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TEXT 52
srotobhih saptabhir ya vai
svardhuni saptadha vyadhat
saptanam pritaye nana
sapta-srotah pracaksate
SYNONYMS
srotobhihby currents; saptabhihby seven (divisions); yathe river; vaicertainly; svardhunithe sacred Ganges; saptadhaseven branches; vyadhatcreated; saptanamof the seven; pritayefor the satisfaction of; nanavarious; sapta-srotahseven sources; pracaksateknown 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 rsis.
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