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ŚB 4.6.24

Devanagari

नन्दा चालकनन्दा च सरितौ बाह्यत: पुर: ।
तीर्थपादपदाम्भोजरजसातीव पावने ॥ २४ ॥

Text

nandā cālakanandā ca
saritau bāhyataḥ puraḥ
tīrthapāda-padāmbhoja-
rajasātīva pāvane

Synonyms

nandā — the Nandā; ca — and; alakanandā — the Alakanandā; ca — and; saritau — two rivers; bāhyataḥ — outside; puraḥ — from the city; tīrtha-pāda — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pada-ambhoja — of the lotus feet; rajasā — by the dust; atīva — exceedingly; pāvane — sanctified.

Translation

They also saw the two rivers named Nandā and Alakanandā. These two rivers are sanctified by the dust of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda.