यः शृणोति च काकुत्स्थ सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्। सर्वे पापाः प्रणश्यन्ति आयुः कीर्तिश्च वर्धते ॥
yaḥ śṛṇoti ca kākutstha sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt| sarve pāpāḥ praṇaśyanti āyuḥ kīrtiśca vardhate ||
English Meaning
O Kākutstha, he that listen to the sacred history of Ganga's descent, conferring length of days, attain all his desires, and all his sins are destroyed, and his life and fame increase.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)