Kindama

In the epic Mahābhārata, Kindama was a rishi who lived in the woods, and could transform himself into an animal form. His curse on Pandu was a major factor in the epic's plot.

Kindama cursed Pandu and thus changed the development of the events in the epic Mahābhārata. Kindama, while making love with a female deer, became a Pandu's shooting target when Pandu was roaming about in the woods. As a consequence of this, the mating deer couple was seriously hurt and Kindama transformed himself back to human form. Kindama, said that only a man devoid of intelligence could kill animals copulating in nature and before he died, cursed Pandu stating that if he ever wished to enjoy pleasures of sexual association with a woman, it would be a pathway to his death right away.

After the Kindama's curse, Pandu renounced everything and became a hermit. Dhritarashtra the blind brother of Pandu, became king of Hastinapura became . Once, after a longer time, Pandu was so enthralled by his second wife's womanly manners that he could not contain his desires. As soon as he touched Madri, he died.

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