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Son of the river-goddess Ganga and king Shantanu, Bhishma renounced throne and progeny so his father could marry Satyavati. As Pitamaha, he became the conscience and tragedy of the Kuru house — and finally fell on a bed of arrows at Kurukshetra.
Why Varanasi is considered the oldest continuously inhabited spiritual capital of the world.