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The Dynasty of Amśumān
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kaḥ —who is that person;  api —indeed;  dhārayitā —who can sustain;  vegam —the force of the waves;  patantyāḥ —while falling down;  me —of me;  mahī-tale —upon this earth;  anyathā —otherwise;  bhū-talam —the surface of the earth;  bhittvā —piercing;  nṛpa —O King;  yāsye —I shall go down;  rasātalam —to Pātāla, the lower part of the universe.
TRANSLATION
Mother Ganges replied: When I fall from the sky to the surface of the planet earth, the water will certainly be very forceful. Who will sustain that force? If I am not sustained, I shall pierce the surface of the earth and go down to Rasātala, the Pātāla area of the universe.
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किं चाहं न भुवं यास्ये नरा मय्यामृजन्त्यधम् । मृजामि तदयं क्वाहं राजंस्तत्र विचिन्त्यताम् ॥ ५ ॥
kim cāham na bhuvam yāsye   narā mayy āmṛjanty agham   mṛjāmi tad agham kvāham   rājams tatra vicintyatām
kim ca —also;  aham —I;  na —not;  bhuvam —to the planet earth;  yāsye —shall go;  narāḥ —the people in general;  mayi —in me, in my water;  āmṛjanti —cleanse;  agham —the reactions of their sinful activity;  mṛjāmi —I shall wash;  tat —that;  agham —accumulation of sinful reactions;  kva —unto whom;  aham —I;  rājan —O King;  tatra —on this fact;  vicintyatām —please consider carefully and decide.
TRANSLATION
O King, I do not wish to go down to the planet earth, for there the people in general will bathe in my water to cleanse themselves of the reactions of their sinful deeds. When all these sinful reactions accumulate in me, how shall I become free from them? You must consider this very carefully.