(Trembling, with tears in her eyes) "Son of the Suta (charioteer), wait. I have something to tell you. You are not the son of Adhiratha. You are my firstborn, born of Surya, the Sun God. I abandoned you as a baby out of fear of society's shame. The mighty Indra himself is your father's Lord. Vasusena, you are a great hero, born of a god. You are a Kuru prince by blood, not a lowborn."
Go now, Mother. Tell your sons nothing. Fight me. I will kill Arjuna or Arjuna will kill me. That is my gift to you: your five sons will live. I will aim only for the one who is not your son by Kunti's womb—no, wait. Arjuna is my brother too. So I will fight him as a Kshatriya fights a Kshatriya. Let fate decide." karna kunti sambad english translation
(Calm, resolute) "Because the world must know that I am a warrior who keeps his word, unlike a mother who abandons her child. You are my mother by blood, Mother. But Radha, the charioteer's wife who raised me with her own milk—she is my real mother in heart. My loyalty is to Duryodhana, who gave me dignity when you gave me shame. (Trembling, with tears in her eyes) "Son of