Shloka 56
Bhāgīratha’s Tapas and the Petition to Gaṅgā (गङ्गावतरण-प्रसङ्गः)
तव चैव प्रभावेण स्वर्ग यास्यन्ति सागरा: । (शलभत्वं गता होते मम क्रोधहुताशने ।) पौत्रश्न ते त्रिपथगां त्रिदिवादानयिष्यति,“तुम्हारे ही प्रभावसे सगरके सारे पुत्र जो मेरी क्रोधाग्निमें शलभकी भाँति भस्म हो गये हैं, स्वर्गलोकमें चले जायँगे। तुम्हारा पौत्र भगवान् शंकरको संतुष्ट करके सगरपुत्रोंकों पवित्र करनेके लिये स्वर्गलोकसे यहाँ गंगाजीको ले आयेगा। नरश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हारा भला हो। तुम इस यज्ञिय अश्वको ले जाओ
tava caiva prabhāveṇa svargaṁ yāsyanti sāgarāḥ | (śalabhatvaṁ gatā hote mama krodha-hutāśane |) pautraś ca te tripathagāṁ tridivād ānayiṣyati |
“凭你功德之力，萨伽罗之子——在我怒火中如飞蛾投焰般被焚成灰烬者——将得升天界。并且你的孙子将把三途之河——恒河——自天界引降此世，以净化他们。”
सगर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts destructive anger with redemptive merit: wrath can annihilate lives, but tapas and righteous resolve can secure purification and heavenly attainment even for those who have fallen, emphasizing responsibility for one’s emotions and the salvific power of dharmic effort.
Sagara speaks about his sons who were reduced to ashes and foretells their ascent to heaven through the spiritual efficacy of the addressed person, adding that the listener’s grandson will bring Gaṅgā down from heaven to purify and redeem the Sagara lineage.