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Why Kunti abandoned Karna?

Karna's birth was a surprise shock for Kunti. Sage Durvasa had given a mantra to Kunti. With that mantra, she could invoke any Deva and be blessed with a child. Out of curiosity, she tested the mantra and called Suryadeva. She asked Suryadeva to go back but he was bound by the power of the mantra. Kunti conceived and delivered Karna. She was still unmarried. She abandoned Karna to keep what happened a secret.

Why do we offer cooked food to Gods?

In Sanskrit, the word 'Dhanya' comes from 'Dhinoti' which means to please the gods. Veda says that grains are very pleasing to the gods. That's why offering cooked food is so important.