

However, Kunti is an unmarried woman and sets Karna afloat on the river Ganga to avoid embarrassment. Out of curiosity, she tests the boon, calling upon the Sun God and is granted a son named Karna. Reborn as Shikandi in the Panchal Kingdom, she partakes in Bhisma’s death and fulfills the boon.In Kuntibhoj, Princess Kunti obtains a boon from the sage Durvasa whereby she may invoke any deity and bear his child.

Therefore, Lord Shiva grants Amba the boon of rebirth with a memory of the past and the fate to cause Bhisma’s death. However, Bhisma refuses due to his oath of celibacy, resulting in Amba’s anger. Instead, she requests that Bhisma marry her as it was he who won her. Vichitravirya then marries Ambika and Ambalika.When Amba demands justice, she is given the choice to marry Vichitravirya and become the queen of Hastinapur. She returns to her lover but is spurned for being the rejected wife of another man. However, Amba had already chosen a groom and demands to be released. As Vichitravirya is incapable of choosing a wife for himself, Bhisma has to do it for him.The three princesses of the Salva Kingdom: Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika are won over by Bhisma, who takes them to Hastinapur to be married to Vichitravirya. Thus, he cannot rule the kingdom, leading Satyavati to decide that Vichitravirya’s future son must rule the kingdom. Her son, Vichitravirya is an alcoholic and heavily dependent on Bhisma. Thus, Bhisma gives up his rightful throne and Satyavati rules the kingdom as the ‘Rajmaata’ (Mother of the King) after her husband’s death. He also vows to serve the throne of Hastinapur and is granted the boon of icchya-mrityu (the ability to live as long as he does not choose to die). Devavrata earns the name 'Bhisma' by swearing an oath of celibacy in order to fulfill his father’s wish to marry Satyavati. The Pandavas are the sons of Pandu, while the Kauravas are the sons of Dhritrashtra.The story begins with Devavrata, the son of Shantanu and Ganga, and a disciple of Parshuram. Yudhistira, the eldest Pandav, and Duryodhan, the eldest Kaurava claim to be the next in the line of succession. Mahabharat presents the story of, a kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan where the Kaurava and the Pandava brothers compete for its throne. Of episodes267ProductionProducer(s)Siddharth Kumar Tewary Gayatri Gil Tewary Rahul Kumar TewaryProduction location(s),Editor(s)Paresh ShahCamera setupProduction company(s)DistributorReleaseOriginal networkPicture formatOriginal release16 September 2013 ( ) – 16 August 2014 ( )External links. MahabharatGenreCreated byBased onbyWritten bySharmin Joseph Radhika Anand Anand Vardhan Mihir Bhuta Siddharth Kumar TewaryDirected bySiddharth Anand Kumar Amarprith G Mukesh Kumar Singh Kamal Monga Loknath Pande圜reative director(s)Amol surveStarringNarrated b圜omposer(s)Country of originOriginal language(s)No.
