Valmiki Ramayana 1.43.16: Bala Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 16
गङ्गावतरणम्
The Descent of the Gaṅgā and Bhagiratha’s Fulfilment
मत्स्यकच्छपसङ्घैश्च शिंशुमारगणैस्तदा ॥१६॥
पतद्भिः पतितैश्चान्यैर्व्यरोचत वसुन्धरा ।
matsya-kacchapa-saṅghaiś ca śiṃśumāra-gaṇais tadā ||16||
patadbhiḥ patitaiś cānyair vyarocata vasundharā |
मछली और कछुआ भी आए। शिशुमार भी थे। कुछ गिर रहे थे, कुछ गिर चुके थे। धरती चमकने लगी।
Then the earth looked bright with the fallen and falling shoals of fish, turtles and multitudes of other sea-animals.
FAQs
Dharma includes reverence for life and ecological wholeness: the sacred descent is depicted as involving many beings, not humans alone.
As Gaṅgā descends and rushes onward, aquatic beings appear in the spectacle, making the earth seem radiant.
Awe and attentiveness to the sacred (bhakti/ādarśa) implied in witnessing nature’s divine dimension.
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