Text 2] The Dynasty of Armsuman 3
kalarhn mahantam nasaknot
tatah kalena samsthitah
Sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; amsuman—the king
named Amsuman; ca—also; tapah tepe—executed austerity; ganga—
the Ganges; Gnayana-kamyayd—with a desire to bring the Ganges to
this material world to deliver his forefathers; kdlam—time;
mahaéntam—for a long duration; na—not; asaknot—was successful;
tatah—thereafter; kalena—in due course of time; samsthitah—died.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: King Améumian, 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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WHAT TIAT A GAET TT 1 VA
dilipas tat-sutas tadvad
asaktah kalam eyivan
bhagirathas tasya sutas
tepe sa sumahat tapah
dilipah—named Dilipa; tat-sutah—the son of Arnsuman; tat-vat—
like his father; asaktah—being unable to bring the Ganges to the ma-
terial world; kalam eyivan—became a victim of time and died;
bhagirathah tasya sutah—his son Bhagiratha; tepe—executed penance;
sah—he; su-mahat—very great; tapah—austerity.
TRANSLATION
Like Amsuman himself, Dilipa, 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 Dilipa’s son, Bhagiratha, performed
very severe austerities to bring the Ganges to this material world.
