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अनुग्रहाय लोकानामस्माकं प्रियकाम्यया॥ स्थातव्यं शंकरेणापि त्वया चैव सरिद्वरे ॥ ४६ ॥
To bless the worlds, to do what is pleasing to us Śiva shall stay here and you too, O leading river.
english translation
यावत्सिंहे गुरुश्चैव स्थास्यामस्तावदेव हि ॥ त्वयि स्नानं त्रिकालं च शंकरस्य च दर्शनम् ॥ ४७ ॥
As long as we remain in the lion and the preceptor I have bathed in you three times and have seen Lord Śiva.
english translation
कृत्वा स्वपापं निखिलं विमोक्ष्यामो न संशयः ॥ स्वदेशांश्च गमिष्यामो भवच्छासनतो वयम् ॥ ४८॥
Having committed all our sins we shall undoubtedly be freed By your command we shall return to our own countries.
english translation
सूत उवाच ॥ इत्येवं प्रार्थितस्तैस्तु गौतमेन महर्षिणा ॥ स्थितोऽसौ शंकरः प्रीत्या स्थिता सा च सरिद्वरा ॥ ४९॥
Sūta said:— Thus requested by them as well as by the sage Gautama, Śiva stayed there with pleasure. The excellent river Gaṅgā too stayed.
english translation
सा गंगा गौतमी नाम्ना लिंगं त्र्यंबकमीरितम् ॥ ख्याता ख्यातं बभूवाथ महापातकनाशनम् ॥ ५०॥
Gaṅgā there became famous as Gautamī. The phallic image became famous by the name Tryambaka. Both are destructive of great sins.
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