Mahabharata 3.107.64 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 107, Shloka 64
Bhāgīratha’s Tapas and the Petition to Gaṅgā (गङ्गावतरण-प्रसङ्गः)
पौत्रे भारं समावेश्य जगाम त्रिदिवं तदा | अंशुमानपि धर्मात्मा महीं सागरमेखलाम्
pautre bhāraṃ samāveśya jagāma tridivaṃ tadā | aṃśumān api dharmātmā mahīṃ sāgaramekhalām |
सगरः स्वपौत्रे राज्यभारं समावेश्य तदा त्रिदिवं जगाम। तस्य पौत्रोऽंशुमानपि धर्मात्मा सागरमेखलां महीं पालयामास।
सगर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship: a ruler must responsibly transfer authority and ensure continuity of righteous governance, treating sovereignty as a duty (bhāra) rather than a personal possession.
King Sagara, after completing his reign, entrusts the kingdom to his grandson Aṃśumān and departs to heaven; Aṃśumān then continues to protect and govern the earth encircled by the ocean.
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