# Queen Kuntī's prayers > [!summary] > *Queen Kuntī, the mother of the Pāṇḍavas, is renowned for her exalted prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa recorded in the first canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Though she was Kṛṣṇa's aunt and suffered immensely throughout her life, Kuntī 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 Kṛṣṇa, rather than pray for material comforts. This mood of welcoming adversity for the sake of devotion exemplifies the consciousness of a pure devotee.* ![[images/sb-plates/sb_01_02_plate_02.jpg]] ## 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/arjuna|Arjuna]] — Her son - [[wiki/articles/king-yudhisthira|King Yudhiṣṭhira]] — Her eldest son - [[wiki/articles/the-pandava-family-and-associates|The Pāṇḍava family and associates]] — Her family network - [[wiki/articles/krsnas-family-in-mathura|Kṛṣṇa's family in Mathurā]] — Her nephew Kṛṣṇa's family ## From the Index - [[index/entries/kunti-queen|Queen Kuntī]] — Mother of the Pandavas - [[index/entries/prayer|Prayers]] — Kunti's example - [[index/entries/pandavas|Pāṇḍavas]] — Kunti as mother