ɪɾ ɪz bᵻlˈiːvd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ˌɔn ðɪs ɡˈæt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˈæhɐbhˌæɹæt ˈiəɹə, lˈɔːɹd bɹˈɑːmə, hˈɪnduː ɡˈɑːd ʌv kɹiːˈeɪʃən, hæd bˈeɪðd ænd ɹᵻkˈʌvɚd hɪz lˈɔst mˈɛmɚɹi ænd sˈeɪkɹɪd bˈʊks ænd hˈɛns ðə nˈeɪm nˈɪɡɐmbˌɑːd ɡˈæt, lˈɪɾɚɹəli ɹˌiːələzˈeɪʃən ʌv nˈɑːlɪdʒ.
It is believed that it was on this ghat during the Mahabharat era, Lord Brahma, Hindu God of Creation, had bathed and recovered his lost memory and sacred books and hence the name Nigambodh Ghat, literally realisation of knowledge.