Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.5.41
SB 3.5.41
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mārganti yat te mukha-padma-nīḍaiś chandaḥ-suparṇair ṛṣayo vivikte yasyāgha-marṣoda-sarid-varāyāḥ padaṁ padaṁ tīrtha-padaḥ prapannāḥ
Translation
The lotus feet of the Lord are by themselves the shelter of all places of pilgrimage. The great clear-minded sages, carried by the wings of the Vedas, always search after the nest of Your lotuslike face. Some of them surrender to Your lotus feet at every step by taking shelter of the best of rivers [the Ganges], which can deliver one from all sinful reactions.