अवदाततनुः पुण्या स्पर्शनाह्लादकारिणी । गङ्गेव गां गता देहवती हंसविलासिनी ॥ २९ ॥
avadātatanuḥ puṇyā sparśanāhlādakāriṇī | gaṅgēva gāṁ gatā dēhavatī haṁsavilāsinī || 29 ||
Translation
pure of body, holy, giving delight by her touch, like the Gaṅgā come to earth in bodily form, graceful as a swan.
Word by word
- avadāta
- pure
- tanuḥ
- of body
- puṇyā
- holy
- sparśana
- by her touch
- āhlāda
- delight
- kāriṇī
- giving
- gaṅgā
- the Gaṅgā
- iva
- like
- gāṁ
- to earth
- gatā
- come
- dēhavatī
- in bodily form
- haṁsa
- as a swan
- vilāsinī
- graceful
Meaning
The commentary: her body was clear; she was pure and gave joy by her mere touch; she moved like a swan; so she was the Gaṅgā herself come down to earth in bodily form. The Gaṅgā purifies by touch and is the river of the swans.