Question

M.M:-40
TIME: 45 Min.
01. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:-
The Descent of Ganga
In the Indian system of beliefs, an intimate relationship exists between man and nature. An offshoot of
This is the reverence accorded to rivers in acknowledgement of their life-sustaining qualities. The
perennial rivers, such as the Ganga have been held in high esteem since time immemorial. This is
proved by a number of legends associated with the river Ganga mentioned in our literature.
The most popular of these legends relates to the descent of the Ganga from the heavens to the earth.
The ruler of Ayodhya, King Sagar, an ancestor of Lord Rama performed the Ashwamedha sacrifice 99
times, and each time, the horse that he had sent around the earth, returned to his kingdom
unchallenged. Indra, the King of Gops, became suspicious of the growing power of King Sagar and in an
act of jealousy, kidnapped and hid the horse in the hermitage of Kapila Muni when 100th sacrifice was
to be performed. The sixty thousand sons of King Sagar came to the hermitage of Kapila in search of
the horse. They mistook Kapila Muni for the abductor and attacked him. An enraged kapila Muni, with
his spiritual powers, reduced them to ashes.
One of the grandchildren of King Sagar, hearing about the plight of his father and uncles, came in
search of Kapila Muni and asked him for a solution to the problem. He was advised that the waters of
the Ganga would miraculously bring back to life the dead princes. His descendant Bhagiratha,
continued his efforts to bring the Ganga down to purify the ashes of his ancestors Bhagiratha's prayers
were answered when Ganga agreed to come down to earth. However the might of the river was too
much for the earth to withstand. Fearing a catastrophe, Bhagiratha prayed to Lord Shiva, who held out
his matted hair to catch the river as she descended and thus, softened her descent to the earth. The
Gange, thus became an attribute of Shiva. This manifestation of Shiva is known as Gangadhara.
Bhagiratha patiently led the river down to the sea from the Himalayas. Since Bhagiratha was not sure of
the place where the ashes lay, he requested Ganga to follow her own course. The Ganga, therefore,
divided herself into many streams in Bengal and formed the Ganga delta. One of these streams washed
the ashes of the dead princes and offered salvation to them. The location with which the incident is
associated is referred to as the Ganga Sagar, where a bath at the meeting place of the river and the sea
is considered auspicious on Makarsankranti, Bhagiratha's penance and the descent of the Ganga are
portrayed in stone at the Pallava heritage site at Mahabalipuram near Channai.​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

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