Adhiratha

Frightened of scandal, Kunti abandons her radiant newborn, setting him afloat on the water. The infant is found and saved by Adhiratha, a charioteer, and his wife Radha, who raise him as their own, naming him Vasushena.

At the height of his triumph, crowned king of Anga by Duryodhana, Karna's charioteer father enters the arena. Bhimasena seizes the moment to publicly jeer at Karna's lowly lineage, declaring him as unfit for royalty or combat as a dog is for a sacred offering.