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Mahabharata
Mahabharata
She ascended to heaven to cleanse the sins spread by Tarkasur, Ganga was held up by the hair of Shiva to prevent the destruction of Bhumi Devi (Mother Earth) as Bhumi Devi would not be able to bear the waters falling from heaven. The River Ganga flows through the Himalayas and down to the plains of India.
About Ganga and Santanu
Ganga:-Mother of Bhisma Pitamah
Ganga is the personification of the River Ganga and is a popular goddess in Hindu mythology. She is the daughter of Parvat Raj Himalaya or Himavan and sister to the goddess Parvati. And she was wife of Santanu of Gurukul of Dwapad era. Bhism pitamah was 7th son of maa ganga and king Santanu Thus, after some time maa Ganga returned to shiv lok.
Santanu:-Father Of Bhisma Pitamah
Shantanu was a Kuru king of Hastinapur. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, of the Lunar dynasty and great-grandfather of the Pandavas and KaoravasHe was the youngest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapura and had been born in the latter’s old age. The eldest son Devapi had leprosy and gave up his inheritance to become a hermit. The middle son Bahlila(or Vahlika) abandoned his paternal kingdom and started living with his maternal uncle in Balkhand inherited his kingdom. Shantanu thus became the king of Hastinapura.
Etymology Shantanu or Santanu is derived from Sanskrit meaning “Wholesome”. He is best known for being the father of Bhishma one of the mightiest warriors of all time.
About Bhism Pitamah
King Shantanu saw a beautiful woman on the banks of the river Ganges (Ganga) and asked her to marry him. She agreed but with one condition: that Shantanu would not ask any questions about her actions. Shantanu accepted her condition and made a vow never to ask her the reason for her actions. They married and she later gave birth to a son. But she drowned the child. Shantanu could not ask her the reason, because of his promise, lest she would leave him. One by one, seven sons were born to them and were 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. Then she told him that their eight children were Eight Vasus who were cursed by Vasishtha to be born on earth as mortal humans however when they pacified him
he limited his curse and told them that they would be freed from this curse within a year of their birth as humans. So she released the seven of them from this life by drowning them all. However the eighth child Bhishma, was cursed to live a long life and to never have a wife or have children. But the sage also gave a boon to him that he would be virtuous, conversant with all the holy scriptures and will be an obedient son to his father.
that she will take him to the heavens to train him properly for the King’s throne and status. With these words she disappeared along with the child while Shantanu was struck with grief thinking about spending the rest of his life without her..
The history behind Bhishma’s birth is as follows — once the eight Vasus (“Ashtavasus”) visited Vashishta’s ashram accompanied by their wives. One of the wives took a fancy to Kamadhenu, Vashishta’s wish-bearing cow and asked her husband Prabhasa to steal it from Vashishta. Prabhasa then stole the cow with the help of the others who were all consequently cursed by Vashishta to be born in the world of humans. Upon the Vasus appealing to Vashishta’s mercy, the seven Vasus who had assisted in stealing Kamadhenu had their curse mitigated such that they would be liberated from their human birth as soon as they were born; however, Prabhasa being protagonist of the theft, was cursed to endure a longer life on the earth. The curse, however is softened to the extent that he would be one of the most illustrious men of his time. It was this Prabhasa also called Vasu Dyaus who took the birth as Bhishma
Pandava and Kaurvas were very important person of Mahabharat
Indian Mythology
1. Being kind, humble and generous is not enough to live life.
The way Karna’s life moved, we realised, more often than not, that the world is an evil place to survive in. And to ace it, we must understand how it really works.
2. Bad company can ruin your life beyond imagination.
We all hate Shakuni mama, don’t we? He literally destroyed everything that the Kauravas owned, and he influenced them to be negative. If it wasn’t for him, the war wouldn’t have happened at all.
3. Unconditional support and loyal friends can take you places.
The Pandavas had Lord Krishna, and the Kauravas had Karna. Both of them always backed the two parties, no matter what. In fact, Duryodhan was really weak without Karna.
