देवतानां प्रतिज्ञाय गङ्गामभ्येत्य पावकः। गर्भं धारय वै देवि देवतानामिदं प्रियम्॥
devatānāṃ pratijñāya gaṅgāmabhyetya pāvakaḥ| garbhaṃ dhāraya vai devi devatānāmidaṃ priyam||
English Meaning
Thereupon giving his promise to the gods, Pavaka* (Fire) approached Ganga, saying, Do you, O Goddess, bear an embryo; for even this is the desire of the deities.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)