Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.44
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1.44.1
स गत्वा सागरं राजा गङ्गायानुगतस्तदा ।
प्रविवेश तलं भूमेर्यत्र ते भस्मसात्कृताः ॥ १.४४.१ ॥
Having reached the ocean, the king, followed by the Ganga, then entered the depths of the earth, where they had been reduced to ashes.
1.44.2
भस्मन्यथाप्लुते राम गङ्गायाः सलिलेन वै ।
सर्वलोकप्रभुर्ब्रह्मा राजानमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ १.४४.२ ॥
O Rāma, when the ashes had been soaked with the water of the Ganga, Brahmā, lord of all worlds, spoke these words to the king.
1.44.3
तारिता नरशार्दूल दिवं याताश्च च देववत् ।
षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणि सगरस्य महात्मनः ॥ १.४४.३ ॥
O tiger among men, the sixty thousand sons of the great-souled Sagara have been delivered and have gone to heaven, like gods.
1.44.4
सागरस्य जलं लोके यावत्स्थास्यति पार्थिव ।
सगरस्यात्मजाः सर्वे दिवि स्थास्यन्ति देववत् ॥ १.४४.४ ॥
O king, as long as the water of the ocean remains in the world, all the sons of Sagara will remain in heaven, like gods.
1.44.5
इयं च दुहिता ज्येष्ठा तव गङ्गा भविष्यति ।
त्वत्कृतेन च नाम्नाथ लोके स्थास्यति विश्रुता ॥ १.४४.५ ॥
This Ganga shall be your eldest daughter, and by your deed and in your name she shall remain renowned in the world.
1.44.6
गङ्गा त्रिपथगा नाम दिव्या भागीरथीति च ।
त्रीन् पथो भावयन्तीति तस्मात् त्रिपथगा स्मृता ॥ १.४४.६ ॥
Ganga is also named Tripathagā, Divyā and Bhāgīrathī; because she sanctifies the three paths, she is remembered as Tripathagā.
1.44.7
पितामहानां सर्वेषां त्वमत्र मनुजाधिप ।
कुरुष्व सलिलं राजन् प्रतिज्ञामपवर्जय ॥ १.४४.७ ॥
Lord of men, here make the water-offering to all your forefathers. O king, fulfil your vow.
1.44.8
पूर्वकेण हि ते राजंस्तेनातियशसा तदा ।
धर्मिणां प्रवरेणाथ नैष प्राप्तो मनोरथः ॥ १.४४.८ ॥
O king, your predecessor, of exceeding fame and the foremost of the righteous, did not attain this wish at that time.
1.44.9
तथैवांशुमता तात लोकेऽप्रतिमतेजसा ।
गङ्गां प्रार्थयता नेतुं प्रतिज्ञा नापवर्जिता ॥ १.४४.९ ॥
Likewise, dear one, Aṃśumat of incomparable splendour in the world prayed to bring Gaṅgā down, yet his vow was not fulfilled.
1.44.10
राजर्षिणा गुणवता महर्षिसमतेजसा ।
मत्तुल्यतपसा चैव क्षत्रधर्मस्थितेन च ॥ १.४४.१० ॥
That virtuous royal sage, equal in splendour to the great sages, equal to me in asceticism, and steadfast in the duty of the warrior.
1.44.11
दिलीपेन महाभाग तव पित्रातितेजसा ।
पुनर्न शकिता नेतुं गङ्गां प्रार्थयतानघ ॥ १.४४.११ ॥
O greatly blessed one, your father Dilīpa, of exceeding splendour, prayed to bring Gaṅgā but could not bring her again. O sinless one.
1.44.12
सा त्वया समतिक्रान्ता प्रतिज्ञा पुरुषर्षभ ।
प्राप्तोऽसि परमं लोके यशः परमसम्मतम् ॥ १.४४.१२ ॥
O best of men, you have fulfilled that vow. You have attained supreme fame in the world, most highly esteemed.
1.44.13
तच्च गङ्गावतरणं त्वया कृतमरिंदम ।
अनेन च भवान् प्राप्तो धर्मस्यायतनं महत् ॥ १.४४.१३ ॥
O subduer of foes, you have accomplished this descent of the Gaṅgā, and by it you have attained the great abode of dharma.
1.44.14
प्लावयस्व त्वमात्मानं नरोत्तम सदोचिते ।
सलिले पुरुषश्रेष्ठ शुचिः पुण्यफलो भव ॥ १.४४.१४ ॥
O best of men, bathe yourself in this water, which is always fitting. O best of men, become pure and reap the fruit of merit.
1.44.15
पितामहानां सर्वेषां कुरुष्व सलिलक्रियाम् ।
स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि स्वं लोकं गम्यतां नृप ॥ १.४४.१५ ॥
Perform the water-offering for all your ancestors. May good fortune be yours. I am going to my own world; O king, you too may go to your world.
1.44.16
इत्येवमुक्त्वा देवेशः सर्वलोकपितामहः
यथागतं तथागच्चद् देवलोकं महायशाः ॥ १.४४.१६ ॥
Having spoken thus, the lord of the gods, grandfather of all worlds, the greatly renowned one, went back to the world of the gods by the same way he had come.
1.44.17
भगीरथस्तु राजर्षिः कृत्वा सलिलमुत्तमम्
यथाक्रमं यथान्यायं सागराणां महायशाः ॥ १.४४.१७ ॥
And the royal sage Bhagīratha, the greatly renowned one, performed the excellent water-offering for the sons of Sagara, in due order and according to rule.
1.44.18
कृतोदकः शुची राजा स्वपुरं प्रविवेश ह ।
समृद्धार्थो नरश्रेष्ठ स्वराज्यं प्रशशास ह ॥ १.४४.१८ ॥
The king, purified after performing the water-offering, entered his own city. O best of men, having fulfilled his aim, he ruled his own kingdom.
1.44.19
प्रमुमोद च लोकस्तं नृपमासाद्य राघव ।
नष्टशोकः समृद्धार्थो बभूव विगतज्वरः ॥ १.४४.१९ ॥
O Rāghava, the people rejoiced greatly on reaching that king; their sorrow was destroyed, their aims fulfilled, and their distress gone.
1.44.20
एष ते राम गंगाया विस्तरोऽभिहितो मया ।
स्वस्ति प्राप्नुहि भद्रं ते संध्याकालोऽतिवर्तते ॥ १.४४.२० ॥
O Rāma, this account of the Gaṅgā has been told to you by me. May well-being and blessings be yours; the time of twilight is passing.
1.44.21
धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुत्र्यं स्वर्ग्यमथापि च।
यः श्रावयति विप्रेषु क्षत्रियेष्वितरेषु च ॥ १.४४.२१ ॥
This account brings wealth, fame, long life, offspring and heaven; he who causes it to be heard among brahmins, kṣatriyas and others…
1.44.22
प्रीयन्ते पितरस्तस्य प्रीयन्ते दैवतानि च ।
इदमाख्यानमायुष्यं गंगावतरणं शुभम् ॥ १.४४.२२ ॥
His ancestors are pleased, and the gods are pleased. This narrative brings long life — the auspicious story of the descent of the Gaṅgā.
1.44.23
यः शृणोति च काकुत्स्थ सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात् ।
सर्वे पापाः प्रणश्यन्ति आयुः कीर्तिश्च वर्धते ॥ १.४४.२३ ॥
O Kākutstha, he who hears it attains all his desires; all sins are destroyed, and life and fame increase.