tatra caturdha bhidyamana caturbhir namabhis catur-disam
abhispandanti nada-nadi-patim evabhinivisati sitalakananda caksur
bhadreti.
tatra-there (on top of Mount Meru); caturdha-into four branches; bhidyamana-being divided; caturbhih-with four; namabhih-names; catuh-disam-the four directions (east, west, north and south); abhispandanti-profusely flowing; nada-nadi-patim-the reservoir of all great rivers (the ocean); eva-certainly; abhinivisati-enters; sita-alakananda-Sita and Alakananda; caksuh-Caksu; bhadra-Bhadra; iti-known by these names.