Shloka 18
Hemakūṭa’s Marvels and Lomaśa’s Account of Ṛṣabha at Ṛṣabhakūṭa
Nandā–Kauśikī Tīrtha Passage
पूरयामास वेगेन समुद्रं वरुणालयम् । दुहितृत्वे च नूपतिर्गड्रां समनुकल्पयत्,विश्ववन्दित भगवान् शंकर गंगाजीको सिरपर धारण करके देवताओंके साथ पर्वतश्रेष्ठ कैलासको चले गये। राजा भगीरथने गंगाजीके साथ समुद्रतटपर जाकर वरुणालय समुद्रको बड़े वेगसे भर दिया और गंगाजीको अपनी पुत्री बना लिया
pūrayāmāsa vegena samudraṃ varuṇālayam | duhitṛtve ca nṛpatir gaṅgāṃ samanukalpayat ||
นางได้เติมเต็มมหาสมุทร—วรุณาลัย—ด้วยแรงกระแสอันมหาศาล ครั้นแล้วพระราชาทรงรับพระแม่คงคาเป็นธิดาโดยพิธีการ
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The episode frames a sacred event within dharma: even divine forces (like Gaṅgā’s overwhelming descent) are harmonized into social and moral order through rightful recognition and responsible kingship—symbolized by the king’s formal acceptance of Gaṅgā as ‘daughter’ and her proper course to the ocean.
Gaṅgā, flowing with great force, reaches and fills the ocean (Varuṇa’s abode). The king then ritually/socially acknowledges her as his daughter, marking the completion of her journey and the establishment of her place within the world’s ordained order.