Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 35, Shloka 24
गङ्गाजन्मवर्णनम् / The Origin of the Ganga
Tripathagā Narrative
सैषा सुरनदी रम्या शैलेन्द्रस्य सुता तदा।सुरलोकं समारूढा विपापा जलवाहिनी।।1.35.24।।
saiṣā suranadī ramyā śailendrasya sutā tadā |
suralokaṃ samārūḍhā vipāpā jalavāhinī || 1.35.24 ||
Así, aquel hermoso río divino—hija de Himavān—ascendió entonces al mundo de los dioses, corriente que disipa el pecado y lleva sus aguas adelante.
"O knower of Brahman! Clean waters of this river are adorned with sand-banks. This Sona is deep. Which way shall we cross this river?
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Dharma as purification and uplift: the sacred is portrayed as that which removes moral taint and elevates beings toward higher order.
Viśvāmitra states the outcome of the gods receiving Gaṅgā: she becomes the divine river established in heaven.
Gaṅgā’s beneficent nature—purifying and sustaining—symbolizing compassionate power aligned with cosmic good.