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शिरः शार्वं स्वर्गात्पशुपतिशिरस्तः क्षितिधरंमहीध्रादुत्तुङ्गादवनिमवनेश्चापि जलधिम् ।अधोऽधो गङ्गेयं पदमुपगता स्तोकमथवाविवेकभ्रष्टानां भवति विनिपातः शतमुखः ॥९॥śiraḥ śārvaṃ svargātpaśupatiśirastaḥ kṣitidharaṃmahīdhrāduttuṅgādavanimavaneścāpi jaladhim |adho'dho gaṅgeyaṃ padamupagatā stokamathavāvivekabhraṣṭānāṃ bhavati vinipātaḥ śatamukhaḥ ||9||
Translation
From the heaven, to the head of Shiva; from the head of the Lord to the Mountain (Himalaya); from the top of the Mountain to the earth; from the earth to the ocean; thus this River Gangaa attained the lowly state! For those who have lost their reasoning power, the fall occurs in hundred ways! ॥ 9 ॥