Subject: Static GK (General Knowledge)
Book: Mahabharata Characters
Vichitravirya is a prince of Hastinapura, son of King Shantanu and Satyavati, younger brother to Chitrangada. His sudden demise without heirs triggers critical steps to continue the royal lineage, leading to Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura’s births through Sage Vyasa.
### Lineage
- **Father**: King Shantanu
- **Mother**: Satyavati
- **Step-brother**: Bhishma (fathered by Ganga and Shantanu)
### Marriage
- **Wives**: Ambika and Ambalika, procured by Bhishma from Kashi’s swayamvara.
- **No Children**: Dies of a lingering illness before fathering heirs.
### Posthumous Legacy
- **Sage Vyasa’s Intervention**: Called upon to preserve the dynasty by fathering Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura.
- **Resulting Succession**: Lays the foundation for the Pandavas and Kauravas.
Vichitravirya’s brief reign underscores how unplanned events—like an untimely death—reshape dynastic futures. His lineage crisis forces unconventional solutions, weaving new complexities into the epic’s generational saga.
In which organelle does aerobic respiration occur, producing ATP in eukaryotic cells?
View QuestionWhich is the largest freshwater lake by volume in North America?
View QuestionWhich tectonic plate underlies most of the Pacific Ocean?
View QuestionWhich festival do Christians celebrate commemorating the resurrection of Jesus?
View QuestionWhich UK city is home to the Beatles Story museum and the famous Cavern Club?
View QuestionWhich empire’s capital was Persepolis, established by Cyrus the Great and Darius I?
View QuestionWho is credited with the law of gravitation?
View QuestionIn computing, which device converts digital signals to analog and vice versa for telephone lines?
View QuestionWhich scientist proposed the heliocentric model with the Sun at the center of the solar system?
View QuestionWhich physicist developed the special theory of relativity in 1905?
View Question