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Who is the mother of bhishma

  1. Yamuna

  2. Gandhari

  3. Ganga

  4. Savithri
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Explanation

Bhishma's mother was Ganga, the river goddess. King Shantanu fell in love with Ganga, who agreed to marry him on the condition that he would never question her actions. When he broke this promise over their eighth son (Bhishma), she left him, taking the child to train him properly before returning him to Shantanu.

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