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Chapter 17: The Descent of the River Ganges

Verse 7 of 23
SB 5.17.7

एवं माल्यवच्छिखरान्निष्पतन्ती ततो ऽनुपरतवेगा केतुमालम् अभि चक्षुः प्रतीच्यां दिशि सरित्पतिं प्रविशति.

evaṁ mālyavac-chikharān niṣpatantī tato 'nuparata-vegā ketumālam abhi cakṣuḥ pratīcyāṁ diśi sarit-patiṁ praviśati.

Synonyms

evamin this way; mālyavat-śikharātfrom the top of Mālyavān Mountain; niṣpatantīfalling down; tataḥthereafter; anuparata-vegāwhose force is uninterrupted; ketumālam abhiinto the land known as Ketumāla-varṣa; cakṣuḥthe branch known as Cakṣu; pratīcyāmin the West; diśidirection; sarit-patimthe ocean; praviśatienters into..

Translation

The branch of the Ganges known as Cakṣu falls onto the summit of Mālyavān Mountain and from there cascades onto the land of Ketumāla-varṣa. The Ganges flows incessantly through Ketumāla-varṣa and in this way also reaches the ocean of salt water in the West.

Verse 7 of 23
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