SB 1.13.52
TEXT 52
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TEXT
स्रोतोभिः सप्तभिर्या वै स्वर्धुनी सप्तधा व्यधात् ।
सप्तानां प्रीतये नाना सप्तस्रोतः प्रचक्षते ॥ ५२ ॥ srotobhih saptabhir ya vai
svardhuni saptadha vyadhat
saptanam pritaye nana
sapta-srotah pracaksate
srotobhih-by currents; saptabhih-by seven (divisions); ya-the river; vai-certainly; svardhuni-the sacred Ganges; saptadha-seven branches; vyadhat-created; saptanam-of the seven; pritaye-for the satisfaction of; nana-various; sapta-srotah-seven sources; pracaksate-known by name.
TRANSLATION
The place is called Saptasrota (divided by seven) because there the waters of the sacred Ganges divide into seven branches. This was done for the satisfaction of the seven great rsis.
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