Shloka 10
गङ्गावतरण-समापनः
Conclusion of the Descent of Gaṅgā
राजर्षिणा गुणवता महर्षिसमतेजसा।मत्तुल्यतपसा चैव क्षत्रधर्मस्थितेन च।।1.44.10।। दिलीपेन महाभाग तव पित्राऽति तेजसा।पुनर्न शङ्किताऽनेतुं गङ्गां प्रार्थयताऽनघ।।1.44.11।।
rājarṣiṇā guṇavatā maharṣi-sama-tejasā |
mat-tulya-tapasā caiva kṣatra-dharma-sthitena ca ||
dilīpena mahābhāga tava pitrāti-tejasā |
punar na śaṅkitā netuṃ gaṅgāṃ prārthayatānagha ||
ឱ មហាបាគ្យ ឱ ភគីរថ អ្នកគ្មានមន្ទិលបាប! សូម្បីតែទិលីប ព្រះបិតារបស់អ្នក ដែលមានតេជៈភ្លឺចែងចាំង—មានគុណធម៌ដូចរាជឥសី មានពន្លឺដូចមហាឥសី មានតបៈស្មើខ្ញុំ ហើយឈរជាប់ក្នុងក្សត្រិយធម៌—ក៏មិនអាច ទោះបានអង្វរអធិស្ឋានយ៉ាងស្មោះស្ម័គ្រ នាំព្រះនាងគង្គាឲ្យចុះមកលើផែនដីម្តងទៀតបានឡើយ។
O Sinless one (Bhagiratha)! O Distinguished one! on the part of Dilipa brilliant your father who had the virtuous of a rajarshi, who was equal to a maharshi in splendour, and to me in austerities and abiding to the duties of a kshatriya it was even not possible to bring Ganga through prayer.
FAQs
Dharma is not guaranteed by status or merit alone; outcomes depend on alignment of effort, grace, and right conditions. The verse teaches humility: even the most qualified may fail, so one must persist without ego.
Viśvāmitra highlights that Dilīpa—despite exceptional virtues and austerity—was unable to bring Gaṅgā, underscoring the magnitude of Bhagiratha’s later achievement.
Steadfast adherence to kṣatriya-dharma combined with tapas (in Dilīpa), and the implied lesson that perseverance must continue beyond even great qualifications.