this is usually recited during the hindu rituals to invoke water from all the sacred rivers across India. (Ganges, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswathi, narmada, sindhu, and Kaveri)
ಗಂಗೇ ಚ ಯಮುನೇ ಚೈವ ಗೋದಾವರೀ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ |
ನರ್ಮದೇ ಸಿಂಧು ಕಾವೇರಿ ಜಲೇಸ್ಮಿನ್ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಂ ಕುರು ||
English transliteration
gange cha yamune chaiva godaavari saraswathi |
narmade siMdhu kaavEri jalEsmin sannidhiM kuru ||
i have also heard this being used for abhishekam and even for self while taking shower.
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