Shloka 23
कैलासं प्रस्थितां चैव नदीं गड्जां महातपा: । आनयत् तत्सरो दिव्यं तया भिन्न च तत्सर:
kailāsaṁ prasthitāṁ caiva nadīṁ gaṅgāṁ mahātapāḥ | ānayat tatsaro divyaṁ tayā bhinnaṁ ca tatsaraḥ ||
Bhishma dijo: Los grandes ascetas condujeron al río Gaṅgā, que se encaminaba hacia Kailāsa, hasta aquel lago celestial. Apenas entró Gaṅgā, rompió el dique del lago; y del boquete abierto por Gaṅgā, el caudal que brotó llegó a ser célebre como el río Sarayū.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights sacred causality in tīrtha-traditions: the power of tapas and the sanctifying force of Gaṅgā shape the land itself, giving rise to revered waterways and places of pilgrimage.
Great ascetics redirect Gaṅgā into a celestial lake; upon entering, Gaṅgā breaks the lake’s barrier, and the resulting outflow becomes known as the Sarayū river.