Shantanu
King in the epic Mahabharata / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shantanu (Sanskrit: शांतनु, शान्तनु, IAST: Shāṃtanu, Shāntanu)[2] is a character in the Mahabharata, described as the a ruler of the Kuru Kingdom with his capital at Hastinapura.[3] He was a descendant of the Bharata race, a forebear of the lineage of the Chandravamsha, and the great-grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
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Siblings | Devapi (brother) Bahlika (brother) |
Spouse | Ganga Satyavati |
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Dynasty | Kuru-Chandravamsha |
The ruler was the youngest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapura and had been born during the latter's latter years. His eldest brother, Devapi, had leprosy, and had given up his inheritance to become a hermit. The middle son, Bahlika, (or Vahlika) abandoned his paternal kingdom, and had started living with his maternal uncle in Balkh, subsequently inheriting his kingdom. Shantanu, thus, ascended the throne of Hastinapura.
He is best known for being the father of Bhishma (born as Devavrata), among the mightiest warriors of the epic.