4. You need to fight for what you think belongs to you.
Dhritrashtra’s love for his son was blind. Throughout the epic, he remained torn between his principles and keeping his son happy. Somehow this made Duryodhan even more evil than what he already was, leading to awful consequences and the war.
5. Learning throughout life is the best gift you can give yourself
Arjun grasped whatever came his way. Not only did he learn the best of military science from Drona, but he was also interested in learning about divine weapons from Indra. He learnt about Pashupatastra from Mahadev as well. Additionally,he treated Yudhishter and Krishna as his mentors too, and continued learning whatever they had to offer.
6. Sometimes, enemies come in the form of friends.
Although the Kauravas were more in number, their supporters were not really in favour of them. Bheeshma, Vidura and Drona secretly admired the Pandavas. Especially Vidura, who was the ultimate guide in everything the Kauravas did.
Indian Mythology
1. Being kind, humble and generous is not enough to live life.
The way Karna’s life moved, we realised, more often than not, that the world is an evil place to survive in. And to ace it, we must understand how it really works.
2. Bad company can ruin your life beyond imagination.
We all hate Shakuni mama, don’t we? He literally destroyed everything that the Kauravas owned, and he influenced them to be negative. If it wasn’t for him, the war wouldn’t have happened at all.
3. Unconditional support and loyal friends can take you places.
The Pandavas had Lord Krishna, and the Kauravas had Karna. Both of them always backed the two parties, no matter what. In fact, Duryodhan was really weak without Karna.
4. You need to fight for what you think belongs to you.
Dhritrashtra’s love for his son was blind. Throughout the epic, he remained torn between his principles and keeping his son happy. Somehow this made Duryodhan even more evil than what he already was, leading to awful consequences and the war.
5. Learning throughout life is the best gift you can give yourself
Arjun grasped whatever came his way. Not only did he learn the best of military science from Drona, but he was also interested in learning about divine weapons from Indra. He learnt about Pashupatastra from Mahadev as well. Additionally,he treated Yudhishter and Krishna as his mentors too, and continued learning whatever they had to offer.
6. Sometimes, enemies come in the form of friends.
Although the Kauravas were more in number, their supporters were not really in favour of them. Bheeshma, Vidura and Drona secretly admired the Pandavas. Especially Vidura, who was the ultimate guide in everything the Kauravas did.
Epics
These two great poems — Ramayana and Mahabharata — laid the foundation for Indian literary culture and are foundational to the Hindu worldview.
The beginning of European literature is generally traced back to the two Homeric epics, the “Iliad” and “Odyssey,” which are still studied today as great literary masterpieces.
Less well-known, but equally significant, are the two great epics of India: the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Written in Sanskrit, the classical religious language of India, these two epics laid the foundation for Indian literary culture. Both the Ramayana and Mahabharata seem to have been composed by many different contributors over several centuries, not reaching their final form until the fourth century A.D.
Sita’s beauty attracts the unwanted attention of the demonic king Ravana, who has usurped power over humans, gods and nature. Ravana kidnaps Sita and carries her off to his island fortress of Sri Lanka.
Rama sets off on a long journey to rescue his wife and, in the process, musters a large army of humans, supernatural beings and animals, including Hanuman, the monkey-god. All nature has allied with Rama against Ravana.
After a long journey and fierce battle with a wide array of monsters and magical weapons, Rama manages to slay the demon Ravana and rescue his beloved Sita.
But, as is often the case in ancient Indian literature, nothing is really as it seems. Rama is much more than a mere human hero; he is the seventh incarnation of the great god Vishnu, who has taken human form in order to overthrow the demonic power of Ravana. Thus, the Ramayana is not only a mythic adventure tale of a wandering hero like Homer’s Odyssey it is the story of the incarnation of the god Vishnu to restore the righteous order of the cosmos that had been destroyed by the tyranny of Ravana.
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