गङ्गा पापं शशी तापं दैन्यं कल्पतरुर्हरेत् ।
पापं तापं च दैन्यं सद्यः साधुसमागमः ॥
gaṅgā pāpaṁ śaśī tāpaṁ dainyaṁ kalpa-tarur haret |
pāpaṁ tāpaṁ ca dainyaṁ sadyaḥ sādhu-samāgamaḥ ||
(Garga-saṁhitā: 10.62.9)
“The Gaṅgā removes sin, the moon suffering [alt., heat], and the desire-tree dejection [i.e., poverty]. Meeting with a sādhu [however] immediately removes sin, suffering, and dejection.”
Alternate version:
gaṅgā pāpaṁ śaśī tāpaṁ dainyaṁ kalpa-tarus tathā |
pāpaṁ tāpaṁ ca dainyaṁ ca ghnanti santo mahāśayāḥ ||
(Subhāṣita-ratna-bhāṇḍāgāra)
“The Gaṅgā removes sin, the moon suffering [alt., heat], and the desire-tree dejection [i.e., poverty]. A sādhu of great heart [however] removes sin, suffering, and dejection.”