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“O King, I will become your wife and obey your commands, but I will make one condition: you must not interfere with my acts, whether they are agreeable or not.

Absorbed in Gaṅgā’s celestial beauty, Śantanu did not notice the passage of time. Although horrified, Śantanu remembered Gaṅgā’s conditions and kept silent, not wanting to lose her.

the ṛṣi, remorsefully returning the cow and begging his forgiveness; but Vasiṣṭa said his words could not He will be virtuous, powerful and learned in the Vedas, but he will not beget offspring.

“As you desire a child, I will not kill this one. O King, take the child and raise him as your son.

The Vasus asked Gaṅgā to go to earth as a woman and become their mother as they did not wish to enter

His mouth dropped open and he could not take his eyes from her.