गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति । नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेऽस्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु ॥ ४६ ॥
gaṅgē ca yamunē caiva gōdāvari sarasvati | narmadē sindhu kāvēri jalē’smin sannidhiṁ kuru || 46 ||
Translation
"O Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Godāvarī, Sarasvatī, Narmadā, Sindhu, Kāverī, be present in this water."
Word by word
- gaṅgē
- O Gaṅgā
- ca
- and
- yamunē
- O Yamunā
- caiva
- and
- gōdāvari
- O Godāvarī
- sarasvati
- O Sarasvatī
- narmadē
- O Narmadā
- sindhu
- O Sindhu
- kāvēri
- O Kāverī
- jalē’smin
- in this water
- sannidhiṁ
- presence
- kuru
- make
Meaning
The seven sacred rivers, invoked into the water of the bath.