I agree to bear you as my sons and drown you, but one of you must remain alive on earth.
Vasus
divine vasusimmensely fortunate and immensely energetic godsthe eight sons
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We ask you to become a woman on earth, marry King Shantanu, bear us as your sons, and drown each of us immediately after birth to free us from the mortal world.
The one son who remains alive will be formed from our combined energies but will be childless and live a long life of celibacy.
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Ganga agrees to bear and drown the eight Vasus as her sonsCh. 91
Leaving Brahma's assembly, Ganga encounters the eight Vasus — radiant gods now dark with despair, cursed to be born as mortals. They make her a terrible proposal: become a woman, marry a king, bear them as sons, and drown each one at birth. Ganga agrees, but demands a price.