Valmiki Ramayana 1.44.15 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 15

गङ्गावतरण-समापनः

Conclusion of the Descent of Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

पितामहानां सर्वेषां कुरुष्व सलिलक्रियाम्।स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि स्वं लोकं गम्यतां नृप।।1.44.15।।

Transliteration

pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ kuruṣva salilakriyām | svasti te ’stu gamiṣyāmi svaṃ lokaṃ gamyatāṃ nṛpa || 1.44.15 ||

Translation

ನಿನ್ನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪಿತಾಮಹರಿಗೆ ಜಲತರ್ಪಣವನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸು. ನಿನಗೆ ಮಂಗಳವಾಗಲಿ; ನಾನು ನನ್ನ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊರಡುತ್ತೇನೆ—ಹೇ ರಾಜನೇ, ನೀನು ಈಗ ಮರಳಿ ಹೋಗು.

Word by Word

• पितामहानाम्: of the forefathers
• पितामहानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पितामहानाम्)

• कुरुष्व: perform
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सलिलक्रियाम्: water-rites (libations)
• सलिलक्रियाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल + क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; समास: सलिलेन क्रिया (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• स्वस्ति: well-being
• स्वस्ति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/benediction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: मङ्गल/आशीर्वाद-अव्यय (benedictive particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive use), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; 'let there be'

• गमिष्यामि: I shall go
• गमिष्यामि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वम्: one's own
• स्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लोकम्)

• लोकम्: world/realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• गम्यताम्: go (be on your way)
• गम्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive voice) 'let it be gone/you should go' (addressed honorifically)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

O King! perform the rites of all your forefathers with the waters (of Ganga), farewell. I shall return to my world (now). Go back, O King" (said Grandsire)!

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Bhagīratha

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Pitṛ-dharma (duty to ancestors): gratitude and responsibility toward one’s lineage are fulfilled through prescribed rites, linking personal virtue with familial and societal continuity.

What is the narrative situation?

Brahmā instructs Bhagiratha to complete the ancestral water-rites and then announces his own departure back to the divine realm.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and dutiful completion—finishing sacred obligations fully, not stopping at the moment of success.