गङ्गा गङ्गेति यो ब्रूयात् योजनाना शतैरपि ।
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं सगच्छति ॥
Meaning:
One who utters ‘Ganga, Gange’ one hundred times will be rid of all sins and reach the lotus feet of the Lord.
Word meanings:
गङ्गा = the river Ganges;
गङ्गेति = uttering thus:’gange!’;
यो = He who;
ब्रूयात् = Let it be said; let us say;
योजनाना = at (N.poss.pl.) of various counts of Yojana approximately 8-9 miles;
शतैरपि = even after 100;
मुच्यते = is liberated or freed;
सर्वपापेभ्यो = from all the sins;
विष्णुलोकं = Vishnu’s abode or world;
सगच्छति = He goes;
