गङ्गा हिमवतो ज्येष्ठा दुहिता पुरुषर्षभ। तस्यां कुरु महाबाहो पितृणां सलिलक्रियाम्॥
gaṅgā himavato jyeṣṭhā duhitā puruṣarṣabha| tasyāṃ kuru mahābāho pitṛṇāṃ salilakriyām||
English Meaning
Gangā, O foremost of men, is the elder daughter of Himavat. In her (streams) do you perform the watery rites of your uncles,
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)