Divine Beings
Goddess Ganga
गङ्गा
The River Goddess
Who was Goddess Ganga?
Goddess Ganga (गङ्गा): The River Goddess, one of the divine beings in the Mahabharata. The divine river goddess who married King Shantanu.
Quick Facts
| Sanskrit name | गङ्गा |
|---|---|
| Title / Epithet | The River Goddess |
| Faction | Divine Beings |
| Key traits | Divine, Uncompromising, Mother of Bhishma |
| Featured in | 7 stories |
About Goddess Ganga
The divine river goddess who married King Shantanu. She drowned her first seven sons to free them from a curse, and spared the eighth, Devavrata (Bhishma).
In Their Words
You must never try to stop me or speak to me harshly.
Goddess Ganga
Traits
- Divine
- Uncompromising
- Mother of Bhishma
Places in Goddess Ganga's Story
Drawn from the stories Goddess Ganga appears in.
Related Characters
Others counted among the Divine Beings.