The Purana Index v1.c5.s10.119
The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s10.119
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v1.c5.s10.119
*Janhu* (I)—a great king, son of Hotraka, (Suhotra-*Vā. P.*) and Keśinī (Kauśikā-*Vā. P.*); while he was performing a sacrifice the Gaṅgā flowed through his *yajñavāṭa*; enraged at it he drank the waters; so Gaṅgā became his daughter and came to be known as Jāhnavī; married Kāvērī, the grand-daughter of Yuvanāśva; and had a son Sunaha (Suhotra-*Vā. P.*) by her; father Puru, Sumantu-*Vi. P.*). Bhā. IX. 15. 3; Br. III. 66. 25-30; Vā. 1. 142; 91. 54-60; Vi. IV. 7. 3-7.