Mahabharata – 160
by
Sankar Mukherjee
and
Dr Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya
Aadivamsavatarana Parva
Chitrangada became the king
There was a great king whose name was Santanu. His first wife was the river Ganges.She came down the Himalayas that likened the matted hair of Lord Shiva.Santanu’s second wife Satyavati had a charmed life. Santanu had two sons by Satyavati. They were Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. Santanu left the world for heaven when Vichitravirya was still a child.
Bhisma, as per the wishes of Satyavati, installed Chitrangada of great prowess, on the throne. Presently Chitrangada defeated all the kings by his prowess. He considered no human being as his equal. He used to speak ill of gods, demons & men always. Now there was a great
king of the gandhavas-- the tribe of celestial minstrels. He was the name sake of Chitrangada the king of the earth & the son of Santanu.Chitrangada the gandharva king challenged Chitrangada the king of the Hastinapura. Chitrangada the gandharva king wanted that there should be only one Chitrangada in the universe. Consequently a great war broke out between the gandharva Chitrangada and Chitrangada the foremost king of the Kurus. There occurred a fierce combat at the battle field of Kurukshetra on the banks of the Saraswati. It lasted for three years. In that terrible encounter they fought fiercely with each other characterised by thick showers of weapons.The gandharva, who had greater skill in forging deception, killed the Kuru prince.
Having killed that first of men and oppressor of foes Chitrangada, the gandharva Chitrangada ascended heaven. When that tiger among men of great prowess Chitrangada was killed.
Vichitravirya his brother became the king.
Chitrangada the Kuru was killed in the battle field by Chitrangada the gandharva. Chitrangada the Kuru’s elder step brother Bhisma, the son of Santanu & Ganga conducted, all the funeral rites performed by Vichitravirya,the younger brother of the deceased Chitrangada.Then Bishma, the elder step brother of both Chitrangada & Vichitrivirya installed Vichitravirya, though a minor still, on the throne of the Kurus. And Vichitravirya, guided by the commands of Bhisma, who was conversant with all the rules of religion and law,ruled his ancestral kingdom. It goes without saying that Bhisma never went against the wishes of his step mother Satyavati.
Bhisma contemplates getting Vichitriya married.
When Bhisma saw that his brother, in his prime youth was very intelligent & competent to rule the kingdom, Bhisma meditated on getting Vichitravirya married.
At this time Bhisma heard that the three daughters of the king of Kasi, would be married in Swayamvara at the same time.All the three princesses were paragons of beauty. Bhishma reached the Swayamvara at Kasi.
by
Sankar Mukherjee
and
Dr Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya
Aadivamsavatarana Parva
Chitrangada became the king
There was a great king whose name was Santanu. His first wife was the river Ganges.She came down the Himalayas that likened the matted hair of Lord Shiva.Santanu’s second wife Satyavati had a charmed life. Santanu had two sons by Satyavati. They were Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. Santanu left the world for heaven when Vichitravirya was still a child.
Bhisma, as per the wishes of Satyavati, installed Chitrangada of great prowess, on the throne. Presently Chitrangada defeated all the kings by his prowess. He considered no human being as his equal. He used to speak ill of gods, demons & men always. Now there was a great
king of the gandhavas-- the tribe of celestial minstrels. He was the name sake of Chitrangada the king of the earth & the son of Santanu.Chitrangada the gandharva king challenged Chitrangada the king of the Hastinapura. Chitrangada the gandharva king wanted that there should be only one Chitrangada in the universe. Consequently a great war broke out between the gandharva Chitrangada and Chitrangada the foremost king of the Kurus. There occurred a fierce combat at the battle field of Kurukshetra on the banks of the Saraswati. It lasted for three years. In that terrible encounter they fought fiercely with each other characterised by thick showers of weapons.The gandharva, who had greater skill in forging deception, killed the Kuru prince.
Having killed that first of men and oppressor of foes Chitrangada, the gandharva Chitrangada ascended heaven. When that tiger among men of great prowess Chitrangada was killed.
Vichitravirya his brother became the king.
Chitrangada the Kuru was killed in the battle field by Chitrangada the gandharva. Chitrangada the Kuru’s elder step brother Bhisma, the son of Santanu & Ganga conducted, all the funeral rites performed by Vichitravirya,the younger brother of the deceased Chitrangada.Then Bishma, the elder step brother of both Chitrangada & Vichitrivirya installed Vichitravirya, though a minor still, on the throne of the Kurus. And Vichitravirya, guided by the commands of Bhisma, who was conversant with all the rules of religion and law,ruled his ancestral kingdom. It goes without saying that Bhisma never went against the wishes of his step mother Satyavati.
Bhisma contemplates getting Vichitriya married.
When Bhisma saw that his brother, in his prime youth was very intelligent & competent to rule the kingdom, Bhisma meditated on getting Vichitravirya married.
At this time Bhisma heard that the three daughters of the king of Kasi, would be married in Swayamvara at the same time.All the three princesses were paragons of beauty. Bhishma reached the Swayamvara at Kasi.
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