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Indumati is the wife of Vikarna, the brother of Duryodhana. She and Vikarna had a daughter named Durga, when Durga grew up she was married to Karna's son Satyasena.
| Indumati | |
|---|---|
| File:Indumati, the wife of Vikarna.jpg Indumati, the beautiful wife of Vikarna. | |
| Information | |
| Affiliation | Kuru Queen |
| Family | Vasantraja (father), Vaishali (mother), Matrasena (brother) |
| Spouse | Vikarna |
| Children | Durga |
| Home | Trilokapura (by birth), Hastinapura (by marriage) |
Marriage with Vikarna[edit source]
Story[edit source]
King Vasantraja had held a Swayamvara in which his daughter will marry the princes. He invited many princes from other Kingdoms. But he also invited the Kaurava Vikarna and along with Duryodhana for his protection. The two brothers sat on a throne and Duryodhana wanted Indumati to marry Vikarna. Meanwhile, the princess named Indumati came with a garland in her hand and was choosing a prince, when she saw Vikarna she rejected him but Vikarna refused her rejection and held her hands tightly and put the garland on himself and kidnapped her. Duryodhana for his protection defeated all the prince's and went onto the chariot taking Indumati and ran away (Same story like Bhanumati and Mayuri).
In Wayang Cultures[edit source]
File:Indumati Wayang kulit.jpg
She is depicted in a puppet form just like a wood puppet. Wayang is mostly made from wood and carved into a puppet like - structure. Indumati is depicted like that. The Kauravas are also mentioned in Wayangs.
Description in Mahabharata[edit source]
She was mentioned by her mother-in-law Gandhari to Krishna. Thus, she was married to the third Kaurava Vikarna.
Indumati wanted to marry Sahadeva, but as per her father's wish, she married Vikarna. Some stories say that Vikarna loved her immensely. Indumati gave a daughter named Durga, Durga is the apple of the eye of her father Vikarna.
Their daughter Durga was married to Karna's son Satyasena.
