येषु in which, शुचि pure, सलिलम् waters, विगाह्य enters, काकुत्स्थ: Rama, स्नास्यति bathes, ताः those, आपगाः rivers, पद्मिन्यः tanks with lotuses, सरांसि च the lakes, कृतपुण्याः for the meritorious acts done (in the past).

The rivers and the lotuspools have done some meritorious acts in the past as a result of which Rama having plunged into their holy waters will make his ablution.