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Shantanu

Also called: Santanu

King of the Kuru line, son of Pratipa, husband of Ganga and father of Bhishma. He promises never to question his wife, keeps silent while she drowns seven sons and speaks at the eighth.

Sources: The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer · see Shantanu's web

Relations 1

Shantanu parent of

Bhishma (Mortal) · The Vasu Dyu steals Vasishtha's cow and is born as Bhishma
Shantanu is the father of Devavrata, later Bhishma.

Stories 1

The Vasu Dyu steals Vasishtha's cow and is born as Bhishma
From the epics · as the king, their father on earth · 3 tellings

Cited

The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer § adi.96-100 Primary text (translation)