N. of pṛthā, daughter of a Yādava named śūra, adopted by kuṃti- bhoja. [She was the first wife of Pāṇḍu. As he was prevented by a curse from having progeny, he allowed his wife to make use of a charm she had acquired from the sage Durvāsas, by means of which she was to have a son by any god she liked to invoke. She invoked Dharma, Vāyu and Indra, and had from them [Page0409-c+ 56] Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma and Arjuna re-...