SB 1.13.51
सप्तानां प्रीतये नाना सप्तस्रोतः प्रचक्षते ॥ ५१ ॥
saptānāṁ prītaye nānā sapta-srotaḥ pracakṣate
Synonyms
[this is the place where (yatra)169]; yā — that; vai — renowned [prasiddhā]; svardhunī — celestial river Gaṅgā [svarga-nadī gaṅgā170]; vyadhāt — has divided; [herself (ātmānam)]; saptadhā — into seven branches; saptabhiḥ — by her seven; srotobhiḥ — streams [pravāhaiḥ]; prītaye — for the pleasure; saptānām — of the seven [sages (ṛṣīṇām)]; [consequently (ataḥ),171 this holy place (tat-tīrtham)]; sapta-srotaḥ [eva nāma] — known specifically as Saptasrota; pracakṣate — is referred to [vadanti]; nānā [nāmnā] — by various names [such as Marīci-Gaṅgā, Atri-Gaṅgā, and so on].
Translation
This is the place where that renowned celestial river Gaṅgā has divided herself into seven branches by her seven streams for the pleasure of the seven sages. Consequently, this holy place, known specifically as Saptasrota, is referred to by various names [such as Marīci-Gaṅgā, Atri-Gaṅgā, and so on].