A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Klaus K. Klostermaier
Bhīṣma ('the terrible') The son of King Śāntanu and the river goddess GAṄGĀ,
also called Śāntanava, Gāṅgeya, Nadija (riverborn). He became one of the main
protagonists in the MAHĀBHĀRATA as general of the KAURAVAS and as author
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