sloaka to chant during taking Bath ( With English Trnslation)

Sloka (Sanskrit) 

Gange cha yamune chaiva godavari saraswathi
 narmade sindhu kaveri jalesmin sannidhim kuru


Complete meaning in English
In this water, I invoke the presence of holy waters from the rivers Ganga, Yamana,
Godavari, Saraswathi, Narmada, Sindhu (Indus) and Kaveri ( All these rivers are treated as sacred rivers in India)


Word to word meaning to English

Ganga, Yamana, Godavari, Saraswathi, Narmada, Sindhu, Kaveri-names of holy
Indian rivers; Jalesmin- In this water; Sannidhim- presence; Kuru- Invoke

Brief Explanation of sloka

An important part of ritual purification in Hinduism is the bathing of the entire
body. It is considered auspicious to perform this form of purification before any
festival, before visiting a temple or performing a pooja. One not only purifies one‟s
body but also the mind during taking a bath. Such a purificatory bath is ultimate if
it is done in the sacred waters of some great rivers of India like the river Ganga.
Hence one chants this shloka invoking the presence of holy waters while taking a
bath.


Note: Chant this sloka when taking a bath