Shloka 1
गङ्गावतरण-समापनः
Conclusion of the Descent of Gaṅgā
स गत्वा सागरं राजा गङ्गयाऽनुगतस्तदा ।प्रविवेश तलं भूमेर्यत्र ते भस्मसात्कृता:।।1.44.1।।
sa gatvā sāgaraṃ rājā gaṅgayānugatas tadā |
praviveśa talaṃ bhūmer yatra te bhasmasāt-kṛtāḥ ||
បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះរាជានោះ ដោយមានព្រះនាងគង្គាតាមដានទៅ បានទៅដល់មហាសមុទ្រ ហើយចូលទៅក្នុងជម្រៅក្រោមដី នៅទីដែលបុត្ររបស់សគរ ត្រូវបានដុតឲ្យក្លាយជាផេះ។
Thereupon that king followed by Ganga reached the ocean and entered the lower regions of the earth where the sons of Sagara were found reduced to ashes.
FAQs
Dharma as guided responsibility: Bhagiratha personally leads the sacred means (Gaṅgā) to the precise place of need, showing that righteous duty is concrete and completed through action.
Bhagiratha travels with Gaṅgā to the ocean and then to the subterranean region where the ashes of Sagara’s sons lie.
Purposeful leadership and devotion to ancestral duty—he does not stop at bringing Gaṅgā; he ensures the intended rite is fulfilled.