सन्निकर्षोऽत्र मर्त्यानामनादरणकारणम् । गाङ्गं हित्वा यथान्याम्भस्तत्रत्यो याति शुद्धये ॥ ३१ ॥
sannikarṣo ’tra martyānām anādaraṇa-kāraṇam gāṅgaṁ hitvā yathānyāmbhas tatratyo yāti śuddhaye
- sannikarṣaḥ
- proximity
- atra
- here (in this world)
- martyānām
- for mortals
- anādaraṇa
- of disregard
- kāraṇam
- a cause
- gāṅgam
- (the water) of the Ganges
- hitvā
- leaving
- yathā
- as
- anya
- other
- ambhaḥ
- to water
- tatratyaḥ
- one who lives near it
- yāti
- goes
- śuddhaye
- for purification
In this world familiarity breeds contempt. For example, one who lives on the banks of the Ganges might travel to some other body of water to be purified.