Vishnupurana 4.7.3
Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.7.3
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- Sanskrit
4.7.3
bhīmasya kāñcanaḥ kāñcanāt suhotras tasyāpi jahnuḥ |
yo 'sau yajñavāṭam akhilaṃ gaṅgāmbhasā plāvitam ālokya krodhasaṃraktanayano bhagavantaṃ yajñapuruṣam ātmani parameṇa samādhinā samāropyākhilām eva gaṅgām apibat ||
PURÚRAVAS had six sons, Áyus, Dhímat, Amávasu, Viśwavasu, Śatáyus, and Śrutáyus. The son of Amávasu was Bhíma; his son was Kánchana; his son was Suhotra, whose son was Jahnu. This prince, whilst performing a sacrifice, saw the whole of the place overflowed by the waters of the Ganges. Highly offended at this intrusion, his eyes red with anger, he united the spirit of sacrifice with himself, by the power of his devotion, and drank up the river. The gods and sages upon this came to him, and appeased his indignation, and reobtained Gangá from him, in the capacity of his daughter (whence she is called Jáhnaví).
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Commentaries (3)
- Ātmaprakāśa — Śrīdhara Svāmin, Sanskrit
- Viṣṇucittīya — Sanskrit
- Vaiṣṇavakūṭacandrikā Viṣṇupurāṇaṭīkā — Ratnagarbhamiśra, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Ancient Indian Historical Tradition — F. E. Pargiter, English