Satyavati got together with the rishi Parashura and had a baby Dwaipayana or Island-born, also called Vyasa because he arranged the Vedas
Kings, Kings, and more Kings, King Shantanu’s first wife was the Goddess Ganga – the 8 elemental Gods of Indra were cursed to be born as a human because of Vashishtha’s temper
***I like that when Ganga agrees to marry King Shan, she tells him she will do as she will or she will leave. The story of their meeting could be expanded.
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| Shantayu Meets Ganga Source:http://isha.sadhguru.org |
King Shan wants to marry Satyavati but because the fisherman wants him to promise the kingdom to their future son, he doesn’t marry her. Devavrata becomes Bhishma due to his promise of no kids or marriage and renouncing the throne so dad could marry fish stepmom.
King of Benares wanted his daughters to be won by a fight? Bhishma stole Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika…like the namesJ Amba already loved and had promised herself to another king, though.
***Amba killed herself by fire after Shiva promised she would be reborn as a man and be the person to end Bhishma’s life. Doing austerities gets results…story of the Gods
No babies born from fish stepmom’s son so Vyasu was brought in to do the deed, Ambika and Vyasu had a blind son Dhritarashtra. Ambalika and Vyasu had a son who was pale named Pandu. The handmaiden of Ambika and Vyasu had a son named Vidura who was actually the God of Justice – Dharma – reborn.
Bhishma raised and taught them then placed Pandu on the throne.
Pandu had two wives – Chief wife Kunti and most loved wife Madri
Kunti had previous baby – Karna – she booted down the river, he was the son of the Sun God – Surya
***Pandu killed a Brahmin and his wife as a deer while they were doing it so he was cursed to die in the same act…Really? What a non- sportsman's like way to kill an animal.
Pandu’s sons the PANDAVA Brothers– Kunti mothered: Yudishthira from Dharma(G of Justice), Bhima from Vayu(G of Wind), and Arjuna from Indra(G of Heaven)
Madri mothered: Nakula and Sahadeva from Ashwin Twins(Sons of Sun God, Surya), but Madri dies because of curse
***Blind Half brother -Dhritarashtra took throne and married Gandhari – they had 100 sons!!!the KAURAVAS What about 101 Dalmations story?
Duryodhana oldest son cried like a donkey when born and King Dhrit was told he should cast him off or he would ruin kingdom, but king didn’t listen
***Dury hates Bhima, one time he poisons him, ties him up, and tosses him into the river Ganges. Bhima sinks below and fights off Nagas because their poisonous bite fixed the poison in him already. He meets the King of the Nagas, Vasuki who takes him to Naga chief - Aryaka and relative of Bhima. They gave him strength instead because the King of Nagas granted Naga Chief a boon.
***Drona a Brahmin and longtime friend of Drupada is asked to train the cousins, on his way he goes to Drupada who says he is not worthy of being his friend anymore.
Drona trains all the kids of the Kingdom as long as they promise to fight his enemy Drupada
***Arjuna is best student as expected since he is son of Indra
Karna arrives and bested Arjuna but Kunti didn’t intervene, Dury says Karna is King and no longer worries about Arjuna
The plan is set because the oldest son, not King Pandu’s, is named as successor. So Dury talks King Pandu into the burning house killing.
Bibliography
Mahabharata Online: Public Domain Edition
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