Mahabharatha Reading Notes

 King Shantanu and Ganga


  • King Shantanu marred the goddess Ganga 
  • Ganga agreed to be the human mother to the Vasus and cast them into the Ganges as soon as they were born so they could return to their celestial state 
  • Ganga made each of them promise an eighth of their power to her son who would stay human
  • She gave birth to the first son and casted him into the Ganges, which horrified the king 
  • This continued seven more times
  • The king was disgusted by his mouth and broke his vow 
  • She eventually came back to bring the king their one son named Devavrata 

  • The king Chedi, uparichara, scared other gods into thinking he was going to steal their power
  • The gods sent Indra to bribe him with a flying car 
  • He was flying one day and his semen fell into a river
  • A female fish swallowed the semen
  • Ten months went by
  • The female fish was caught by a fisherman and two children came out also
  • The fisherman tells the king 
  • The king takes the boy but leaves the girl to be raised by the fisherman's family 
                                                             Snappy Goat: King Shantanu and Ganga 

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