Skandapurana 7.13.3_174

7.13.3_174

devadeva uvāca
bhagīratha tathā tatte bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ .
matprasādācca gaṅgā te duhitā sā bhaviṣyati . .42. .
dhārayiṣye tvadarthe41 ca tāṃ patantīṃ triviṣṭapāt42 .
vismāpanāya lokānāṃ hitārthañca nṛpottama ..43 . .
sanatkumāra uvāca
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā gaṅgā sā saritāṃ varā .
uvāca ko dhārayitā mama vegaṃ surottamaḥ . .44 . .

The God of gods said: / “O Bhagīratha, so shall it be for you, without a doubt! / And by my grace, the Gaṅgā will become your daughter.
And for your sake I will hold her as she falls from heaven, / for the wonder of the worlds and for their welfare, O best of kings!”
Sanatkumāra said:
Hearing those words of his, Gaṅgā, best of rivers, / said: “Which supreme god can hold my velocity?