Jahnavi is a name of River Ganga. Jahnavi is known as the daughter of Jahnu. There is a legend behind this name of Ganga. It is said that the ascetic Bhagiratha brought Ganga or Jahnavi on the earth. After the propitiation, Ganga was brought from heaven and then the sage Jahnu was disturbed in his devotions by the passage of the river. The sage Jahnu was angered very much and drank up all the waters of Jahnavi or Ganga. But, later he relented and allowed the river to come out of his ear. Therefore, the river Ganga is also called Jahnavi that means the daughter of Jahnu.

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