Shloka 16
गङ्गाजन्मवर्णनम् / The Origin of the Ganga
Tripathagā Narrative
तस्यां गङ्गेयमभवज्ज्येष्ठा हिमवतस्सुता।उमा नाम द्वितीयाभून्नाम्ना तस्यैव राघव।।1.35.16।।
tasyāṃ gaṅgeyam abhavaj jyeṣṭhā himavataḥ sutā | umā nāma dvitīyābhūn nāmnā tasyaiva rāghava ||
हे राघव! उसी मनोरमा से यह गङ्गा उत्पन्न हुई, जो हिमवान् की ज्येष्ठा पुत्री है। और उसी की दूसरी पुत्री ‘उमा’ नाम से प्रसिद्ध हुई।
O Rama! Himavan's beloved of beautiful waist, well-known by the name of Manorama is the daughter of Mount Meru. She is the mother to both the daughters.
FAQs
Dharma here is the ordered understanding of the sacred world: rivers and deities are not random forces but belong to a moral-cosmic structure conveyed through truthful tradition.
Viśvāmitra names Himavān’s two daughters—Gaṅgā as the elder and Umā as the younger—advancing the origin-story Rāma requested.
Viśvāmitra’s fidelity to sacred history (satya in transmission) is emphasized by careful identification of figures.