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Childhood name of :BHISMA PITAMAH

  1. Dev

  2. Dev VRAT

  3. Vrat

  4. Devesh
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Explanation

Bhishma Pitamah's childhood name was Devavrata (also written as Dev Vrat), given to him before he took his terrible oath of celibacy. The name comes from 'Vrat' meaning vow or promise. 'Dev' alone is incomplete, while 'Vrat' and 'Devesh' are not his actual childhood names.

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