IIn this story let us know Karna's reaction to Kunti. Kunti, the mother of Dharmaraya, Bheemasena and Arjuna, apart from Madri's sons Nakula and Sahadeva, meets Karna during the Great War Kurukshetra. At first, Karna was astonished by her arrival at his war-shelter. Collecting his nerves a bit, Karna expresses his surprise over her 'untimely and unwarranted' arrival. Kunti sobs, erases the tears from her cheeks and reveals to Karna that she was indeed his mother. She explains to Karna the circumstances under which she was forced to discard the just-born son with the chanting of Surya Manra. She tells that he was the eldest and appeals him not to kill any of the Pandavas. She was perhaps aware of the bravery of Karna and was believing that Karna might vanquish Pandavas or at least kill Arjuna, the bete noir of Karna. Karna listens to Kunti silently and questions her:
"Why are you telling these things to me at this juncture?" Kunti says she wanted him to either abstain from war or join Pandavas. Karna says "Mother, I have a huge debt of gratitude to repay Duryodhana. I can neither abstain from war nor shift loyalty. Duryodhana has more faith on me than Bheeshma and Drona. I can assure you one thing. At all events, you will be left with five Pandavas as I am going to either kill Arjuna in the war or get killed by him. I will not kill anyone else in the war. This is my promise." Kunti ponders over the matter for a while and then takes leave of Karna, who looked at her with all respect and affection. Kunti was satisfied with his answer as well as his facial expression.as perhaps aware of the bravery of Karna and was believing that Karna might vanquish Pandavas or at least kill Arjuna, the bete noir of Karna. Karna listens to Kunti silently and questions her: "Why are you telling these things to me at this juncture?" Kunti says she wanted him to either abstain from war or join Pandavas. Karna says "Mother, I have a huge debt of gratitude to repay Duryodhana. I can neither abstain from war nor shift loyalty. Duryodhana has more faith on me than Bheeshma and Drona. I can assure you one thing. At all events, you will be left with five Pandavas as I am going to either kill Arjuna in the war or get killed by him. I will not kill anyone else in the war. This is my promise." As desired by Kunti, Karna also promises her that he will not reuse any arrow during his war with Arjuna. Kunti ponders over the matter for a while and then takes leave of Karna, who looked at her with all respect and affection. Kunti was satisfied with his answer as well as his facial expression.
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