Pritha (पृथा)

Pritha (पृथा)

Shurasena (शूरसेन) and his wife Marisha  (मारिषा) has 10 sons named as Vasudeva, Devabhaga, Devasrava, Anaka, Srnjaya, Syamaka, Kanka, Samika, Vatsaka and Vṛka

They have five daughters – Pritha (पृथा), Srutadeva, Srutakirti, Srutasrava and Rajadhidevi,

Pritha was adopted by Kuntibhoj

King Shurasena had a friend by name of Kuntibhoj, he doesn’t have any child so Shurasena gave Pritha to him. Because of this Pritha got name as Kunti.

कुन्ते: सख्यु: पिता शूरो ह्यपुत्रस्य पृथामदात्  – Bhagavata Purana 9.24.31

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