He who recites the name (of the Ganges) is purified. He who beholdsher obtains prosperity. He who bathes in her and drinks her water saves seven generations of his race upwards and downwards.
पुनाति कीर्तिता पापं दृष्टा भद्रं प्रयच्छति। अवगाढा च पीता च पुनात्यासप्तमं कुलम्॥