Shantanu
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Shantanu is a character in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the King of the Kuru kingdom with his capital at Hastinapura. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, a forebearer of the lineage
Shantanu meets Ganga, chromolithograph by Bama Pada Banerjee
Shantanu stops Ganga from drowning their eighth child, who later was known as Bhishma.
Ganga presents her son Devavrata (the future Bhishma) to his father, Shantanu.
Shantanu and Satyavati, painting by Raja Ravi Varma
Chitrangada (king)
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Chitrāngada was the king of the Kuru Kingdom with his capital at Hastinapura. He belonged to the Lunar Dynasty and the Bharata Tribe. He was the elder son of Shantanu and Satyavati, and ascended to th
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…with his son's love and affection and gave him a boon that he will only die if and when he decides to. Shantanu and Satyavati went on to have two sons, Chitrāngada and Vichitravirya. After Shantanu's death, Chitrangada became king of Hastinapura. van Buitenen, J.A.B. (1973), Mahabharata, vol. 1, Chicago, The…
Wayang puppet of Chitrangada