sannikarṣo 'tra martyānām
anādaraṇa-kāraṇam
gāńgaḿ hitvā yathānyāmbhas
tatratyo yāti śuddhaye
sannikarṣaḥ — proximity; atra — here (in this world); martyānām — for mortals; anādaraṇa — of disregard; kāraṇam — a cause; gāńgam — (the water) of the Ganges; hitvā — leaving; yathā — as; anya — other; ambhaḥ — to water; tatratyaḥ — one who lives near it; yāti — goes; śuddhaye — for purification.