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| Canto 5: The Creative Impetus | Chapter 17: The Descent of the River Ganges |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.17.7
evam mālyavac-chikharān nishpatantī tato 'nuparata-vegā ketumālam abhi cakshuh pratīcyām diśi sarit-patim praviśati
SYNONYMS
evam — in this way; mālyavat-śikharāt — from the top of Mālyavān Mountain; nishpatantī — falling down; tatah — thereafter; anuparata-vegā — whose force is uninterrupted; ketumālam abhi — into the land known as Ketumāla-varsha; cakshuh — the branch known as Cakshu; pratīcyām — in the West; diśi — direction; sarit-patim — the ocean; praviśati — enters into.
TRANSLATION
The branch of the Ganges known as Cakshu falls onto the summit of Mālyavān Mountain and from there cascades onto the land of Ketumāla-varsha. The Ganges flows incessantly through Ketumāla-varsha and in this way also reaches the ocean of salt water in the West.
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