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Satyavati

Episode#8

Satyavati married to Shantanu, she gave birth to two sons who were named as Chitrangada and Vichitravirya.

After few years rolled by, Shantanu died leaving his wife and two children in the safe custody of Bhisma.

Chitrangada died in a war with Gandharvas, while the only surviving son Vichitravirya, who was impotent was proclaimed the king!

Bhisma in order to ensure succession of the dynasty, enthusiastically sought bride for said prince Vichitravirya.

The king of Kashi, arranged the ceremony of Swayamwara for his three daughters Amba, Ambika and Ambalika. Several princes we're invited except Vichitravirya as everyone knew he was impotent.

Bhisma, annoyed for not being invited for the Swayamwara, he barged in the Swayamwara pavilion, abducted the three Princess and drove away to Hastinapur.

On reaching Hastinapur, Amba the eldest, confided to Bhisma that she loved king Shalva and she was already bound to him with a vow. Bhisma immediately sent her with an escort to Shalva and got two other sisters married to Prince Vichitravirya.

To Amba's greatest shock and grave disappointment, Shalva refused to marry her, saying that he could not accept a girl who had been abducted and had lived in a stranger abode for few days.

Amba sent back to Hastinapur where she insisted that Bhisma should marry her since he had abducted her, he refused owing to his vow of celibacy.

Amba pledge to seek vengeance against Bhisma in her next birth and burnt herself in the blazing fire. In next birth she was born as Drupada's son 'Shikandi' half brother of Draupadi and happened to be the cause of Bhisma's death in the battle of Kurukshetra.

Vichitravirya died without any children soon after marriage, leaving Satyavati's dream for her sons taking throne of Hastinapur into million pieces. The throne was left without any heir.

She called Bhisma, absolved him from his vow and begged him to marry and take the throne but he refused, with Bhisma's advise, Satyavati thought of procuring heirs for the throne by having her widowed daughter-in-law beget children through her offspring Vyasa who was born before her marriage.

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