Santana had in his former life the power by pass of his hands to make an old man young. He was therefore called Sântanu in this life. When he became king, there was drought for 12 years. The Brâhmanas ascribed this to Sântanu’s overlooking the claims of his eldest brother Devâpi. Sântanu went to his brother. But in the meantime his minister had sent certain Brâhmanas to Devâpi and they dissuaded him from Vedic Dharma. He thus became unfit to be a king and the Devas then rained. _But Devâpi is waiting at Kalâpa for his future mission. The lunar dynasty will come to an end in the present Kaliyuga and Devâpi will be the progenitor of the lunar Dynasty in the next Satyayuga._ Sântanu By Gangâ | By Satyavati −−+−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−+−−−+−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−+−− | | | Bhishma Chitrangada Vichitra Virya (killed by a _m_. Ambâ and Gandharva) Ambâlikâ daughters of Kâsirâja Satyavati was the daughter of Uparichara Vasu by Matsyagandhâ. Before her marriage with Sântanu, Rishi Parâśara had by her one son Krishna Dvaipâyana, the renowned Vyâsa, father of Suka, the propounder of the Bhâgavata Purâna. As Vichitra Virya had no son, Satyavati asked Vyâsa to produce sons on his wives. They were Dhritarâshra, Pându, and Vidura. Dhritarâshra _m_. Gandhari | −−+−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−+−−−−−−−−−−+−−−−+−− | | | Duryodhana 99 Others Duhsalâ Pându _m_. Kunti _m_. Madri | | −−+−−−+−−−−−−−−−+−−−−−−−−−−−+−− −−−−−+−−−−−− | | | | (By Dharma) (By Indra) (By Vayu) (By Asvini Kumars) Yudhisthira Arjuna Bhima | | Nakula Sahadeva YUDISTHIRA HAD: (1) By Draupadî — Prativindhya (2) By Pauravi — Devaka BHIMA HAD: (1) By Draupadî — Srutasena (2) By Hidimbâ — Ghatot Kacha (3) By Kâli — Sarvagata ARJUNA HAD (1) By Draupadî — Srutakirti (2) By Ulûpi — Iravat (3) By the princess of Manipur — Vabhruvâhana (4) By Subhadrâ — Abhimanyu _m_. Uttarâ | Parikshit NAKULA HAD: (1) By Draupadî — Satânika (2) By Karenumatî — Naramitra SAHADEVA HAD: (1) By Draupadî — Sruta Karman (2) By Vijayâ — Suhotra