Kunti, the young princess of Yadava clan, once a sage passing by came to kingdom and went to royal palace, kunti served him with great devotion. Pleased by her service sage says to kunti
sage : Thanks you princess to serve me and made me satisfied now i will give you devine mantra, using that mantra you can summon childs of divine constallations
He says mantra to her and leave without a sentense
Kunthi got curiosity to test the mantra is it really work? or it is just fake? so she decided to test it
She stood beneath the golden light of dawn and calmed her heart and started chanting mantra
"OH DEVINE ONE ,WHO I CALL, APPEAR BEFORE ME."
she chanted for Surya god , The skies shimmered and mighty God appeared infornt of her.
Surya spoke gently : "Kunti,your call has reached me. Ask what you desire."
Frightened,Kunti folded her hands and said
"Lord, i merely wished to test the mantra. I amunmarried; please forgive me."
But the boon could not be undone. Surya god said,
"Fear not,child.Your purity shall remain untouched, and your honor preserved. But fate has chosen to bless you with son who will shine like me."
Karna his name, golden as the sun, wearing divine armor and earrings from birth he inherited them within the body.
then Surya god dissappeared in air.
Kunti frightened she took the baby and went to near river side and palce the baby in a basket , With a sorrowful heart, she released him with basket in river and praying for safety .
The basket drifted to the humble charioteer Adhiratha, who, with his wife radha, and they felt confused and thinking like "Who left this boy in river, He looks like a baby born in Royal bloodline."
Radha said he is my baby from now onwards god sent him here for me fro not having childrens.
She took him to house and rising him as his mother