992 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 19

the transcendental River Yamuna which flows down by the capital of
Hastinapura (in the Delhi state). Both the Ganges and the Yamuna are
amartya (transcendental) rivers, and Yamuna is still more sanctified for
the following reasons.

TEXT 6

TW § wasdlqediates
FUIStehaT |
Gafa segaTT aay
eat a aaa afer i & Il

ya vai lasac-chri-tulasi-vimisra-
krsnanghri-renv-abh yadhikambu-netri
punati lokan ubhayatra sesan
kas tam na seveta marisyamanah

ya—the river which; vai—always; lasat—floating with; sri-tulasi—tulasi
leaves; vimisra— mixed; krsna- -anghri— lotus feet of the Lord, Sri Krsna;
renu—dust; abhyadhika—auspicious; ambu—water; netri—that which is
carrying; punati—sanctifies; lokan—planets; ubhayatra—both the upper and
lower or inside and outside; sa-isan—along with Lord Siva; kah— who else;
tam—that river; na—does not; seveta—worship; marisyamanah—one who is
to die at any moment.

TRANSLATION

The river [Ganges, by which the King sat to fast] carries the most
auspicious water, which is mixed with the dust of the lotus feet of the
Lord and tulasi leaves. Therefore that water sanctifies the three worlds
inside and outside and even sanctifies Lord Siva and other demigods. Con-
sequently everyone who is destined to die must take shelter of this river.

PURPORT

Maharaja Pariksit, just after receiving the news of his death within seven
days, at once retired from family life and shifted himself to the sacred
bank of the Yamuna River. Generally it is said that the King took shelter
on the bank of the Ganges, but according to Srila Jiva Gosvami, the King
took shelter on the bank of the Yamuna. Srila Jiva Gosvami’s statement
