Mahabharata : Karmasathi - Ganga & Shantanu

Hi All,

Today we shall together get to know about the actual, "unknown" cause of the union of Shantanu and Ganga and also their unexplainable behavior towards one another. 

Firstly, as a matter of fact, this story of Ganga and Shantanu's union has roots running as deep as a Banyan tree! As the story goes, there once lived a king by the name of Mahabhisha. He had earned a good load of merit by his ever just rule and his good deeds had not only granted him entry to Swarga Loka(Heaven) - The Aboded of Indra, the King of Gods but at a position equal to most of the Gods residing there. There, he was granted access to possessions mortals merely dreamt of possessing. He was allowed to use the Kalpataru tree, the cow Kamadhenu and also the Chintamani gem; each of which had the capability to fulfill every human wish and mortal desires. He was provided with the drink of Sura filling him with immense pleasure and joy.

In short, all was going well for him but does everything ever keep going "well" for anyone...? So, here is the twist...

One day, the celestial MotherGoddess Ganga paid a visit to Indra's Sabha(Grand Hall). Incidentally, a gentle breeze passed by exposing her cleavage. While Indra and other Gods present there looked down in respect to the Mother Goddess, Mahabhisha unashamedly kept staring at her. This made Indra terribly angry. He vented out his anger and cursed him to return to Earth and lead a mortal life. Then he turned towards Ganga and glared at her for she too had enjoyed Mahabhisha's unabashed stare. He spoke with a polite but authoritative tone and ordered her too never return to Swarga Loka before breaking Mahabhisha's heart.

As she was making her way out of Indra's abode, she was encountered by the Eight Vasus, the divine personifications of the Eight Directions. They had just received news of the events that had taken place at Indra's Hall. As soon as they heard about it, they rushed to meet Ganga before she again became invisible in the huge water bodies of the Sapta Sindhu. They explained to her their terrible condition and the curse they had incurred from Maharishi Vashishtha under the crime of trying to steal his cow. They had been cursed to live a mortal life on Earth and experience all the troubles of the mortals. Ganga, the ever caring MotherGoddess listened to their state pitifully and promised them that she would bear them as her children on Earth and try and keep their mortal life as miniature as possible.

This would explain the ghastly behavior of the 'MotherGodess' Ganga towards her very own progeny. It tells us about a relationship that was indeed finalized in heaven, but not as each other's better-half or karmasathi but simply to fulfill one's karmic debt with a single objective of returning to the soul's original status of pleasure. However, this behavior and actions of this couple not only had a very important cause but also had an equally terrifying result.

....this, was the 'action' which led to this historic union, to know its terrifying 'reaction' stay tuned to my posts related to the Mahabharata.

See you all on another new day with a new engaging topic..till then, farewell.

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