Why did Mata ganga submerge her 7 sons

Ganga Saptami 2024: Mata ganga submerged her 7 sons in the river, when she went to submerge her eighth son. Then her husband could not stay with raja Shantanu and asked the reason for this. Let's know what was the reason for 7 sons to drown.

Ganga Saptami 2024: ganga Saptami has special significance. Every year ganga Saptami is celebrated on the Shukla Paksha Saptami Tithi of Vaishakh month. On this day, along with worshiping Maa ganga, bathing and donating gives special grace. The grace of Mother rani brings happiness and prosperity. This time ganga Saptami will be celebrated on May 14, but do you know that mother ganga had immersed her 7 sons. Let's know the reason behind this and mythology .

When is ganga Saptami

According to the Hindu calendar, the seventh date of Shukla Paksha of Vaishakh month in the year 2024 will begin on May 13 from 5.20 pm, while Saptami Tithi will end at 6.49 pm on May 14. According to the ethics, ganga Saptami will be celebrated on 14 May.

Why did mother ganga submerge her 7 sons

According to the legend, Mata ganga was married to king Shantanu. king Shantanu brought a proposal of marriage to ganga ji. ganga ji agreed on this, but he put a condition before marriage that he would not question me. Will not stop with anything at any time. The king accepted this thing of ganga ji and he was married. After marriage, when Shantanu and Ganga's first son were born, there was happiness on the king's face, but before he could meet his son. Mother ganga shed the son into the river. Shantanu wanted to know the reason for this, but due to being bound by the word of mother ganga, he could not ask anything. After this, mother ganga shed 7 sons in the ganges one after the other.

The reason for submerging 7 sons mentioned on the eighth son

After immersing 7 sons in ganga ji, the eighth son was going to sink the mother Ganga. It was not left with Shantanu. He asked ganga ji. On this, ganga ji told her husband that my sons were cursed by sage Vashistha, the sage had cursed him to take birth in a human vagina, while he was Vasu. To save this sorrow, I immersed my 7 children and they could get rid of human vagina. Saying this, mother ganga handed over her eighth son raja and became innocent.

The name of the eighth son of mother ganga was Devavrata

Mother ganga and Shantanu's eighth son were named Devavrata. Devavrata was Bhishma. Those who had to suffer from life due to the curse of sage Vasistha, and had to suffer a lifetime. Bhishma could not get any worldly pleasure for life.