Debabrata announced: “Let me make a pledge. A pledge that no one had ever made. The son born of wedlock of Satyavati and king Shantanu will become the future king of Hastinapur, not me”.

King Dass said:“ O great, gentle prince, you are the sole support of King Shantanu. Now you have become the savior of my daughter as well. You are so magnanimous that you deserve the right to give away the bride in this marriage. But as a father of the bride, I still have some concerns”.

Willy Dass continued: “Everyone knows that you will never go back on your pledge. I too am not worried about that. But it is your unborn son that I am afraid of”.

Debabrata said: “I have already pledged to relinquish the throne. Let me make another pledge: I will never father a child. From now, I will be a celibate for ever. I will attain heaven, despite being childless”.

King Dass and everyone was overwhelmed by Debabrata's pledge. Dass finally gave his consent for marriage.

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The gods were impressed as well.   They rained flowers from heaven.

They renamed Debabrata as Vishma – one who accomplish extremely difficult tasks.

Having secured the consent of Dass, Vishma invited Satyavati to his chariot: "Mother, please get in. Let us go home".

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They returned to Hastinapur and Vishma debriefed his father. Everyone was full of praise of Debabrata, now Vishma, for his unprecedented pledge.

“He is truly Vishma. He has pledged what nobody did and perhaps ever will”: they said.

Shantanu – the happiest beneficiary of Vishma's pledge and elated with a new beautiful bride – blessed his son: “My sinless dear son, you will live as long as you wish. Death will not claim you, until you wish to die”.