Shloka 1.43.14
गङ्गावतरणम् (The Descent of the Gaṅgā and Bhagiratha’s Fulfilment)
सप्तमी चान्वगात्तासां भगीरथमथो नृपम्।भगीरथोऽपि राजर्षिर्दिव्यं स्यन्दनमास्थित:।।।।प्रायादग्रे महातेजा गङ्गा तं चाप्यनुव्रजत्।
sucakṣuś caiva sītā ca sindhuś caiva mahānadī | tisras tv etā diśaṃ jagmuḥ pratīcīṃ tu śubh-odakāḥ ||
Suchakṣu, Sītā, and the great river Sindhu—these three, with auspicious waters—flowed on toward the western direction.
The seventh stream among them followed Bhagiratha. The most brilliant rajarshi Bhagiratha also mounting on divine chariot raced forward and Ganga followed him.
Dharma is shown through sacred order in nature: rivers are portrayed as purifying forces that sustain life and ritual purity, supporting righteous living.
The descended waters branch into named streams; three of these rivers are said to flow westward.
Not a personal virtue, but the idea of auspiciousness (śubhatā) in creation that aids human dharma through purity and sustenance.