that practice was applauded
by the maharṣis, and even now prevailed among birds and
beasts and among the Uttara-Kurus. It was the muni
Śvetaketu (b) who established the now existing practice
(§ 188). P. further alleged the example of Madayantī (b)
and of Vyāsa: I, 122 (4717).—§ 189 (do.): Kuntī related
to Pāṇḍu how she had obtained the mantra from Durvāsas
(cf. § 131); P. told her to invoke Dharma (I, 122): I,
122, 4746, (4754).—§ 190 (Pāṇḍavotpatti): I, 123, 4767
(Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ…P°oḥ prathamajaḥ sutaḥ), 4768, 4776,
4777, 4782 (Kuntī gave birth by Dharma to Yudhiṣṭhira,
by Vāyu to Bhīmasena, by Indra to Arjuna).—§ 191 (do.):
I, 123, 4833.—§ 192 (do.): I, 124, 4836, (4842), 4844,
4857, 4859 (by the Aśvins Mādrī gave birth to Nakula and
Sahadeva), 4862 (°oḥ sutāḥ pañca).—§ 193 (cf. Sambhavap.):
P. died in accordance with the curse inflicted on him by
Kindama (cf. § 183). Kuntī wished to be burnt together
with him, but this Mādrī did not allow, and herself ascended
the funeral pyre (I, 125): I, 125, 4866, 4869, 4877
(Kurunandanaḥ), 4882.—§ 194 (do.): The ascetics took
Kuntī, the children, and the two corpses to Hāstinapura.
Hearing of the arrival of thousands of Cāraṇas (Guhyakas,
v. 4930; Siddhas, v. 4931) and munis, people soon after
sunrise began to come out from the city to see, together with
Bhīṣma, Somadatta, Bāhlika, the blind rājarṣi (i.e. Dhṛtarā-
ṣṭra), the kṣattṛ Vidura, Satyavatī, Kausalyā, Gāndhārī,
accompanied by the other ladies of the royal household
(rājadāraiḥ), and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. It was seventeen
days after the death of P. (v. 4925). The ṛṣis, etc.,
suddenly disappeared like a fata morgana (Gandharvanagara)
(I, 126): I, 126, 4899, 4901 (°oḥ putrān), 4903 (°or
darāṃś ca putrāṃś ca), 4918 (Kauravyadāyādaḥ), 4923, 4925,
4929 (Kurukulodvahaḥ).—§ 195 (do.): Dhṛtarāṣṭra caused
Vidura (in consultation with Bhīṣma) to celebrate the
funeral ceremonies (pretakāryāṇi) of P. and Mādrī on the
bank of the Gaṅgā (I, 127); I, 127, 4932, 4933, 4935,
4936, 4937, 4942, 4948.—§ 196 (Vyāsa): I, 128, 4964.—
§ 211 (Sambhavap.): I, 139, 5535.—§ 213 (Jatugṛhap.):
I, 141, 5668; 142, 5677, 5679, 5681, 5682; 145, 5744
(Kurunandanaḥ); 150, 5866; 151, 5906 (bhāryāṃ P°oḥ,
i.e. Kuntī).—§ 221 (Caitrarathap.): I, 170, 6500.—§ 235
(Svayaṃvarap.): I, 191, †7147 (°os tanayāḥ).—§ 237
(Vaivāhikap.): I, 193, †7191 (°r ḥi rājā Drupadasya rājñaḥ
priyaḥ sakhā).—§ 241 (Vidurāgamanap.): I, 200, 7387
(°ḥ putrāḥ); 203, 7441.—§ 243 (do.): I, 206, 7519 (sc.
