Multiple choice general knowledge history

In the Mahabharata, who swore to become a brahmacharya and relinquish the right to the throne?

  1. King Shantanu

  2. Vidura

  3. Bheeshma

  4. Parashurama
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Explanation

Bheeshma (born Devavrata) took the terrible vow of lifelong celibacy to allow his father King Shantanu to marry Satyavati, whose father demanded that her future children inherit the throne. This selfless act earned him the name 'Bheeshma' (the terrible) and the boon to choose his time of death.

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