Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

The Ashvins

अश्विनीकुमार · aśvinīkumāra

The twin horsemen; physicians of the gods; fathers of Nakula and Sahadeva

Twin gods fathered the twin Pandavas.

The Ashvins are twin gods who appear in the sky before dawn in a golden chariot. They are healers who rescue the shipwrecked, restore sight and make the old young again. When Kunti shared her mantra with Madri, Pandu's second queen, Madri called on the two of them together and bore the twins Nakula and Sahadeva.