Ramayana

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ततस्तुष्टो महातेजाः श्रोत्राभ्यामसृजत् प्रभुः | तस्माज्जह्नुसुता गङ्गा प्रोच्यते जाह्नवीति च || १-४३-३८

sanskrit

Then that greatly radiant and godly sage Jahnu was delighted and released Ganga from both of his ears. Therefore Ganga became the daughter of sage Jahnu, and she is also renowned as Jahnavi, after the name of that sage. [1-43-38]

english translation

tatastuSTo mahAtejAH zrotrAbhyAmasRjat prabhuH | tasmAjjahnusutA gaGgA procyate jAhnavIti ca || 1-43-38

hk transliteration

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/43/38

ततस्तुष्टो महातेजाः श्रोत्राभ्यामसृजत् प्रभुः | तस्माज्जह्नुसुता गङ्गा प्रोच्यते जाह्नवीति च || १-४३-३८

sanskrit

Then that greatly radiant and godly sage Jahnu was delighted and released Ganga from both of his ears. Therefore Ganga became the daughter of sage Jahnu, and she is also renowned as Jahnavi, after the name of that sage. [1-43-38]

english translation

tatastuSTo mahAtejAH zrotrAbhyAmasRjat prabhuH | tasmAjjahnusutA gaGgA procyate jAhnavIti ca || 1-43-38

hk transliteration