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tatra caturdhā bhidyamānā caturbhir nāmabhiś catur-diśam abhispandantī nada-nadī-patim evābhiniviśati sītālakanandā cakṣur bhadreti.
Synonyms
tatra—there (on top of Mount Meru); caturdhā—into four branches; bhidyamana—being divided; caturbhiḥ—with four; namabhih—names; catuh-disam—the four directions (east, west, north and south); abhispandantī—profusely flowing; nada-nadī-patim—the reservoir of all great rivers (the ocean); eva—certainly; abhiniviśati—enters; sita-alakanandā—Sītā and Alakanandā; cakṣuḥ—Cakṣu; bhadra—Bhadrā; iti—known by these names. ¶
Translation
On top of Mount Meru, the Ganges divides into four branches, each of which gushes in a different direction [east, west, north and south]. These branches, known by the names Sītā, Alakanandā, Cakṣu and Bhadrā, flow down to the ocean. ¶