The Glory of the Gaṅgā: The Origin if the River

पञ्चहस्तमितां भूमिं ददौ तस्मै महामतिः। पृथिवी वैष्णवी पुण्या पृथिवीं विष्णुपालिता।।

pañcahastamitāṃ bhūmiṃ dadau tasmai mahāmatiḥ| pṛthivī vaiṣṇavī puṇyā pṛthivīṃ viṣṇupālitā||