Week 7 Story: Shantanu and the Deceiving Moksha
Shantanu trying to prevent the drowning of their 8th child. Source: Wikipedia Shantanu stared at the woman he called his wife and couldn't be happier. He wondered how lucky he was to call her his wife. She didn't really have a name, so Shantanu decided to call her Moksha because when he was with her, he felt like he had reached moksha, or at the level with the gods that mean the cycle or rebirth would be broken and was so content with the life he was living. Moksha agreed to the marriage only if Shantanu never questioned what Moksha did, no matter how questionable. Shantanu was so compelled and in love with her, he agreed without a second thought. Many months passed by and Moksha became pregnant with their first child and he was elated. He wanted children of his own so badly and now the time had come. When it was time for the birth of their child, Moksha went away without warning Shantanu, which made him a little irate. When she returned a few days later, the child ...