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    Mahabharata the Epic: Illustrated
    Mahabharata the Epic: Illustrated
    Mahabharata the Epic: Illustrated
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    Mahabharata the Epic: Illustrated

    By Ram Das

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    India has a rich culture and History. Most of which is unknown to the children of our present generation. Too engrossed in their Cartoons and Video Games, Children do not spare any time in learning about India's great epics. Here's another epic of India, specially illustrated to be interesting and exciting for children to read. Gift your children the the knowledge of Indian epics, bundled in and exciting and simple form, corroborated with images to help along with reading. This book is the second initiative in the line of Winchester Publications effort to spread knowledge about Indian History into the children of present generation

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWinchester Publications
    Release dateSep 12, 2018
    ISBN9781386972372
    Mahabharata the Epic: Illustrated

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      Mahabharata the Epic - Ram Das

      The Royal Family

      Heroes of the Mahabharata belonged to the great Lunar race founded by Soma (the Moon God) Who was the son of the eminent sage Atri, the son of Brahma. The Lunar line branched into two from' two of Yayati’s five sons, Puru and Yadu. In the line of Puru there was a great king, named Dushyanta whose son Bharata was a mighty ruler and great Conqueror. It was King Bharata after whose name our country India came to be known as Bharatavarsha. Hastina, the founder of Hastinapur and Kuru were among Bharata’s successors. Shantanu, the fourteenth in the line from Bharata, was a great king and descendant of Kuru.

      Once eight Vasus, the attendants of Indra, annoyed the sage Vashishtha. The sage cursed them to be born among men. Goddess Ganga agreed to become their human mother. She promised to cast each of the children born to her into the river Ganga immediately after birth so that they would get their celestial form without delay.

      Shantanu met Ganga in human form, and greatly charmed by her beauty proposed to her. Ganga agreed to his proposal but she put a condition that he would neither speak to her harshly nor would he stop her from doing anything. She added, If ever you violate the condition, I will leave you. Shantanu accepted Ganga’s condition and thus he first married Goddess Ganga.

      Seven times Shantanu watched Ganga casting the babies immediately after birth into the river Ganga and suffered the agony of losing his off-springs in silence just to keep the promise he made to her prior to their marriage, When the eighth child was born and Ganga was about to cast that one also into the river Ganga, Shantanu could not restrain himself and denounced her for her inhuman act of killing her own babies. Thus he broke the marriage condition.

      Ganga said to him, My lord, by breaking your promise you hastened my parting with you. Ganga jumped into the river Ganga with the child pressed against her bosom.

      One day, sixteen years later, Shantanu saw a handsome boy playing by casting a volley of arrows across the flooded river Ganga and his network of arrows did not let even a drop of water to pass through.

      Shantanu was astounded to see such unparalleled performance of archery. He was startled by Ganga’s voice who appeared before him saying, The skilful archery is performed by none other but your son, Santanava who has mastered not only the art of arms, but also the scriptures. Take care of him. I return your son to you. Without giving Shantanu a chance to speak Ganga immersed into the river Ganga.

      SHANTANU TOOK SANTANAVA to the palace. He was named Devavrata. He was also known as Gangeya, after his mother Ganga.

      A few years later, Shantanu fell in love with a fisherman’s daughter, named Satyavati. When Shantanu told Satyavati’s father that he desired to marry his daughter, the fisherman put a condition that the son born of her would be the heir to the throne. As Shantanu did not wish to disinherit Devavrata, he did not agree to the condition and returned sadly to the palace. He suffered the agony of his love for Satyavati in silence.

      When Devavrata came to know of his father’s suffering he immediately went to the fisherman and assured him by saying, You want your grandson to be the heir of my father. Accept my word. I promise you that it will be so. I renounce my claim to the throne.

      The fisherman was stunned, but still not satisfied he said, You may renounce your claim. I am inclined to believe you, but I doubt your Sons Will not contest the claim of my daughter’s son.

      To quieten all doubts that the fisherman might entertain Devavrata quickly replied with a solemn vow, "I vow that I will not marry. O Heaven! O Earth, Sun, Wind! All the Gods, Hear, the vow I am taking. As long as I live, as long as I have my body, as long as I breathe, I will not have kingship, nor will I marry, nor will I have sons. Hereafter  Devavrata was known as Bhishma for he took a terrible vow.

      The fisherman was not only pleased but also amazed. Shantanu and Satyavati were married. Shantanu had two sons by Satyavati, named Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. In a campaign Chintrangada was killed. Thus ended his brief period of reign and Vichitravirya, minor at the time, was crowned as

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