Śrāddha-kalpa: Amarakantaka–Tīrtha-Māhātmya and Akṣaya Pitṛ-Tarpaṇa
दिवश्च्युता महाभागा ह्यन्तरिक्षे विराजते / गङ्गा त्रिपथगा देवी विष्णुपादाच्च्युता सती
divaścyutā mahābhāgā hyantarikṣe virājate / gaṅgā tripathagā devī viṣṇupādāccyutā satī
The greatly blessed Gaṅgā, fallen from heaven, shines in the mid‑sky. She is the Goddess who flows in three paths, the pure one sprung from Viṣṇu’s foot.