text: In one story, this deity splits into three parts and becomes known as Tripathaga.
full_question: In one story, this deity splits into three parts and becomes known as Tripathaga. This deities’ death is often seen as one of the signs of the end of the Kali Yuga. When this deity destroyed the fields of Jahnu, he consumed her, and only after begging from the other gods was she released. The souls of the (*) six thousand sons of Sagara were cleansed by this deity, though she tried to destroy the entire world first. Bhagiratha prayed that Shiva would stop this deity from doing so, and Shiva trapped her in his hair, and redirected her anger, resulting in the common image of Shiva with flowing hair. For 10 points, name this deity, the personification of a vast purifying river in Hindu Religion.
first_sentence: In one story, this deity splits into three parts and becomes known as Tripathaga.