Daashraaj
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| Daashraaj | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Matsyanaresh & Ketvatraj |
| Devanagari | दाश्राज |
| Sanskrit transliteration | Daashraaj |
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| Gender | Male |
| Personal information | |
| Children | Satyavati(daughter) |
Daashraaj(Sanskrit: दाश्राज; romanized: dāsrāja) is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata. He was described as the father of Satyavati, the queen of Hastinapur who belonged to the Kuru dynasty. Daashraaj was also the fisherman-cheiftain of Hastinapur.
Daashraaj was also reffered to as Matsyanaresh(मत्स्यनरेश) & Ketvatraj(केत्वत्रज).
A condition for Shantanu
According to the original Mahabharata written by Vyasa, When Shantanu, the king of Hastinapur went to Daashraaj for a marriage proposal for his daughter Satyavati, Daashraaj kept a condition for Shantanu that he will allow Shantanu to marry Satyavati if & only he would make Satyavati's son the next ruler of Hastinapur & not his first son Bhishma obtained from river goddess Ganga. Shantanu rejects this condition at first but his seperation from Satyavati had mentally damaged him.
The Oath of Bhishma
After seeing his father Shantanu in such a bad state, Bhishma went to Daashraaj in order to bring Satyavati for his father but Daashraaj kept the same condition again. In order to fullfill his father's wish of marrying Satyavati, Bhishma took an oath that he would never rule Hastinapur as a king, he would never marry a woman & would serve Hastinapur as a servant. After hearing this strong oath, Daashraaj instantly gave the hands of Satyavati for Shantanu.
Birth of two sons from Satyavati
After marrying Shantanu, Satyavati gave birth to two sons, Chitrāngada & Vichitravirya. The eldest son Chitrāngada died unmarried & Vichitravirya was appointed as the next king of Hastinapur. After ruling for a very short period of time, Vichitravirya also died without impregnating his two wives, Ambika & Ambalika, who obtained their sons through Niyoga with Vyasa
Birth, Early Life & Death
There are very few places in the Mahabharata where Daashraaj is mentioned. There isn't any mention about his early life & how he was born, infact, he was introduced in the epic at the point where Shantanu came to him for Satyavati. Similarly, there isn't any mention about his death also.
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