Chapter 37 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 37.15

तमुवाच ततो गङ्गा सर्वदेवपुरीगमम्। अशक्ता धारणे देव तेजस्तव समुद्धतम्॥ दह्यमानाग्निना तेन सम्प्रव्यथितचेतना।

tamuvāca tato gaṅgā sarvadevapurīgamam| aśaktā dhāraṇe deva tejastava samuddhatam|| dahyamānāgninā tena sampravyathitacetanā|

English Meaning

O descendant of Raghu. And to him staying at the head of all the deities, Gangā spoke, saying, "O god, I am incapable of sustaining this new sprung energy of yours: I am burning with that fire, and my consciousness fails me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)