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Sarg 34 - Raajaa Vishwaamitra's Story

After sending his daughters with their husband, Raajaa Kushnaabh performed a Putreshti Yagya with the desire of a son. At that time Kushnaabh's father Brahmaa's Maanas Putra Kush said - "You will have a son named Gaadhi who will be religious like you." And he went to Brahm Lok,

After some time Kushnaabh had a son, named Gaadhi. He was very religious and knew justice. Hey Raam, I am the son of same Gaadhi, and  I am born in Kaushik dynasty that is why people call me Kaushik too. I had an elder sister named Satyavatee who was married to Rishi Richeek. She always loved her husband very faithfully. Later she went to Swarg with her mortal body and flowed in the form of Kaushikee River on this earth. My sister went to Himaalaya from Swarg to do good of people, that is why I made Himaalaya  my home and I live there happily with her. Then I came to this Aashram from there to do this Yagya, and by your grace I got the status of a Siddh. I told you the whole story of this place and mine, now the night has passed a long, so go and get some sleep." So all went to sleep.

Sarg 35 - Story of Gangaa River

Vishwaamitra Jee woke up early in the morning. He woke up Raam and Lakshman also and told them to get ready soon. Raam asked - "How are we going to cross this river, although it is not so deep?" Vishwaamitra Jee said - "Whatever way I have told Muni, we will go the same way." They walked fast and did the Darshan of Sevit named Gangaa River after a half day journey. They stayed there, took bath, and sat on the bank of the river. They were very delighted to see swans and waterfowls there. Raam asked - "Hey Muni, Kindly tell me that how these three-streamed Gangaa Jee has gone through Trilok and to the sea?"

Muni said - "There is a mountain named Himvaan whose wife's name is Mainaa (the daughter of Meru Parvat). She gave birth to two daughters - Gangaa and Umaa. Gangaa was elder to Umaa. At one time Devtaa asked for Gangaa for some work, so Himvaan donated Gangaa to them according to Dharm method. His second daughter Umaa did an intense Tapasyaa to get Shiv Jee as her husband and got Him. Thus Himvaan gave his two daughters to Devtaa and Shiv Jee. The same Gangaa after arriving in Dev Lok became divine, pious and sinless and flowed in Dev Lok as Dev Gangaa, or Mandaakinee, or Sudeerghikaa; and then from Himaalaya to ocean as Jaanhvee. 

Jaanhvee
she got this name from Rishi Janhu who was doing Yagya while Gangaa was flowing. She flowed his Yagya materials. So he drank all her waters and released on Devtaa's request. Then Devtaa told that from then Gangaa would be known as your daughter Jaanhvee

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