Shantanu and Satyavatee - 3

Raaj Guru was leaving Hastinaapur, so he came to see Raajaa, but Raajaa was so much lost in his worries that he was not talking to anybody, so he came to see Bheeshm. He said - "I wanted to see Raajaa, but he is lost in his thoughts so much that I could not get a chance to talk to him, that is why I came to see you." Bheeshm said politely - "You could have called me there." Raaj Guru said - "In which family a son like you is there, being the Guru of that family is very fortunate. Even great Devtaa are to come here, if I came here, that is not a big thing." He brought Kripaa with him to appoint as their Kul Guru in his absence.

Bheeshm asked Kripaa - "You had a sister also, where is she now?" Kripaa told him that she was married to Drone. Hearing the name of Drone Bheeshm got very happy, he said - "Oh, Then he has become our relation. If I got my childhood back then I would learn archery from him. I am proud of my life that I am living my life in his times." Kripaa said - "And this is our good fortune that we are living our lives in your times." Kul Guru said to Kripaa - "You are a Braahman, at least bless him." Kripaa said - "He doesn't need my blessings, he himself is a blessing in person."

Satyavatee also could not free herself from repentance. She was feeling her own pleasure much lighter than the injustice done to Bheeshm. She could never forget it that her pleasures were standing on the foundation of injustice done to Bheeshm.

Shantanu tried to convince her - "I am at more fault than you, because instead of saying this that "I don't need my pleasures at this price" I started giving him Vardaan. That is why you don't worry about it so much." Satyavatee said - "But I can't forget it, Mahaaraaj. Let us go and request Bheeshm that he should take his vow back." Shantanu said - "Then you didn't know your Bheeshm. There is a Bhakt (devotee) and Bhagvaan (God) like relationship between him and his vows. We remain worried, that is our punishment and as well as Praayashchit. We will have to accept our destiny." Satyavatee said - "Then this is only our punishment and this is only our Praayashchit."

Shantanu's Children

Satyavatee gave birth to two children - Chitraangad and Vichitraveerya (see Chitraangad). But Raajaa got so much drowned in his worries that he couldn't come up and got ill. After some time he died leaving his children very young. When they became adult, Bheeshm appointed Chitraangad as the king of Hastinaapur, He could not rule for long time. There was a Gandharv named Chitraangad who did not like that a mortal should bear the same name as his, so he challenged the mortal Chitraangad for a fight to prove the worth of his name. Both fought in Kurukshetra field for several days. At last the mortal Chitraangad was killed. Then Bheeshm coronated Vichitraveerya on the throne. This time the ceremony was celebrated with much pomp and show.