Saramā was born on the shores of the lake, Mānasa, was swollen with water on the arrival of the rains, her mother, hearing her cries, affectionately said, Saro mā varddhata 'O lake, do not swell,' and from this circumstance, her name became Saramā.
तीरे तु सरसो वै तु संजज्ञे मानसस्य हि॥ सरस्तदा मानसं तु ववृधे जलदागमे। मात्रा तु तस्याः कन्यायाः स्नेहेनाक्रन्दितं वचः॥ सरो मा वर्धतेत्युक्तं ततः सा सरमाभवत्।