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That which falls in the  Godavari  bed

Is known as the (sacred) River Godavari;

That which falls into a well

Does not have the same worthliness of prestige.              ….31

Saints are the river Godavari,

And, you are the water in it

We are the puddles , wells and lakes;

That is the difference between us.                                     ….32

For the fulfillments of our lives

We must surrender to you,

Always, with folded hands,

Because you are the embodiments of  piety.                      …33

It is due to its water -bed

That the waters of Godavari have become holy;

Considered merly as water,

I's the same everywhere everywhere.                              ….34

The bed of Godavari

That is considered as truly sacred,

Owes all its sanctity

To the quality of the land through which it flows              ….35

The water latent in the clouds

Does not alter that part of the earth on which it falls;

Yet, that very part of the earth

Is called Godavari (or pure) by the scholars

of  the scared books.                                                          ….36

Where the water has fallen elsewhere,

It has acquired the qualities of the soil of those places;

Contaminated, bitter salty it becomes

Though. originally   sweet                                                   ….37

Same is the case with you, oh, GURURAYA,

In whom there is no impurity of the six - vices5

To that holy form

This title, "Saint " is befitting.                                          ….38

5. These are lust, anger, greed, desire, ego, envy.

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