恒河的别名，据说得名于仙人 Bhagīratha 引恒河水灌注大海之事，但也可能另指一条发源于喜马拉雅、流经 Haṃsavatī 并汇入恒河的支流。

A name for the river Ganges, said to derive from the sage Bhagīratha who filled the ocean with it, though it may also denote a distinct river flowing from the Himālayas past Haṃsavatī as one of the Ganges’ chief sources.