Shloka 1.44.4

गङ्गावतरण-समापनः (Conclusion of the Descent of Gaṅgā)

Devanagari script

सागरस्य जलं लोके यावत्स्थास्यति पार्थिव।सगरस्यात्मजास्तावत्स्वर्गे स्थास्यन्ति देववत्।।1.44.4।।

Transliteration

tāritā naraśārdūla divaṃ yātāś ca devavat | ṣaṣṭiḥ putra-sahasrāṇi sagarasya mahātmanaḥ || 1.44.3 ||

Translation

O tiger among men, the sixty thousand sons of the great Sagara—having been delivered—went to heaven like the gods.

Context

O King! as long as the waters in the ocean exist in this world, shall the sons of Sagara, live in heavens like gods.

Characters & Entities

• Sagara
• Sagara-putrāḥ (sixty thousand sons)
• svarga (heaven)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes responsibility toward ancestors: the narrative frames liberation as a consequence of righteous effort undertaken for forefathers, highlighting intergenerational duty.

What is the narrative situation?

After Gaṅgā’s descent and purification, Sagara’s sons—previously unable to attain proper rites—are described as finally liberated to heaven.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Pitṛ-bhakti (devotion to ancestors), implicitly upheld through the broader episode culminating in their deliverance.