The Glory of the Gaṅgā: The Origin if the River

अहो दरिद्रता दुःखं तत्राप्याशातिदुःखदा। आशाभिभूताः पुरुषा दुःखमश्नुवते ऽक्षयम।।

aho daridratā duḥkhaṃ tatrāpyāśātiduḥkhadā| āśābhibhūtāḥ puruṣā duḥkhamaśnuvate 'kṣayam||