Reading Notes: Mahabharata, Part C
- Pandava princes went into the forest while Draupadi followed - Yudhishthira also followed - Surya joined the forest and gave him food - Pandavas have lived in the woods for 12 years - with wives Draupadi and Dhaumya - visited holy shrines - bathed in sacred waters - did all the devotions - dwelt in pleasant places - went around fruits and flowers - Ganga agreed to being his wife if he was good to her - gave birth to a son and sent him to the Ganges - king couldn't say anything or else she would leave him - Ganga killed seven of their children - on the 8th, king Shantanu spoke up breaking the vow - she revealed her true self to the king before leaving - Devavrata: 8th child's name - gave him to the king and departed for good - maiden was Satyavati who was adopted by her reputed sire - fish carried two unborn babies and she was one - father was a great raja - everyone was aware of Satyavati's beauty - brahmin Parashara wanted to be the fa...