Without stopping for a moment, he threw handfuls of sands into the Bhagirathi and to construct the dam thus attracting the notice of the Rishi.
वालुकामुष्टिमनिशं भागीरथ्यां व्यसर्जयत्। सेतुमभ्यारभच्छको यवक्रीतं निदर्शयन्॥