Text 29] The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva
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idam —this;  anugrāhya —being very merciful;  dhiyā —with the path of knowledge;  nṛpa —O King Parikṣit.
TRANSLATION
O King Parikṣit, when Aṁśumān had glorified the Lord in this way, the great sage Kapila, the powerful incarnation of Viṣṇu, being very merciful to him, explained to him the path of knowledge.
TEXT 28
श्रीभगवानुवाच
अश्वोऽयं नीयतां वत्स पितामहपशुस्तव ।
इमे च पितरो दग्धा गङ्गाम्भोऽर्हन्ति नेतरत् ॥२८॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca aśvo 'yaṁ nīyatāṁ vatsa pitāmaha-paśus tava ime ca pitaro dagdhā gaṅgāmbho 'rhanti netarat
śrī-bhagavān uvāca —the great personality Kapila Muni said;  aśvaḥ —horse;  ayam —this;  nīyatām —take;  vatsa —O My son;  pitāmaha —of your grandfather;  paśuḥ —this animal;  tava —your;  ime —all these;  ca —also;  pitaraḥ —bodies of forefathers;  dagdhāḥ —burnt to ashes;  gaṅgā-ambhaḥ —the water of the Ganges;  arhanti —can be saved;  na —not;  itarat —any other means.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead said: My dear Aṁśumān, here is the animal sought by your grandfather for sacrifice. Please take it. As for your forefathers, who have been burnt to ashes, they can be delivered only by Ganges water, and not by any other means.
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तं परिक्रम्य शिरसा प्रसाद्य हयमानयत् ।
सगरस्तेन पशुना यज्ञशेषं समापयत् ॥२९॥