Santhanu and Matsyagandhi (Satyavati)
King Shantanu falls in love with Matsyagandhi (Satyavati). King Shantanu is captivated by Satyavati or Matsyagandha and wants to marry her. Their liaison later set the stage for the epic Mahabharata. Satyavati, brought up by a fish chieftain, agrees to marry Shantanu on the condition that their children would inherit the throne, thereby denying Devavrata, […]