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and Bhagiratha was sorely perplexed.
The Devas and other rishis approached
Jahnu and begged him to forgive Ganga
and allow Bhagiratha to reap the fruit of
his great austerities and perseverance. The
sage relented and let Ganga out through
his right ear. The Devas were glad and
blessed Ganga thus: "Coming out of the
rishi's body as out of your mother's womb,
you are now Jahnavi, Jahnu's daughter."
There was no further hindrance or
mishap and Ganga reached Patala through
the
ocean.
With
the
holy
waters,
Bhagiratha performed the funeral rites for
his arcestors and secured for them their
entry to heaven.
Bhagiratha's
efforts
having
brought
Ganga down, she is known as Bhagirathi.
After
concluding
this
narrative,
Viswamitra blessed the princes. "The sun
is setting," he said. "Let us say our
evening prayers in the waters of Ganga
whom your ancestor brought down to this
world."
Those who bathe in the holy waters of
Ganga or read or listen to this divine story
with devotion, will be cleansed of sin and
endowed
with
virtue,
strength
and
unflagging zeal.
8. AHALYA
After a day's stay in the City of Visala,
Viswamitra and his party left for Mithila.
On the way, not far from Mithila, they
saw a beautiful ashrama which seemed
untenanted.
Rama
asked
Viswamitra:
"Whose is this ashrama with ancient
trees? Why does such a beautiful abode
stand deserted?"
Viswamitra replied:
"This ashrama is subject to a curse.
Sage Gautama lived here with his wife
Ahalya, spending his days in peace and
holy meditation. One day during the sage's
absence from the ashrama, Indra, filled
with
unholy
desire
for
the
beautiful
Ahalya, entered it disguised as Gautama
and approached the lady with urgent
solicitation. She was not deceived by the
impersonation, but vain of her beauty and
proud that it had won her the love of the
lord
of
the
celestials,
she
lost
her
judgment and yielded to his desire. When
the sin had been sinned, realising its
heinousness and the fierce spiritual energy
of her betrayed husband, she warned Indra
of his terrible peril and begged him to be
gone in the instant. Indra was fleeing in
guilty panic; but unfortunately for him he
almost bumped into the rishi who was just
returning from his ablutions, clad in wet
garments and radiating spiritual lustre.
Pretence was hopeless before that all-
seeing wisdom and Indra bowed in abject
supplication, and threw himself on the
mercy of the rishi. The sage looked at him
with wrath and loathing and cursed him:
'Lustful beast as you are, dead to all truth
and righteousness, may your manhood fall
away from you.' Indra at once became an
eunuch and went back to the Devas in