Godā Stuti, 12

prāyeṇa Devi bhavatī-vyapadeśa-yogāt
godāvarī jagad idaṃ payasā punīte |
yasyāṃ sametya samayeṣu ciraṃ nivāsāt
bhāgīrathī-prabhṛtayo ’pi bhavanti puṇyāḥ || 12 ||


Lady,

The river Godāvarī

        in which rivers like the Gaṅgā dwell
        for long periods of time on sacred occasions
        in order to become pure

sanctifies this world with its waters

simply through its connection
        with Your name!

Notes
The river Ganges is, of course, considered the most sacred of rivers in Hindu thought. But here Śrī Vedānta Deśika claims that, simply by sharing its name with the goddess Godā, the river Godāvarī becomes so sanctified that Gaṅgā herself bathes in the Godāvarī in order to purify herself (of all the sins she takes from the humans who bathe in her waters).