Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 41, Shloka 19
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 ||
Ang Gaṅgā ang panganay na anak na babae ni Himavat. O pinakamainam sa mga tao, O makapangyarihang bisig—ganapin mo sa kaniyang tubig ang mga ritwal na handog-tubig para sa mga ninuno.
'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'.
FAQs
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.