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'''[[Rishi]] Jahnu''' appears in the story of the [[Ganges in Hinduism|Ganges]] and [[Bhagiratha]]. When the Ganges came to earth after being released from Lord [[Shiva|Shiva's]] locks, her torrential waters wreaked havoc with Jahnu's fields and penance. Angered by this, the great sage drank up all of the Ganges' waters to punish her. Seeing this, the Gods prayed to the sage to release the Ganges, so that she could proceed on her mission to release the souls of the ancestors of Bhagiratha. Jahnu relented and he released the Ganges from his ear. For this, the [[Ganges river]] is also known as ''Jahnavi'', meaning "daughter of Jahnu". He belonged to [[Amavasu Dynasty]] and an ancestor of [[Vishwamitra]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kl0DYIjUPgC&pg=PA310|author=James G. Lochtefeld, Ph.D.|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc|access-date=15 December 2001|page=310}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Water and Scriptures: Ancient Roots for Sustainable Development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dP3MDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA113|author1=K. V. Raju|author2=S. Manasi|publisher=Springer|access-date=4 May 2017|page=113}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Shakti: Realm of the Divine Mother|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3FwoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT181|author=Vanamali|publisher=Simon and Schuster|access-date=21 July 2008|page=181}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Rishis of Hindu mythology}}
Sanskrit spelling of "Jahnavi" (IAST) jāhnavī
Reference: http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=jahnu+&trans=Translate&direction=AU
[[Category:Hindu sages]]

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