Episode 14 Ganga, and Bad Babies

From Sakuntala's son Bharata to the story of Samtanu and the river goddess Ganga

Characters in this episode:

Sakuntala - Daughter of Visvamitra and Menaka, reared by Rsi Kanva, mother of Bharata

Duhsanta- Descendant of Puru, father of Bharata

Bharata - Son of Sakuntala and Duhsanta, the eponym of the Bharata clana

Bhumanyu - 10th son of Bharata, and his successor

Pratipa - Descendant of Bharata 11 generations later

Ganga - The river goddess, purifier of all, wife of Samtanu, mother of Devavrata (soon to be “Bhisma”)

Samtanu - King of the Bharatas, father of Devavrata (“Bhisma”)