Index to 1-Beginning

Sambhaav Parv Continues

1-2.  Beginning of Kuru Vansh - Genealogy of Kaurav and Paandav.

 3.  Gangaa - Story of Gangaa; Mahaabhish and Gangaa; Brahmaa's Shaap to both Mahaabhish and Gangaa; Eight Vasu get Shaap; Vasu request Gangaa to free hem from their Shaap soon. Prateep's Var to Gangaa; Prateep has a son Shaantanu; Shaantanu marries Gangaa; Gangaa kills his seven children, but takes his 8th child and leaves Shaantanu; Aftr 16 years she comes back and hands over his son to him.

 4.  Shaantanu and Satyavatee - Shaantanu meets Satyavatee on Yamunaa River; Proposes to Satyavatee, but her father puts a condition which Shaantanu doesn't want to fulfill; Devavrat noticing his father sad fulfills Satyavatee's father's conditions and marries his father to Satyavatee; Devtaa name him as Bheeshm because of his Bheeshm (difficult) vow and his father gives him Var of Ichchhaa Mrityu for his sacrifice; Shaantanu has two sons from Satyavatee; Shaantanu dies; His elder son also dies; Bheeshm marries Vichitraveerya to Kaashee's princesses.

 5.  Children-1 - Shaantanu's both sons die childless; Satyavatee invites Vyaas Jee to produce children from their widows; He obeys his mother; He produces three children - one blind Dhritraashtra from Ambikaa, second Paandu from Ambaalikaa; and the third Vidur from a maid; Story of Maandavya Rishi.

 6.  Children-2 - Bheeshm brings up the three children and marries them; Dhritraashtra to Gaandhaaree, Paandu to Kuntee and Maadree, and Vidur to a maid's daughter; Story of Karn's birth; Dhritraashtra has 100 sons; Their names; How does he get one daughter?

7.  Children-3 - Paandu bags Shaap from Kindam Rishi; Because of that Shaap he retires to forest and lives with Brahmcharya; Feels the need of a son; Requests Kuntee to get a son from outside source. 

8.  Children-4 - Kuntee gets three sons for herself from Devtaa and two sons for Maadree; Paandu dies because of Shaap; Maadree becomes Satee with Paandu; Rishi hand over Kuntee and Paandu's five children to Bheeshm and Dhritraashtra.