The Very Best Of Ruskin Bond, The Writer On The Hill: Selected Fiction And Non-Fiction - Plot & Excerpts
Of course the two rivers meet at Deoprayag and then both are Ganga. But there are some who assert that geographically the Alaknanda is the true Ganga, while others say that tradition should be the criterion, and traditionally the Bhagirathi is the Ganga. I put the question to my friend Dr Sudhakar Misra, from whom words of wisdom sometimes flow; and true to form, he answered: ‘The Alaknanda is Ganga, but the Bhagirathi is Ganga-ji.’ One sees what he means. The Bhagirathi is beautiful, almost caressingly so, and people have responded to it with love and respect, ever since Lord Shiva released the waters of the goddess from his locks and she sped plainswards in the tracks of Prince Bhagirath’s chariot. He held the river on his head, And kept her wandering, where, Dense as Himalayas’ woods were spread, The tangles of his hair. Revered by Hindus, and loved by all, the Goddess Ganga weaves her spell over all who come to her. Moreover, she issues from the very heart of the Himalayas.
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