SB 5.17.5
TEXT 5
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TEXT
तत्र चतुर्धा भिद्यमाना चतुर्भिर्नामभिश्चतुर्दिशमभिस्पन्दन्ती नदनदीपतिमेवाभिनिविशति सीतालकनन्दा चक्षुर्भद्रेति. ॥ ५ ॥
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.
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 Sita, Alakananda, Caksu and Bhadra, flow down to the ocean.
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