The Sons of Destiny

When King Shantanu and Queen Satyavati passed, the throne of Hastinapura was left empty.

No king. No heir. Only Bhishma the guardian who had sworn never

to rule. The kingdom trembled, and Satyavati feared that her husband’s dynasty would end.

But she carried a secret. Long before her marriage to the king,

she had borne a son to the sage Parashara a child born on a mist-filled river,

a boy who grew into a man of wisdom and power. His name was Vyasa. Satyavati called

Vyasa back to the palace. “My son,” she said, “our bloodline is dying.

Your half-brothers left no heirs. You must save our house.” Through the ancient