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Yudhishthira's curse: women can no longer keep secrets
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Why 'women can't keep secrets' is an epic curse, born of Kunti's one secret.
After Karna's cremation, Kunti reveals he was her eldest son. Grief-stricken Yudhishthira curses all women that they will never be able to keep a secret. Wikipedia credits this to Yudhishthira, not Kunti, and cites Shanti Parva (Rajadharmanusasana, section 6).
Who: Yudhishthira, Kunti, Karna
Bound to
Kunti's mantra and Karna's birth curse→payoff
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Where this comes from
- CE · Wikipedia: Kunti Shanti 12.6 (Ganguli section VI)