srotobhiḥ saptabhir yā vai
svardhunī saptadhā vyadhāt
saptānāṁ prītaye nānā
sapta-srotaḥ pracakṣate
svardhunī saptadhā vyadhāt
saptānāṁ prītaye nānā
sapta-srotaḥ pracakṣate
Synonyms
srotobhiḥ-by currents; saptabhiḥ-by seven (divisions); yā-the river; vai-certainly; svardhunī-the sacred Ganges; saptadhā-seven branches; vyadhāt-created; saptānām-of the seven; prītaye-for the satisfaction of; nānā-various; sapta-srotaḥ-seven sources; pracakṣate-known by name.
The place is called Saptasrota [divided by seven] because there the waters of the sacred Ganges were divided into seven branches. This was done for the satisfaction of the seven great ṛṣis.
The place is called Saptasrota [divided by seven] because there the waters of the sacred Ganges were divided into seven branches. This was done for the satisfaction of the seven great ṛṣis.