Satyavati

Quick Facts

About Satyavati

Born from a fish, she exuded a divine fragrance. She was the mother of Vyasa, and later married King Shantanu on the condition her children inherit the throne.

In Their Words

The son who will be born from her will be instated king of the earth.

Satyavati

Traits

• Ambitious
• Beautiful
• Matriarch

Stories Featuring Satyavati

21 tales on this site name Satyavati, in canonical reading order.

• The Epic ComposedVyasa at Badarikashrama, Astika at the Snake Sacrifice, and the Story First ToldAdi Parva ‧ 23 min
• The River and the IslandBirths of Satyavati and VyasaAdi Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Terrible VowTrue love is not possession but sacrifice. Devavrata gave up his kingdom, his future, and his chance at family - all so...Adi Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Terrible VowThe Sacrifice of DevavrataAdi Parva ‧ 23 min
• Bhishma's VowThe Terrible Oath of DevavrataAdi Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Abduction at KashiThe Svayamvara and the Tragedy of AmbaAdi Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Niyoga of VyasaThe Birth of the KurusAdi Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Pole Raised for a FriendA king who came down from his penance, and the festival he left behindAdi Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Ascetics at the GateThe morning five orphans were handed to HastinapuraAdi Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Fisher Queen's BurdenSatyavati's regency and renunciationAdi Parva
• The King Who Fought His NameChitrangada and the gandharva's duelAdi Parva
• Matsya, the Kingdom of the FishThe realm that hid five kings and a queenVirata Parva
• Twenty-Three Days on the SaraswatiBhishma fights his own preceptor and neither man can winUdyoga Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Signs Before the WarWhat Vyasa saw in the sky, the cattle and the birth-roomsBhishma Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Grandsire Chooses His HourBhishma remembers Santanu's boon and refuses to die in the wrong seasonBhishma Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Secret of the GodsVyasa tells the blind king why the war was ordained before his eldest son was bornStri Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Son Struck From the Fire SticksA hundred years of penance, a parrot on a branch, and a child born of frictionShanti Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Rishi Born From a WordVyasa tells his disciples who he was before he was VyasaShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Hand That Rose From the GrassBhishma's own memory of Shantanu's shraddha at the gate of GangaAnushasana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Wordy DartsFifteen Years of Bhima's UnforgivenessAshramavasika Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Night the Dead ReturnedVyasa Calls the Fallen Out of the GangaAshramavasika Parva ‧ 20 min

Places in Satyavati's Story

Drawn from the stories Satyavati appears in.

• Hastinapurहस्तिनापुर
• Banks of the Gangaगङ्गा तट
• Yamunaयमुना
• Shuktimatiशुक्तिमती
• Banks of the Yamunaयमुना तट
• Kashiकाशी
• Gandharaगान्धार
• Badarikashramaबदरिकाश्रम
• Naimisharanyaनैमिषारण्य
• Kurukshetraकुरुक्षेत्र
• Forest Hermitageवन आश्रम
• Hiranvatiहिरण्वती

Related Characters

Others counted among the Kuru Dynasty.

• ✦Pritha (Kunti)
• ✦King Dushyanta
• ✦Shakuntala
• ✦Emperor Bharata (Sarvadamana)
• ⚔︎Bhishma
• ∵Drona