Multiple choice general knowledge history

Which was the lifelong vow of Bhisma in order to solve his father's dilema to get married to satyavati?

  1. Celibacy

  2. Intimacy

  3. Conspiracy

  4. Infidelity

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Explanation

Bhishma (originally named Devavrata) took a vow of lifelong celibacy (brahmacharya) to enable his father King Shantanu to marry Satyavati. Satyavati's father had conditioned the marriage on Bhishma never claiming the throne or having children, to ensure her descendants would inherit. This is a central narrative in the Mahabharata backstory.