Of Raghu's sons, the saint addressed:

“Most wondrous is the tale which thou

Hast told of heavenly Gangá, how

From realms above descending she

Flowed through the land and filled the sea.

In thinking o'er what thou hast said

The night has like a moment fled,

Whose hours in musing have been spent

Upon thy words most excellent:

So much, O holy Sage, thy lore