Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 32
गङ्गावतरणम्
The Descent of the Gaṅgā and Bhagiratha’s Fulfilment
देवास्सर्षिगणा: सर्वे दैत्यदानवराक्षसा:।।1.43.31।।गन्धर्वयक्षप्रवरास्सकिन्नरमहोरगा:। सर्वाश्चाप्सरसो राम भगीरथरथानुगाम्।।1.43.32।।गङ्गामन्वगमन् प्रीतास्सर्वे जलचराश्च ये।
devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ sarve daityadānavarākṣasāḥ |
gandharvayakṣapravarāḥ sa-kinnara-mahoragāḥ |
sarvāś cāpsaraso rāma bhagīratha-rathānugām |
gaṅgām anvagaman prītāḥ sarve jalacarāś ca ye ||
Oh Rāma, todos ellos—dioses y ṛṣis, Daityas, Dānavas y Rākṣasas, los más excelsos Gandharvas y Yakṣas, Kinnaras y serpientes poderosas, y todas las Apsaras—siguieron gozosos a Gaṅgā cuando iba tras el carro de Bhagīratha, junto con todo ser que mora en las aguas.
O Rama besides acquatic beings, rishis, devatas, daityas, danavas, rakshasas along with kinnaras, serpents, foremost of gandharvas, yakshas and apsaras all followed the chariot of Bhagiratha. They were happy to follow Ganga.
FAQs
Dharma appears as harmony with a righteous aim: when an action is rooted in truth and public good, it becomes a cause around which even opposed classes of beings can unite.
The verse reiterates the great procession of beings following Gaṅgā behind Bhagīratha’s moving chariot.
Bhagīratha’s unwavering commitment to a sacred duty (niṣṭhā) that inspires universal participation.