That man becomes dear to Ganga who worship her with deep devotion, with mind wholly fixed upon her, with a respect that refuses to take in any other object within its sphere, with a feeling that there is nothing else in the universe worthy of similar adoration, and with a steadiness that knows no decrease.
तद्भावस्तद्गतमनास्तन्निष्टस्तत्परायणः! गङ्गां योऽनुगतो भक्त्या स तस्याः प्रियतां व्रजेत्॥७८