भगवञ्छोतुमिच्छामि गङ्गां त्रिपथगां नदीम्। त्रैलोक्यं कथमाक्रम्य गता नदनदीपतिम् ॥
bhagavañchotumicchāmi gaṅgāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm| trailokyaṃ kathamākramya gatā nadanadīpatim ||
English Meaning
O adorable one, I desire to hear how the Gangă flowing in three directions and embracing the three worlds, falls into the lord of streams and rivers.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)