Verse 15·VR 1.43.15
गगनाच्छङ्करशिरस्ततो धरणिमागता || १-४३-१५ व्यसर्पत जलं तत्र तीव्रशब्दपुरस्कृतम् |
matsya kacChapa saMghaiH ca shishumaara gaNaiH tathaa || 1-43-16 patadbhiH patitaiH ca eva vyarocata vasuMdharaa |
Translation
Thus Ganga came from heavens onto Shankara's head and from there onto the earth, and there on earth her waters advanced with a tumultuous sound advancing them. [1-43-15b, 16a]
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b, 16a. gaganaat shamkarashiraH
from heaven, to Sankara's \t\t\thead
tataH dharaNim aagataa
from there she came onto earth
tatra
there
jalam
water
tiivrashabdapurarskR^itam
emanating first with tumultuous sound
vyasarpata
pushed forward - advanced.
Chapter context
43
River Ganga's descent onto earth
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