tasya his, tadvacanam those words, śrutvā having heard, paurvāhṇikīm relating to forenoon, kriyām oblations, kṛtvā having made, gamanam to undertake journey, rōcayāmāsa inclined, idam this, vākyaṅ ca word also, uvāca ha spoke.

rāmēṇa By Rama, ēvam thus, ukta: having been addressed, viśvāmitra: Visvamitra, idam these words, abravīt spoke, maharṣaya: ascetics, yēna by which way, yānti are going, ēṣa: this, panthā: way, mayā by me, uddiṣṭa: determined.

tē they, dūram distant, adhvānam way, gatvā having gone, tadā then, ardhadivasē in a half-day, gatē having passed, munisēvitām worshipped by ascetics, saritām among rivers, śrēṣṭhām the best, jāhnavīm river Jahnavi, dadṛśu: saw.

tata: then, tē they, tasyā: river's, tīrē on the bank, āvāsaparigraham adopting as habitation, cakru: made, tata: then, snātvā having bathed, yathānyāyam as per tradition, pitṛdēvatā: the ancestors, santarpya having satisfied by offering waters, agnihōtrāṇi hutvā after lighting their sacrificial fires, amṛtavat like nectar, havi: having oblations (offerings), prāśya partaking, muditamānasā: with joyful hearts, mahātmānam the illustrious, viśvāmitram Viswamitra, samantata: on all sides, parivārya surrounding, śucau in a sacred, jāhnavītīrē bank of river Jahnavi, viviśu: entered.

rāmavākyēna by Rama's words, cōdita: prompted, viśvāmitra: mahāmuni: maharshi Visvamitra, gaṅgāyā: river Ganga's, janma birth, vṛddhiṅ ca progress, vaktum to tell, upacakramē commenced.

rāma O! Rama, nāmnā by name, manōramā nāma well -known as Manorama, yā sumadhyamā she of beautiful waist, mēruduhitā daughter of mount Meru, himavata: Himavat's, priyā beloved, patnī wife, tayō: for both them, mātā mother.

atha thereafter, sarvē surā: all devatas, dēvatārthacikīrṣayā desirous of fulfilling some purpose of devatas, tripathagām flowing in three directions, nadīm river, jyēṣṭhām eldest daughter, gaṅgāṅ Ganga, śailēndram king of mountains, varayāmāsu: proposed.

tata: then, tē dēvā: those devatas, trilōkahitakāriṇa: doing good for the three worlds, gaṅgām Ganga, pratigṛhya having received, ādāya taking her, kṛtārthēna with a sense of fulfillment, antarātmanā with the mind, agacchan had gone.

śailavara: the best of Mountains, (Himavan), ugrēṇa with severe, tapasā austerities, yuktām endowed with, lōkanamaskṛtām venerated by the whole world, sutām daughter, umām Uma, apratirūpāya unrivalled, rudrāya for Rudra, dadau gave.

gatimatām among those having marvellous gait, vara best, tāta O! Child, tripathagā nadī three-way flowing river, prathamam firstly, yathā as, kham gatā reached the sky, ētat sarvam all this, ākhyātam is communicated to you.