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Bhishma:Birth; vow of Brahmacharya; boon to choose time of death

September 4, 2022 storiesofindiaretold 0 Comments

The story of Bhishma’s birth and his vow to be childless is told in the Sambhava Parva of the Mahabharata.    As commander of the Kuru army and the grand-uncle to both the Kauravas and Pandavas, Bhishma is one of the main protagonists of the story. The son of King Shantanu and goddess Ganga, he …

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