Jahnu

First appears: Book I, Canto 44 · The Descent Of Gangá

Life events

• Jahnu drank Gangá’s waters after they flooded his sacrificial ground.(Book I, Canto 44 · The Descent Of Gangá)
  • With: Gangá
  • “The river spread her waves around Flooding his sacrificial ground. The saint in anger marked her pride, And at one draught her stream he dried.”
• Jahnu released Gangá from his ears and accepted her as his child.(Book I, Canto 44 · The Descent Of Gangá)
  • With: Gangá
  • “Moved by their suit, he soothed their fears And loosed her waters from his ears. Hence Gangá through the world is styled Both Jáhnavi and Jahnu’s child.”

Book I, Canto 44 · The Descent Of Gangá

• child: Gangá “Moved by their suit, he soothed their fears And loosed her waters from his ears. Hence Gangá through the world is styled Both Jáhnavi and Jahnu’s child.”
• enemies with Gangá “It chanced that Jahnu, great and good, Engaged with holy offerings stood; The river spread her waves around Flooding his sacrificial ground. The saint in anger marked her pride, And at one draught her stream he dried.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.