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prevent her from breaking the earth God Siva held her on his head. She could not flow out.
She was caught in His hair. Bhagiratha prayed to Siva to set her free. Siva let her down
on earth. Thus Bhagiratha brought her down to earth. So Ganga is called Bhagirathi.
Rishi Jahnu was doing tapas on earth.
Ganga flowed over him. She tried to drown him. But the Sage drank her up at one sip. He
let her out through his right ear. So Ganga came to be called Jahjavi. Ganga married King
Santanu on earth. Bhishma was their son. Holy places like Varanasi, Hardwar and Prayag lie
on the banks of the river Ganga. Your parents may one day take you to see these places. |
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