putrāḥ).—§ 244 (Rājyalābhap.): I, 207, 7562 (iva).—
§ 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 336 (in the palace of Yama).—
§ 271 (Lokapālasabhākhyānap.): II, 12, 486, 501, 506
(wished that Yudhiṣṭhira should perform the rājasūya,
that he might himself ascend to the world of Indra).—§ 289
(Arghāharaṇap.): II, 37, 1350 (Bhīṣmake…P°vat
kṛtalakṣaṇe, otherwise PCR.).—§ 297 (Dyūtap.): II, 54,
1943 (°oḥ sutān).—§ 305 (Anudyūtap.): II, 79, 2600 (mṛte,
all. to § 193), 2610.—§ 311 (Āraṇyakap.): III, 4, †222
(°oḥ sutān), †232 (°oḥ putraṃ, sc. Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 313
(do.): III, 6, 285 (°oḥ sutāḥ).—§ 314 (do.): III, 9, 342
(yādṛśaḥ), 343 (sc. putrāḥ).—§ 317 (Arjunābhigamanap.):
III, 12, 580 (snuṣā P°oḥ, i.e. Draupadī).—§ 325 (Draupadī—
paritāpav.): III, 27, 1022 (snuṣāṃ P°oḥ, i.e. Draupadī).—
Page535-a+ 63 § 436 (Yakṣayuddhap.): III, 159, 11631 (°oḥ putrān).—
§ 437 (do.): III, 160, 11661 (°oḥ putrāḥ).—§ 438 (do.):
III, 161, 11770 (°oḥ puṭrān).—§ 449 (Ājagarap.): III,
177, †12348 (°oḥ sutāḥ).—§ 525 (Rāmopākhyānap.): III,
273, 15863 (snuṣā P°oḥ, i.e. Draupadī).—§ 554 (Sainyod-
yogap.): V, 1, †11 (°oḥ, sutaiḥ).—§ 556 (Sañjayayānap.):
V, 20, 606; 24, †720 (°oḥ sutāḥ).—§ 557 (Prajāgarap.):
V, 33, †1092 (rājñaḥ P°oḥ putrāḥ pañca).—§ 559 (do.):
V, 36, †1331 (°oḥ sutāḥ).—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V,
82, 2892 (snuṣā P°oḥ, i.e. Draupadī).—§ 567 (do.): V,
132, 4481.—§ 569 (do.): V, 137, 4655 (snuṣāṃ P°oḥ,
i.e. Draupadī); 140, 4734 (°oḥ putro 'si dharmataḥ, sc.
Karṇa); 141, 4756 (°oḥ putro 'smi dharmataḥ, says Karṇa),
4758 (do.); 147, 4997; 148, 5008, 5009, †5036 (rājyaṃ
P°oḥ); 149, 5068, 5069.—§ 570 (Sainyaniryāṇap.): V,
156, 5298 (°oḥ putrāḥ); 158, 5376 (°oḥ putraḥ, sc. Arjuna).
—§ 586 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 104, 4764 (°pūrvajaṃ, sc.
Bhīṣmaṃ C.; °pūrvajāḥ, sc. Pāṇḍavāḥ B.; but read °pūrvaja,
i.e. Dhṛtarāṣṭra with PCR.); 107, 4941 (°pūrvajaṃ, sc.
Bhīṣmaṃ, B. and C.; read °pūrvaja), 4954 (°pūrvajaḥ, sc.
Bhīṣmaḥ, B. and C.; read °pūrvaja), 4979.—§ 587 (do.):
VI, 108, 5020 (read with B. °pūrvaja, C. °pūrvajaṃ); 109,
5065 (do., do.); 116, 5432 (°pūrvaja = Dhṛtarāṣṭra).—
§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 39, 1670 (°oḥ kṣetrod-
bhavāḥ sutāḥ).—§ 596 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 74, 2616 (°oḥ
khila kṣetre jātaḥ Śakreṇa, sc. Arjuna).—§ 599 (Jayadratha-
vadhap.): VII, 102, 3840.—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 61,
3100 (°pūrvaja, i.e. Dhṛtarāṣṭra).—§ 611 (Śalyap.): IX,
13, 694 (do.).—§ 613 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 33ε, 1903
(°oḥ Kuntyāś ca santatiḥ).—§ 641 (Rājadh.): XII, 75,
2853.—§ 777 (Svargārohaṇik. p.): XIII, 168, 7738 (yathā
P°oḥ sutāḥ).—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 66, 1955 (°oś ca
piṇḍaḥ).—§ 787 (Āśramavāsap.): XV, 4, 160; 9λ, 284;
10, 321; 17χ, 476 (°oḥ…santatiḥ), 488 (°oḥ putrāḥ);
20, 554 (Balahantur samīpataḥ), 567 (in the abode of Indra).
—§ 789 (Putradarśanap.): XV, 31η, 851 (Marudgaṇād
dhi viśiṣṭatamaṃ).—§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 4,
144; 5, 161 (Mahendrasadanaṃ yayau). Cf. Bhārata,
Bharatarṣabha, Bharatasattama, Kaurava, Kauravanandana,
Kauravarṣabha, Kauravya, Kauravyadāyāda, Kausalyānanda-
vardhana, Kurūdvaha, Kurukulodvaha, Kurunandana, Kuru-
pati, Kurupravīra, Nāgapurādhipa, Nāgapurasiṃha.
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