The Ganges is believed to have such purging effects on the impurities of the soul that if one even remembers the name of the Ganges, he acquires such merit that he easily attains a place in heaven.

• 人们是如此地深信恒河可以洗去灵魂的污秽，认为只要记住恒河这个名字，人们就会因此而得到好处，很容易地在天堂中得到一个位置。