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the above interpretation will be simply absurd The above anomalies, however, cannot be explained away as the results of the phonetic peculiarities of Prakrit and Apabhramśa languages, for, in that case the usual forms would have been Bhagiraha or Bhagiraha and not the abovementioned forms. The TSPC,45 however, mentions the man with his traditional name as Bhagiratha
But, despite the nomenclative and genealogical differences, the Svetāmbara versions have remarkable agreement with regard to the traditional names Jähnaviso and Bhagirath767 ascribed to the river Gargā They, however, give their own interpretations of the epithets in accordance with changed situations Thus they all state that as the Gangā was first brought to the moat by Jahnı, so it received the title Jahnavz68. and as it was afterward led to the ocean by Bhagiratha so it came to be called Bhagirath749
Now, whatever be the mutual disagreement in respect of the genealogical position of Jahnu and Bhagiratha, the Putānas under investigation exhibit remarkable unanimity in holding
46 26 540 555-63, 670, 672, 576 46 Vide note 28 (Supra) 47 Note 27 (Supra) 48 (1) जण्हणा प्रागरिसिया पु व तेण भण्णइ जाण्हवी
VH, P 306 (n) गगा पढम जण्हकुमारेण प्राणियत्ति जण्हवी
CMC, p 71 (ii) अष्टापदाद्रिपरिखापूरणार्थमकृप्यत । जनुना यत् ततो गङ्गा तत प्रभृति जाह्नवी ॥
TSPC, 26 167 49 (1) #Titafemi aat 977 HITTET I
VH, P 306 (1) तनो भागीरहेण समुद्द पाविय त्ति भागीरही भण्णति
Смс p 71 (111) CET itafa 751 malfall
TSPC, 2,6 576b
