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Verse 52 of 59
SB 1.13.52

स्रोतोभिः सप्तभिर्या वै स्वर्धुनी सप्तधा व्यधात् सप्तानां प्रीतये नाना सप्तस्रोतः प्रचक्षते

srotobhiḥ saptabhir yā vai svardhunī saptadhā vyadhāt saptānāṁ prītaye nānā sapta-srotaḥ pracakṣate

Synonyms

srotobhiḥby currents; saptabhiḥby seven (divisions); the river; vaicertainly; svardhunīthe sacred Ganges; saptadhāseven branches; vyadhātcreated; saptānāmof the seven; prītayefor the satisfaction of; nānāvarious; sapta-srotaḥseven sources; pracakṣateknown by name..

Translation

The place is called Saptasrota (divided by seven) because there the waters of the sacred Ganges divide into seven branches. This was done for the satisfaction of the seven great ṛṣis.

Verse 52 of 59
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