eta cinti' - thinking this; gelā - went; gaṅgāya - to the bank of the Ganges; madhyāhna - bathing at noon; karite - to do; eka - one; gauḍiyā - Bengali Vaiṣṇava; kānthā - quilt; dhuñā - washing; diyāche - spread out; śukāite - to dry.

Thinking in this way, Sanātana went to the bank of the Ganges to bathe. While there, he saw that a mendicant from Bengal had washed his quilt and spread it out to dry.