Prayer to recite while taking a bath गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति | नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जले ऽ स्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु ॥ gange ca yamune caiva godavari saraswathi narmade sindhu kaveri jalesmin sannidhim kuru Sanskrit to English Word Meaning: Ganga, Yamana, Godavari, Saraswathi, Narmada, Sindhu, Kaveri-names of holy Indian rivers; Ca- of; Jalesmin- In this water; Sannidhim- presence; Kuru- Invoke Translation: In this water, I invoke the presence of holy waters from the rivers Ganga, Yamana, Godavari, Saraswathi, Narmada, Sindhu (Indus) and Kaveri. Brief Explanation : An important part of ritual purification in Hinduism is the bathing of the entire body.