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Shantanu (Sanskrit: शांतनु, शान्तनु, IAST: Shāṃtanu, Shāntanu) [1] was the King of Kuru Kingdom with his capital at Hastinapura, in the epic Mahabharata. [2] He was a descendant of the Bharata race, a forebear of the lineage of the Chandravamsha , the father of Bhishma and the great-grandfather of the Pandavas and ...
Allured by her sweet scent, Shantanu reached Satyavati's house and, seeing her, fell in love at first sight. The king asked the fisherman-chief for his daughter's hand; the fisherman Dashraj said his daughter would marry the king if – and only if – her sons would inherit the throne. [1] [9] [10] [11]
Therefore, he proposed to Ganga that she may marry his son and become his daughter-in-law. At this time, Pratipa and his wife were still without children, but after they had performed some acts of austerity, they begat three sons, Devapi, Bahlika & Shantanu. The youngest son Shantanu inherited the Kingdom of Hastinapura.
In the Mahabharata, Ganga is the wife of Shantanu as well as the mother of the eight Vasus, including Bhishma. [13] [14] Ganga and Shantanu were cursed by Brahma to be born on earth. Shantanu met Ganga on the banks of the Ganges and asked her to marry him. She accepted the proposal on the condition that Shantanu would not question any of her ...
Shantanu; Chitrāngada (Son of Shantanu, who was killed prematurely). Bhishma, who was the eldest son of the Shantanu and Ganga; had functioned as the regent of the Kurus, under Chitrāngada, Vichitravirya, Pandu and Dhritarashtra II; Vichitravirya (Younger brother of Chitrāngada, who died prematurely). Pandu ( Son of Vichitravirya and Ambalika).
The book depicts the story of Satyawati as she emerges from being a daughter of a fisherman to the queen of Hastinapur. The plot of Yojangandha is mainly based on Mahabharata and partly on Harivansh Purana and Devi Bhagavata. Yojangandha is also one of the innumerable characters hidden within the vastness of the gigantic book Mahabharata.
Bhurishrava was the grandson of King Bahlika, who was the elder brother of Shantanu. He had three children: Pratip, Prayanja and an unnamed daughter. Bhurishravas' father, Somadatta, once clashed with another prince called Sini.
With the consent of the fisherman, Bhishma took Satyavati to his father on a chariot and informed him about his vows. A loving father Shantanu gave him a boon of Iccha Mrityu, the control over the time of his death. [10] [15] [16] Shantanu and Satyavati soon married and two children – Chitrangada and Vichitravirya were born. [2]