# SB 1.13.52 > स्रोतोभिः सप्तभिर्या वै स्वर्धुनी सप्तधा व्यधात् । > सप्तानां प्रीतये नाना सप्तस्रोतः प्रचक्षते ॥५२॥ ## Text > srotobhiḥ saptabhir yā vai > 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. ## Translation **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.**