Valmiki Ramayana 1.44.3: Bala Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 3
गङ्गावतरण-समापनः
Conclusion of the Descent of Gaṅgā
तारिता नरशार्दूल दिवं याताश्च देववत् ।
षष्ठिः पुत्रसहस्राणि सगरस्य महात्मनः ॥३॥
tāritā naraśārdūla divaṃ yātāś ca devavat |
ṣaṣṭiḥ putra-sahasrāṇi sagarasya mahātmanaḥ ||3||
सुनो, सगर के बेटा बहुत बड़े राजा थे। उनके सौ हज़ार बेटे थे। वो सब स्वर्ग चले गए जैसे देवता जाते हैं। उनकी मुक्ति हो गई।
"O Tiger among men! sixty thousand sons of illustrious Sagara having been liberated, had gone towards heaven like devatas.
FAQs
Dharma includes responsibility toward ancestors: the narrative frames liberation as a consequence of righteous effort undertaken for forefathers, highlighting intergenerational duty.
After Gaṅgā’s descent and purification, Sagara’s sons—previously unable to attain proper rites—are described as finally liberated to heaven.
Pitṛ-bhakti (devotion to ancestors), implicitly upheld through the broader episode culminating in their deliverance.
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