Shantanu was overjoyed with the return of his son that he performed 7 Ashwamedha Yagnas on the banks of the river Yamuna. He crowned Devavrata as the prince who would become his successor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While travelling near the banks of River Yamuna, Shantanu smelled an aromatic musk fragrance and he started to search for the root of the smell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And he came across a young lady, Satyavati, he fell in love with her and asked her father Dasharaja, the Head of the Fishermen for Satyavati\u2019s hand for marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But he refused, saying that his son Devavrata and his lineage would become the Kings of Hastinapur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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