Multiple choice general knowledge culture Bheesma's mother was Ganthari Kunthi Sathyavathi Ganga Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation Ganga was Bheesma's birth mother. She married Shantanu and gave birth to 8 sons; the 8th was Bheesma (Devavrata), whom Shantanu pleaded with her to not drown. Satyavathi later became Shantanu's second wife (stepmother).