When Vasu's sons were cursed by Vashishta and Bhishma cursed by Amba.
According to the Adi Parva of Mahabharata, once Prithu's sons, known as Vasus, were roaming with their wives on Mount Meru. At the same time, they reached the ashram of Sage Vashishta, where there was a divine cow named Nandini fulfilling everyone's desires. When the wife of Vasu's son Dhoha saw that cow, she, along with her brothers, stole the cow.
When Sage Vashishta learned about this, he cursed all Vasu's sons to be born as humans and face death as soon as they took human form. He also cursed Dhoha, the one who stole the cow, to suffer pain and distress in human life. To be freed from this curse, Vasu's sons performed penance dedicated to Mother Ganga. Ganga assured them of liberation and vowed to grant them freedom by giving birth to them in her lap.
Over time, Vasu was born as King Shantanu in the form of Dhoha. Shantanu was a brave warrior always eager for victory in battles. One day, he saw a beautiful maiden in the forest, who was Ganga. He fell in love with her and proposed marriage. Ganga agreed on the condition that he would never question her actions, no matter what she did. King Shantanu agreed, and they got married.
After the marriage, Ganga gave birth to their first son and, as per the vow, immediately placed the child in the river Ganga. Shantanu continued to witness this without saying a word. This continued, and Ganga gave birth to seven sons, all of whom she submerged in the river immediately after birth. However, when the eighth son was born, Shantanu broke his vow and questioned Ganga's actions. Ganga then left him, taking their eighth son, who later became known as Bhishma.
Bhishma, also known as Devavrata, received education and training from both Ganga and Guru Parashurama. Later, King Shantanu fell in love with Satyavati, the daughter of a fisherman, but she set a condition that only her son would inherit the throne of Hastinapura. Shantanu was initially reluctant, but when Bhishma learned of this, he made a vow that he would never ascend the throne and would remain celibate to ensure his father's happiness.
Satyavati's son, Vichitravirya, was born weak. Bhishma abducted three princesses - Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika - for Vichitravirya's marriage. However, Amba was in love with another king, Shalva. When Shalva rejected Amba, she returned to Bhishma seeking help, but he couldn't marry her due to his vow. Amba later cursed Bhishma to die because of a woman's involvement.
In her next life, Amba was reborn as Shikhandini, and in the Mahabharata war, she became the cause of Bhishma's death.
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"Vasu putron ko Vashishth ka shraap evam Amba ke dwara Bhishma ko shraap
Maha-Bharat ke aadi parv ke anusar ek baar Prithu putra jinhein Vasu kaha jata tha apni patniyon ke saath Meru parvat par ghoom rahe the vahin par Rishi Vashishth ka ashram bhi to ve vahan pahunch gaye...Us ashram mein ek Nandini naam ki gaay thi jo sabki kaamna poorti karti thi... Vasu ke putron mein Doh ki patni ko jab vo gaay bha gayi to Doh ne baki bhaiyon ke saath milkar vo gaay chura li...
Jab ye baat Rishi Vashishth ko pata chali to unhone sabhi Vasu putron ko manushya yoni mein janm lete hi doob marne ka shraap de diya..Aur Doh ko jisne gaay churayi thi use manushya yoni mein rahkar hi dukh aur peeda bhogte rahne ka shraap de diya.....Vasu putron ne is shraap se chhutkara pane ke liye Mata Ganga ka tap dhyan kiya. Mata Ganga ne unki mukti ka vachan diya ki ve unki mukti apni hi god ke dwara karenge...
Kalantar mein Vasu Doh Raja Shantanu ke roop mein janme...Shantanu ek veer yoddha the jo hamesha yudh mein vijayi hone ke baad akhet par jaya karte the..Ek din Shantanu ne van mein ek sundar si kanya ko dekha aur unhein unse prem ho gaya...Kuch dino baad Shantanu ko pata chala ki us yuvati ka naam Ganga hai to unhone unke samne vivah ka prastav rakh diya...
Ganga Shantanu se is shart pe vivah ke liye taiyar ho gayi ki vo kabhi unse koi prashna nahi poochenge chahe vo koi bhi karya kare ...Raja Shantanu iske liye taiyar ho gaye...Ganga ke vivah ke baad jab usne apne pehle putra ko janm diya to uske janm lete hi usne use Ganga mein pravahit kar diya vachan anusar Shantanu dekhte rahe magar kuch bol nahi paaye...
Is tarah Ganga ne saath putron ko janm diya aur janm dete hi unhein Ganga mein visarjit kar diya. Magar Shantanu diye gaye vachan ke karan kuch pooch nahi pa rahe the... Magar Ganga ke athve putra ke janm ke baad Shantanu ne jab apna vachan toda to Ganga ne Shantanu ka saath chhod diya aur apne athve putra ko apne saath le gayi...
Shantanu ka wahi athva putra bhi Bhishma ke naam se jaana gaya jise shiksha-diksha pehle Mata Ganga ne diya...Balak Bhishma ek hi teer se Ganga ko bhi rok dete the aur un par pul bhi bana dete the baad mein Bhishma ko guru Parshuram ne shikshit kiya...Baad mein Raja Shantanu ko ek machhuvare ki kanya Satyavati se prem ho gaya magar usne shart rakhi, yadi usi ka beta Hastinapur ki gaddi ka uttaradhikari hoga tabhi vo ye vivah karegi. Shantanu taiyar nahi hue..
Magar kisi tarah jab ye baat Bhishma ko pata chali to unhone Mata Satyavati ko vachan de diya ki unhi ka beta Hastinapur ka uttaradhikari hoga...Satyavati ka beta Vichitraveerya ne janm liya jise Bhishma ne har yudh kala mein parangat karna chaaha magar vo kamzor the.. Jab Hastinapur mein koi bhi raja apni kanya nahi de raha tha to ek baar Bhishma Kashiraj ki putri ke swayamvar mein pahunch gaye aur ek pratigya jeetkar apne bhai ke liye Kashiraj ki teeno putri Amba, Ambika aur Ambalika ko Hastinapur le aaye..
Jab Amba ne Vichitraveerya ko bataya ki uska prem Shalv naresh se hai to Vichitraveerya ne use vivah nahi kiya. Magar ab udhar jab Shalv naresh ne bhi Amba ko thukra diya to Amba Bhishma ke saath vivah ke liye ad gayi.....Bhishma aajivan vivah na karne ka pran le chuke the..
Kintu Amba bhi maan ne ke liye taiyar nahi thi isliye vo seedha Bhishma ke guru Parshuram se sahayata lene pahunch gayi...Parshuram ne Amba ko uski sahayata karne ka vachan de diya to phir Parshuram aur Bhishma ke beech ek yuddh hua jisme Parshuram apne shishya par garvit hue.. Magar fir Amba ko insaaf na milne par use Bhishma ko ek aurat ke karan hi mrityu prapt karne ka shraap de diya... Agale janm mein Amba baad mein Shikhandi bani aur phir Mahabharat ke yudh mein Bhishma ki mrityu ka karan bani..."
