River Mandakini comes into existence

सूत उवाच |

 

Suta Goswami said (to the sages)

 

तद्दिनं हि समारभ्य तत्राक्षयजलं सदा |

हस्तमात्रे हि तद्गर्ते गङ्गा मन्दाकिनी ह्यभूत् || 57 ||

 

Starting from that day, there the permanently undwindling water in that pit, the size of a hand, Ganga became (river) Mandakini.