Text 6] The Dynasty of Amsuman 7

Sri-bhagiratha uvaca
sddhavo nydsinah santa
brahmistha loka-pavanaéh
haranty agham te ‘riga-sangat
tesv dste hy agha-bhid dharih

Sri-bhagirathah uvaca—Bhagiratha said; sadhavah—saintly persons;
nydsinah—sannydsis; sdntah—peaceful, free from material distur-
bances; brahmisthah—expert in following the regulative principles of
Vedic scripture; loka-pdvanadh—who are engaged in delivering the en-
tire world from a fallen condition; haranti—shall remove; agham—
the reactions of sinful life; te—of you (mother Ganges); arga-sarigat—
by bathing in the Ganges water; tesu—within themselves; dste—there
is; hi—indeed; agha-bhit—the Supreme Personality, who can vanquish
all sinful activities; harih—the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Bhagiratha said: Those who are saintly because of devotional
service and are therefore in the renounced order, free from ma-
terial desires, and who are pure devotees, expert in following the
regulative principles mentioned in the Vedas, are always glorious
and pure in behavior and are able to deliver all fallen souls. When
such pure devotees bathe in your water, the sinful reactions ac-
cumulated from other people will certainly be counteracted, for
such devotees always keep in the core of their hearts the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, who can vanquish all sinful reactions.

PURPORT

Mother Ganges is available to everyone for bathing. Therefore, not
only will sinful persons bathe in the Ganges water, but in Hardwar and
other holy places where the Ganges flows, saintly persons and devotees
will also bathe in the waters of the Ganges. Devotees and saintly persons
advanced in the renounced order can deliver even the Ganges. Tirthi-
kurvanti tirthani svantah-sthena gaddabhrta (Bhag. 1.13.10). Because
saintly devotees always keep the Lord within the core of their hearts,
they can perfectly cleanse the holy places of all sinful reactions.
