SB 1.13.52
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 52
- 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.