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Vow of Bhisma
Devavrata renounced his claim to the throne in favor of Satyavati's son, but the angler contended that Devavrata's children might dispute his grandson's claim. Intensely, Devavrata pledged the "terrible" vow of brahmacharya - celibacy. The angler immediately gave Satyavati to Devavrata, who henceforth called Bhishma ("the terrible"). Bhishma presented Satyavati to Shantanu, who married her.