Madri
Madri ( Sanskrit माद्री , mādrī f., The "Princess of Madra") is the name of the second wife Pandu and mother of the twins Nakula and Sahadeva in the Mahabharata .
Marriage to Pandu
After the marriage with Kunti , Pandu and his uncle Bhishma went to the capital of the tribe of Madra, where the Princess Madri lived. Her unique beauty was widely known, and so Bhishma willingly paid her father a high bride price to win her for Pandu as his second wife. After this marriage, Pandu began various campaigns to expand his empire.
Since Pandu was unable to father children due to a curse, Kunti used a mantra to summon gods, who in his place became the fathers of three sons. H. Yudhishthira , Bhima and Arjuna . But because Madri also wanted offspring, Pandu asked Kunti to let Madri in on her secret. Kunti told Madri that she should think of a god, then he would come and father her a child. Madri then thought of the Ashvins , who became the fathers of Nakula and Sahadeva.
One day, when Pandu was alone with Madri in the forest, he was overwhelmed by the sight of her beauty and united with her, whereupon he died immediately because of the curse. Madri followed him as a widow in suicide.