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1. Who was Ved Vyaas Jee and His Works
2. Vyaas Jee's Children

Ved Vyaas Jee's Children

Later Satyavatee (Vyaas Jee's mother) was married to Hastinaapur king Shantanu. She had two sons from him: Chitraangad and Vichitraveerya. When Shantanu died his both children were very young. Bheeshm took care of them until they came to the age of being Raajaa. Chitraangad was elder, so he was crowned as king. He was ambitious so went out for victory over other kings. Once he started fighting with a Gandharv, named as himself (Chitraangad), just on a trivial issue that, "Why do you bear the same name as mine?". The fight lasted for three years and in the end Chitraangad was killed in that fight. Then Vichitraveerya was crowned the king of Hastinaapur.  Bheeshm married him with Ambikaa and Ambaalikaa from Kaashee Pradesh. But unfortunately he also died at an early age childless. 

Now Satyavatee got very worried as how to get an heir for Hastinaapur. First she requested Bheeshm, but Bheeshm was tied to his vow, so she called her first-born son, Ved Vyaas, from His Aashram. Vyaas Jee came and asked the reason to call him like this. She told him the whole story and said - "Putra, Now according to Dharm you produce sons from these widows and give heir to Hastinaapur kingdom."

Vyaas was directly coming from His Tap, so He didn't feel that His look was proper to go to those widows, so he said to His mother - "Please give me one year time so that I can make myself presentable to them. I just came from my Tap as you called me." Satyavatee sadly said - "Putra, I don't have time. Do as I say."

Vyaas Jee then asked her to send her daughter-in-law to Him. Satyavatee first sent Ambikaa to him. As she went in, and saw Vyaas Jee she closed her eyes with fear (some say that it was because very ugly and foul smelled). Vyaas Jee told this to his mother that since she closed her eyes, her child will be blind. Then Satyavatee sent her other daughter-in-law Ambaalikaa to him. As she went in and saw Vyaas Jee, although she did not close her eyes, but she got yellow with fear. Vyaas Jee told this to His mother and said  since she got yellow, she would have a yellow colored child. He will be all right except that his health will rather be poor.

Satyavatee got very sad hearing this. She said to Vyaas - "Putra, Give me one chance more." She tried to explain to Ambikaa again to go to Vyaas Jee but she was so much scared that she did not go herself. She sent her maid to him. The maid considered herself very lucky, so she went in a very happy mood. And she was all the time happy there. Vyaas Jee said to his mother that "This time your daughter-in-law sent her maid. She will have a perfect son who will be of very pious nature and knower of Dharm. He will be known on Pritvi for a very long time." After saying this Vyaas Jee went away. Satyvatee was not happy with all this but she couldn't do anything to improve it.

When the time came, Ambikaa gave birth to a blind son, Dhritraashtra; Ambaalikaa gave birth to a yellow colored son, Paandu; and the maid-servant gave birth to Vidur Jee. Thus these three sons were of Ved Vyaas Jee.

Shuk Dev Jee was also Ved Vyaas Jee's son. When Ved Vyaas Jee had written Shree Mad Bhaagvat Puraan, he taught this to his son Shuk Dev. Shuk Dev Jee never went into Grihasth Dharm. When Pareekshit (Abhimanyu and Uttaraa's son) got the Shaap of dying in 7 days time from Shringee Rishi and Rishi Muni suggested him to listen to Bhaagvat Jee, then Shuk Dev Jee told Bhaagvat Kathaa to him.

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