Apasmāra

After Amba left Hasthinapura in pursuit of vengeance against Bhishma,  back in the palace The marriage between Vichitravirya and the other two girls Ambika and Ambalika was performed.Vichitravirya lived a happy life in the company of his two wives for seven years. After this period, he was inflicted by a disease and he soon died. Satyavati was plunged into grief not only by the death of her two sons but also by the fact that the Kuru race was left with no heir, the only surviving prince Bhishma having renounced his right to become a king and Bahlika, elder brother of Santhanu unwilling to leave Bahlika Kingdom, thus there was a succession crisis in Hastinapur. Ambika and Ambalika were also greatly overwhelmed at the untimely death of their husband. Upon realizing a kingdom without a King would not prosper and the possible extinction of the dynasty, Satyavati approached Bhishma requesting him, The perpetuation of the Kuru dynasty now depends on you. The wives of your brother, Am...

 Devavratha(Bhishma) after reaching Hastinapura along with Satyavathi, Bhishma narrated the events to his father . Hearing this, King Shantanu was rendered speechless with his admiration for his son. He embraced his son and said, "O Bhishma, You have made such a great sacrifice for the sake of my happiness. As long as this world lasts, your fame shall remain undiminished. I grant you a boon that death shall not be able to approach you, till such a time that you yourself desire to die. Old age shall not slow your limbs, nor confuse your wits. You will be a matchless warrior all your life, watching over the welfare of the Kurus." In return, the King got his son's promise that as long as the Kurus were under a threat, Bhishma would not choose death. Prince Devavrata thus transformed himself into Bhishma, a man of sacrifice who would devote his entire life to safeguard the rulers of Hasthinapura. The marriage of Satyavati and Shantanu was duly celebrated. Two sons were ...

Four years after Ganga left her child Devavrata with King Shantanu, ruler of Hasthinapur, when Shantanu while travelling near the banks of Yamuna , he perceived a sweet fragrance. When he went in pursuit of this scent, he found that the fragrance was emanating from a young woman of exquisite beauty.  Santanu went to her and asked her who she was. She said that her name was Satyavati,  the daughter of the Chief of the  fisherme. Upon seeing her, Shantanu fell in love with her and desired to her. He immediately asked her to be his wife. Satyavati would not return an immediate answer, but asked the king to address this question to her father. When the chief of fishermen, Dhusharaj  returned shortly, the king requested his permission to pay his addresses to Satyavati. The fisherman thought for a while and said, "O King! I am very much honored that you have expressed a wish to marry my daughter. Indeed, it is impossible to think of a more worthy groom for her. Howe...

Since Uparicara (vasu), king of Chedi, gave the female child back to the fisherman Dusharaj (also a ferryman) on the banks of the river Yamuna. As she was born from a fish, she had an odor of fish, naming her Matsya-gandha ("She who smells like fish"). The fisherman raised the girl as his daughter and named her Kali ("the dark one") because of her complexion. Over the course of time, Kali earned the name Satyavathi ("truthful"). The fisherman was also a ferryman, ferrying people across the river in his boat. Satyavathi helped her father, the fisherman, in his job and grew up into a beautiful maiden. One day the great sage Parasara, who was the grandson of sage Vasishtha (Manasa Putra of Lord Brahma), was travelling and in the course of his travels came wanted to cross the river and availed himself of her services to ferry across the river. While she was rowing the boat the sage asked from where the fishy smell was coming and Satyavathi confessed th...