Shantanu and Gangaa - 2

Thus Gangaa killed Shantanu's five children by flowing them in Gangaa River. Once Shantanu's Chief Minister also said - "Mahaaraaj, What type of a woman she is? She has no quality in her among the three qualities of a woman - consciousness, inspiration, and enthusiasm. If you cannot ask her as a husband, then ask her at least as a Raajaa that why she is doing it?" But Raajaa neither could say anything, nor could ask anything, because of his words given to her. She flowed two more sons of Raajaa - a total of seven. 

Now the eighth prince was born, so Gangaa took him also towards River as before. This time Shantanu couldn't be silent, he asked - "Why are you killing my sons?" Then Gangaa told him that she did not kill his seven children, rather she helped them getting Mukti from their Shaap and she herself was also living with him because of a Shaap. Even Shantanu was living the life of a Shaap with her. Raajaa asked surprisingly - "Shaap, Shaap, Shaap? Whose Shaap? What type of Shaap?"

Then Gangaa told him the story. She said - "I am Gangaa, the daughter of Brahmaa Jee and I am living with you because of my father's Shaap to both of us. In your previous life you were Raajaa Mahaabheeshak. Indra was a good friend of yours, so you often used to come to Indra's court to see dances of Apsaraa. One day I also came there with my father. You were also there. You saw me, and I saw you and we were lost in each other. Then wind blew and moved my cloth from my body. Everybody present there lowered their eyes but we were so much lost in each other that neither I knew about it, nor you moved your eyes from me. My father got angry at this and he gave us Shaap that we both should take birth on Prithvi and live together for some time. When you broke your promise today, I got freed from that Shaap. Now my time has come to go from here."

Shantanu asked curtly - "Then my those seven sons were also a game of Devtaa?" Gangaa said - "Your eight sons are eight Vasu to whom Vashishth Jee gave Shaap to be born on Prithvi. They were very sad. I couldn't see their sad faces, so I offered my help to give birth to them and thus gave Mukti to them from this life. Thus I freed seven Vasu but it seems that this Vasu's Shaap still remains."

Gangaa started going from there carrying the child. Shantanu asked - "At least give my child to me." Gangaa said - "No, Its time has not come yet. I am taking him with me and when the time will come, I will return him to you. I have named him Devavrat but in future what will be his name nobody knows." And she went away with the child.