पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम् | झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी
pavanaḥ pavatāmasmi rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāmaham . jhaṣāṇāṃ makaraścāsmi srotasāmasmi jāhnavī
在淨化者中我是風;在持械者中我是羅摩(Rama)。在魚類中我是鯊魚;在河流中我是恆河(Ganga)。
Of the purifiers I am air; among the wielders of weapons I am Rama. Among fishes, too, I am the shark; I am Ganga among rivers.
聖河恆河(Ganga)在被巴吉拉塔(Bhagiratha)從天界引下時,曾被賈努(Jahnu)吞噬,因此恆河亦被稱為賈納維(Jahnavi)。
The holy river Ganga (spelt Ganges in English) was swallowed by Jahnu when she was being brought down by Bhagiratha from heaven. Hence the name Jahnavi for Ganga.