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What is the name of son of Ganga?
Devavrata
Bhishma was given the name Devavrata (देवव्रत) at his birth, meaning one who is devoted to Gods. As Bhishma was the only surviving son of Ganga, he was given many epithets which mean ‘son of Ganga’ — Gangaputra (गंगापुत्र), Gang (गंग), Gangasuta (गंगासूत) and Gangeya.
What was the name of son of Ganga and Shantanu?
Vichitravirya
BhishmaChitrāngada
Shantanu/Sons
Why Ganga drowned her seven sons?
They were cursed to be born as mortals. When ganga was cursed to be born as mortal they asked her to be her son. Ganga agreed to their request and drowned them in her own waters to free them from their curse.
What is the name of chitrangada son?
Babruvahana
Chitrangada started bringing up her son Babruvahana. Mahabharata loses mention about Chitrangada and her kingdom for several chapters. On the other side, the Pandavas went through various ordeals and finally winning the war against the Kauravas. Yudhishthira became the king of Hastinapura.
How many husbands Ganga have?
Ganga has only one husband – Varuna. When he incarnated as Shantanu, she married him. Varuna is presiding deity of Samudra and Ganga joins Samudra. Ganga is daughter of Vishnu as she emanated from His toe, when Brahma washed His foot.
Who is the daughter of Ganga?
In the epic Mahabharata, Ganga is the mother of the warrior Bhishma from the Kuru king Shantanu. In Hinduism, Ganga is seen as a mother to humanity….Ganga (goddess)
Ganga | |
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Consort | Shantanu (according to the Mahabharata) or Shiva (according to some traditions) |
Children | Bhishma |
Who is the husband of Ganga?
king Shantanu
In the epic Mahabharata, Ganga is the mother of the warrior Bhishma from the Kuru king Shantanu….Ganga (goddess)
Ganga | |
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Siblings | Parvati (younger sister in some texts) |
Consort | Shantanu (according to the Mahabharata) or Shiva (according to some traditions) |
Children | Bhishma |
Who is the son of Goddess Ganga in Hinduism?
Son of Goddess Ganga is Bhishma Pitamaha who’s original name is Devabrata,He is the son of ‘SriVishnu-Pada-Tarangini’ Goddess Ganga and Maharaj Shantanu. Who is the husband of Ganga Mata? Ganga has only one husband – Varuna.
What did Ganga do with the sons of Shantanu?
Shantanu agreed and they got married. Ganga gave birth to sons one after another, but what she did with them is shocking! The moment a son was born she took him to the river and threw him in the deep waters. This kept on happening and due to the oath Shantanu could not ask her anything and used to suffer from within.
How many sons did Ganga give to Mahabhisha?
One by one, seven sons were born and drowned by Ganga. When Ganga was about to drown the eighth son, Shantanu, devastated, could not restrain himself and confronted her. Finally, Ganga explained to King Shantanu about Brahma’s curse given to Mahabhisha and her.
Who was Ganga in Mahabharata?
A beautiful and mesmerizing lady with deep black eyes, long silky hair and shining skin was walking down the forest with utmost elegance. She was Ganga. The king of Hastinapur – Shantanu had been into the jungle for hunting. He saw this lady and fell in love with her at once.