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The Dynasty of Aṁśumān
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kālam mahāntaṁ nāśaknot tataḥ kālena saṁsthitaḥ
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; aṁśumān—the king named Aṁśumān; ca—also; tapaḥ tepe—executed austerity; gaṅgā—the Ganges; ānayana-kāmyayā—with a desire to bring the Ganges to this material world to deliver his forefathers; kālam—time; mahāntam—for a long duration; na—not; aśaknot—was successful; tataḥ—thereafter; kālena—in due course of time; saṁsthitaḥ—died.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: King Aṁśumān, like his grand-father, performed austerities for a very long time. Nonetheless, he could not bring the Ganges to this material world, and thereafter, in due course of time, he died.
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दिलीपस्तस्युतस्तद्दशक्तः कालमेयिवान् । भगीरथस्तस्य सुतस्तेषे स सुमहत् तपः ॥ २ ॥
dilīpas tat-sutas tadvad aśaktaḥ kālam eyivān bhagīrathas tasya sutas tepe sa sumahat tapaḥ
dilīpaḥ—named Dilīpa; tat-sutaḥ—the son of Aṁśumān; tat-vat—like his father; aśaktaḥ—being unable to bring the Ganges to the material world; kālam eyivān—became a victim of time and died; bhagīrathaḥ tasya sutaḥ—his son Bhagīratha; tepe—executed penance; saḥ—he; su-mahat—very great; tapaḥ—austerity.
TRANSLATION
Like Aṁśumān himself, Dilīpa, his son, was unable to bring the Ganges to this material world, and he also became a victim of death in due course of time. Then Dilīpa's son, Bhagīratha, performed very severe austerities to bring the Ganges to this material world.