“English translation: Ahalya, Draupadi, Kunti, Tara and
Mandodari: constantly remembering
these virgin five destroys greatfailings.”

—  Kunti

Pradip Bhattacharya in: Five Holy Virgins, Five Sacred Myths A Quest for Meaning http://www.manushi-india.org/pdfs_issues/PDF%20141/03%20panchakanya%204-12.pdf, Manushi

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