अंशुमान्—अश्वान्वेषणम्, दिशागजसंवादः, कपिलदाहवृत्तान्तः, गङ्गोपदेशः
Anshuman’s Search for the Horse and the Counsel to Bring Ganga
गङ्गा हिमवतो ज्येष्ठा दुहिता पुरुषर्षभ।तस्यां कुरु महाबाहो पितृ़णां तु जलक्रियाम्।।।।
gaṅgā himavato jyeṣṭhā duhitā puruṣarṣabha | tasyāṃ kuru mahābāho pitṝṇāṃ tu jalakriyām ||
கங்கை ஹிமவானின் மூத்த மகள், ஓ புருஷோத்தமா, ஓ மகாபாஹோ! அவளுடைய நீரால் பித்ருக்களுக்கான ஜலக்கிரியை (தர்ப்பணம்) செய்.
'O Best among men! O Mighty-armed one! perform the traditional rites of your uncles with water from river Ganga, the eldest daughter of Himavat'.
Dharma is fulfilled through sanctifying means: sacred resources (Gaṅgā) are prescribed to complete duties toward ancestors properly.
Garuḍa directs Anśumān to use Gaṅgā’s water for the rites, indicating a future solution to liberate the departed.
Reverence for sacred tradition and obedience to righteous counsel.