I shall sustain (on my head) that foremost of rivers when falling from the heaven." Having heard these words uttered by Shiva, the king, began to meditate on Ganga with his head down the subdued soul. Thereupon the charming Ganga of holy water, being thus meditated upon by the king and seeing Ishana (Shiva) standing there, suddenly began to fall (from heaven). Having seen her thus falling, the celestials with the great Rishis. Also the Gandharvas, the Nagas and the Yakshas all came there as spectators. Then the daughter of Himalayas Ganga fell from the sky.
पतमानां सरिच्छेष्ठांधारयिष्ये त्रिविष्टपात्। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राजा शर्वेण समुदाहृतम्॥ प्रयतः प्रणतो भूत्वा गङ्गां समनुचिन्तयत्। ततः पुण्यजला रम्या राज्ञा समनुचिन्तिता॥ ईशानं च स्थितं दृष्ट्वा गगनात् सहसा च्युता। तां प्रच्युतामथो दृष्ट्वा देवाः सार्धं महर्षिभिः॥ गन्धर्वोरगयक्षाश्च समाजग्मुर्दिदृक्षवः। ततः पपात गगनाद् गङ्गा हिमवतः सुता॥