Kunti was born as Pritha, to Shurasena, the Yadav ruler of Mathura. Shurasena was the cousin of Bhojpurnagar’s king, Kuntibhoj, who was childless. Upon hearing Kuntibhoj’s fate, Shurasena promised to give him his first born, which happened to be Pritha. When Kuntibhoj adopted Pritha, he named her Kunti.