Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 50: The Meeting of Rāma and Guha
Text 2.50.28
द्रक्ष्यामः सरितां श्रेष्ठां सम्मान्यसलिलां शिवाम्।
देवदानवगन्धर्वमृगमानुषपक्षिणाम्॥
drakṣyāmaḥ saritāṁ śreṣṭhāṁ sammānya-salilāṁ śivām
deva-dānava-gandharva-mṛga-mānuṣa-pakṣiṇām
drakṣyāmaḥ = we can see; saritām = of rivers; śreṣṭhām = the best; sammānya-salilām = her waters are honored; śivām = the auspicious Gaṅgā; deva-dānava-gandharva-mṛga-mānuṣa-pakṣiṇām = by the devas, dānavas, gandharvas, beasts, humans and birds.
“We can see the auspicious Gaṅgā, the best of rivers. Her waters are honored by devas, dānavas, gandharvas, beasts, humans and birds.”