# Queen Kunti's prayers ![[images/sb-plates/sb_01_02_plate_02.jpg]] *Queen Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas, is renowned for her exalted prayers to Lord Krishna recorded in the first canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Though she was Krishna's aunt and suffered immensely throughout her life, Kunti saw these calamities as blessings because they increased her dependence on the Lord. Her prayers reveal the highest understanding of devotion — she asks for more difficulties so that she may always remember Krishna, rather than pray for material comforts. This mood of welcoming adversity for the sake of devotion exemplifies the consciousness of a pure devotee.* ## Prays to Lord Krishna ![[sb/1/8/18]] ![[sb/1/8/20]] ## Welcomes Calamities for Remembering Krishna ![[sb/1/8/24]] ![[sb/1/8/25]] ## Understands Krishna's Transcendental Position ![[sb/1/8/21]] ![[sb/1/8/28]] ## Fears Separation from Krishna ![[sb/1/8/37]] ![[sb/1/8/39]] ## Compared to Other Great Devotees ![[sb/1/8/23]] ![[sb/1/8/31]] ## From the Scriptures **Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Canto 1**: - [[sb/1/8|SB 1.8: Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved]] — Her famous prayers (verses 18-43) ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/Krishna's family in Mathura|Krishna's family in Mathura]] — Her nephew Krishna's family - [[wiki/articles/The Pandava family and associates|The Pandava family and associates]] — Her family network - [[wiki/articles/Arjuna the warrior devotee|Arjuna the warrior devotee]] — Her son - [[wiki/articles/King Yudhisthira the righteous|King Yudhisthira the righteous]] — Her eldest son ## From the Index - [[index/entries/kunti-queen|Queen Kunti]] — Mother of the Pandavas - [[index/entries/prayer|Prayers]] — Kunti's example - [[index/entries/pandavas|Pandavas]] — Kunti as mother