Greatness of Somesvara, Muktiksetra, Triveni and others - Verse 169

Three streams fell down from the three streaks of Siva's matted hair and these are Ganga, Yamuna, and Sarasvati. 1 70-1 71. These three fell from his matted hair when he was sitting in yogic contemplation in the place Salagrama meditating on Visnu and imparting knowledge to his devotees for release from samsara.