Adhyaya 57 — The Ninefold Divisions of Bharata: Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
विपाशा देविका रङ्क्षुर्निश्चीरा गण्डकी तथा ।
कौशिकी चापगा विप्र ! हिमवत्पादनिःसृताः ॥
vipāśā devikā raṅkṣur niścīrā gaṇḍakī tathā / kauśikī cāpagā vipra himavat-pāda-niḥsṛtāḥ
Ang Vipāśā, Devikā, Raṅkṣu, Niścīrā, at gayundin ang Gaṇḍakī; at ang Kauśikī at Āpagā—O brāhmaṇa—ang mga ito ay mga ilog na umaagos mula sa mga paa (mga dalisdis) ni Himavat.
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The Himalaya is treated as a sanctifying source; dharma is grounded in origin-awareness—recognizing sources (mūla) fosters reverence and restraint in use.
Not a core pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit; rather a supporting geographic-tīrtha register that Purāṇas use to situate dharma in place.
‘From Himavat’s feet’ suggests the descent of purity from the highest (śikhara) to the accessible world—like higher knowledge flowing into practical life.