The Mother of Karna and the five Pandava, Kunti was a princess of Mandura. When she was a teenager, a powerful monk Resi Druwasa gave her the power to call upon gods since the monk was impressed by her intelligence.
After her husband, Pandu cursed not to be able to father any children, Kunti calls upon the Gods to help herself and her husband's second wife, Madrim to be able to bear children. The Gods helped and thus born Yudhistira from Yama (God of Justice and Death), Bhima from Vayu (God of The Wind), Arjuna form Indra (God of The Thunder), Nakula and Sadewa from twin gods Aswins (God of Medicine and Science).
Earlier in her life, Kunti recklessly calls upon Surya the God of The Sun, that grants her Karna, to protect her virginity, Surya helps her to give birth to Karna from her ear. She was forced to send Karna away for the baby to be raised by a peasant.
In the Great War, she was forced to see her sons, Karna and Arjuna try to kill each other, one of them succeed.