JAHARNAVI (JAHNAVI)

JAHARNAVI (JAHNAVI) Jaharnavi (Jahnavi) was brought by the ascetic Bhagiratha….. (Malar M. 4, p. 1263) Jaharnavi or Jahnavi is another name for the river Ganga (Ganges). When, after the propitiation of Brahma and Shiva, Ganga was being brought from heaven, the sage Jahnu was disturbed in his devotions by the passage of the river. In great ire, he drank up its waters. Afterwards, when he relented he allowed the river to issue from his ear. Therefore Ganga is called Jahnavi i.e. the daughter of Jahnu. See : Ganga , Bhagiratha

References :

1. Kohli, Surindar Singh (ed), Dictionary of Mythological References in Guru Granth Sahib, 1993