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As many of us fans were disappointed that they did not show Ganga -Shantanu story here you go 😃
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. 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 that she fell in love with him in the courts of Indira (King of the Gods.) The other gods didn't approve so she was sent to earth to marry him. Then she told him that their eight children were Eight Vasus (gods) who were cursed to be born on earth. So she released them from this life by drowning them all. She told him that the eighth Vasu will live a long life and that she will take him to the heavens to train him properly for the King's throne and status. With these words she disappeared while King Shantanu was struck with grief thinking about spending rest of his life without her.
Note: I posted this for all of you who did not know this story
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