Shloka 19

Devanagari script

गङ्गायास्सलिलक्लिन्ने भस्मन्येषां महात्मनाम्।स्वर्गं गच्छेयुरत्यन्तं सर्वे मे प्रपितामहा:।।1.42.19।।

Transliteration

gaṅgāyāḥ salilaklinne bhasmany eṣāṁ mahātmanām | svargaṁ gaccheyur atyantaṁ sarve me prapitāmahāḥ ||1.42.19||

Translation

गंगेच्या जलाने ओलावलेल्या त्या महात्म्यांच्या भस्माच्या प्रभावाने माझे सर्व प्रपितामह अखेरीस स्वर्गास जावोत।

Word by Word

गङ्गायाःof Ganga

सलिलक्लिन्नेin (the place) soaked by water

भस्मनिin the ashes

एषाम्of these

महात्मनाम्of the great-souled ones

स्वर्गम्to heaven

गच्छेयुःmay go

अत्यन्तम्completely/ultimately

सर्वेall

मेmy

प्रपितामहाःgreat-grandfathers (ancestors)

Context

'O Lord! let the progeny be perpuated in our race of the Ikshvakus. Let not that dynasty be terminated with me. This is another boon I seek'.

Characters & Entities

Bhagīratha

Gaṅgā

ancestors (prapitāmahāḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma as gratitude to lineage: honoring and redeeming ancestors through rightful rites and sincere intention.

What is the narrative situation?

Bhagīratha specifies the intended result of Gaṅgā’s waters: purification of the ashes and the ascent of the ancestors to heaven.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Filial piety and steadfast devotion—his goal is the welfare of the departed rather than personal gain.