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Bhishma (Bheeshma or Devavrata or 'Bhishma Pitamah') was the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu who was blessed with wish-long life and had sworn to serve the ruling Kuru king. He was one of the most prominent characters of the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata. He was the grand uncle of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas. An unparalleled archer, he once vanquished the mighty Parasurama.

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  • Bhishma
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  • Bhishma (Bheeshma or Devavrata or 'Bhishma Pitamah') was the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu who was blessed with wish-long life and had sworn to serve the ruling Kuru king. He was one of the most prominent characters of the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata. He was the grand uncle of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas. An unparalleled archer, he once vanquished the mighty Parasurama.
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  • Royal House
Spouse
  • Not married
Name
  • Bhishma
Caption
  • Painting depicting a scene from the Mahabharata of the presentation by Ganga of her son Devavrata to his father, Shantanu
Father
  • Maharaja Shantanu
Mother
Title
  • Prince or Yuvaraja
House
  • Kuru
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  • 200(xsd:integer)
Religion
  • Hindu Kshatriya
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  • Devavrata or Bheeshma or Shantanu
Occupation
  • Yuvaraja
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  • Bhishma (Bheeshma or Devavrata or 'Bhishma Pitamah') was the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu who was blessed with wish-long life and had sworn to serve the ruling Kuru king. He was one of the most prominent characters of the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata. He was the grand uncle of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas. An unparalleled archer, he once vanquished the mighty Parasurama.
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