Shloka 1.35.16
गङ्गाजन्मवर्णनम् / The Origin of the Ganga (Tripathagā Narrative)
तस्यां गङ्गेयमभवज्ज्येष्ठा हिमवतस्सुता।उमा नाम द्वितीयाभून्नाम्ना तस्यैव राघव।।1.35.16।।
atha jyeṣṭhāṃ surāḥ sarve devatārthacikīrṣayā | śailendraṃ varayāmāsur gaṅgāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm ||
“Thereafter all the gods, wishing to accomplish a divine purpose, sought from the mountain-lord his eldest daughter—Gaṅgā, the river who moves along the three paths.”
O son of the Raghus! this Ganga was born to Manorama as Himavan's eldest daughter. A second one born to him was well-known by the name of Uma.
The verse presents dharma as alignment with a larger deva-kārya (divine task): individual or familial ties are situated within responsibilities that serve cosmic welfare.
In the Gaṅgā origin narrative, the gods approach Himavān to obtain Gaṅgā for fulfilling a divine objective.
A sense of duty to a higher purpose is emphasized—actions are undertaken not merely for desire but for ordained, world-supporting aims.