Multiple choice general knowledge culture

WHO WAS THE MOTHER OF VISMA?

  1. JAMUNA

  2. GANGA

  3. SARASWATI

  4. DURGA
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Explanation

In the Mahabharata, Ganga is the mother of Bhishma (born as Devavrata). She married King Shantanu of Hastinapur and bore him Bhishma, but later left him. When Bhishma lay on a bed of arrows after the Kurukshetra war, he revealed this story to the Pandavas. Jamuna (Yamuna) is associated with Krishna, Saraswati is the goddess of learning, and Durga is a principal form of the goddess.

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