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तस्य पार्श्वे महद्दिव्यं शुभं काञ्चनवालुकम् । रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र राजा भगीरथः । दृष्ट्वा भागीरथीं गङ्गामुवास बहुलाः समाः॥६-७-४१॥
Beside it lies a vast, divine, and auspicious expanse of golden sands—an enchanting lake named Bindusaras—where King Bhagīratha, having beheld the Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā, dwelt for many years.
english translation
यूपा मणिमयास्तत्र चित्याश्चापि हिरण्मयाः । तत्रेष्ट्वा तु गतः सिद्धिं सहस्राक्षो महायशाः॥६-७-४२॥
There, the sacrificial posts (yūpa) were fashioned of gems, and the altars too were of gold; having performed the rites there, the illustrious Sahasrākṣa (Indra) attained siddhi, spiritual accomplishment.
english translation
सृष्ट्वा भूतपतिर्यत्र सर्वलोकान्सनातनः । उपास्यते तिग्मतेजा वृतो भूतैः समागतैः । नरनारायणौ ब्रह्मा मनुः स्थाणुश्च पञ्चमः॥६-७-४३॥
There the eternal Lord of beings—having brought forth all worlds—is worshipped, radiant and formidable in splendor, surrounded by assembled beings: Nara and Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Manu, and Sthāṇu (Śiva) as the fifth.
english translation
तत्र त्रिपथगा देवी प्रथमं तु प्रतिष्ठिता । ब्रह्मलोकादपक्रान्ता सप्तधा प्रतिपद्यते॥६-७-४४॥
There the goddess Tripathagā first became established; descending from Brahmaloka, she is understood to proceed in sevenfold form.
english translation
वस्वोकसारा नलिनी पावना च सरस्वती । जम्बूनदी च सीता च गङ्गा सिन्धुश्च सप्तमी॥६-७-४५॥
These are named as the seven divine streams: Vasvokasārā, Nalinī, Pāvanā, Sarasvatī, Jambūnadī, Sītā, and as the seventh, Gaṅgā and Sindhu.
english translation