12 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 9
yatra sva-pitfnadm deha
bhasmibhitah sma Serate
bhagirathah—King Bhagiratha; sah—he; rdaja-rsih—the great saintly
king; ninye—carried or brought; bhuvana-pdvanim—mother Ganges,
who can deliver the whole universe; yatra—in that place where; sva-
pitfndm—of his forefathers; dehah—the bodies; bhasmibhiitah—hav-
ing been burnt to ashes; sma Serate—were lying.
TRANSLATION
The great and saintly king Bhagiratha brought the Ganges,
which can deliver all the fallen souls, to that place on earth where
the bodies of his forefathers lay burnt to ashes.
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rathena vayu-vegena
prayantam anudhavati
desan punanti nirdagdhan
dsificat sagaratmajan
rathena—on a chariot; vayu-vegena—driving at the speed of the
wind; prayantam—Maharaja Bhagiratha, who was going in front;
anudhavati—running after; desdn—all the countries; punanti—
sanctifying; nirdagdhan—who had been burnt to ashes; dsificat—
sprinkled over; sagara-dtmajan—the sons of Sagara.
TRANSLATION
Bhagiratha mounted a swift chariot and drove before mother
Ganges, who followed him, purifying many countries, until they
reached the ashes of Bhagiratha’s forefathers, the sons of Sagara,
who were thus sprinkled with water from the Ganges.
