恆河的別名，據說得名於仙人 Bhagīratha 引恆河水灌注大海之事，但也可能另指一條發源於喜馬拉雅、流經 Haṃsavatī 並匯入恆河的支流。

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.