गंगा हिमवतो ज्येष्ठा दुहिता पुरुषर्षभ | तस्यां कुरु महाबाहो पितॄणां तु जलक्रियाम् || १-४१-१९
gaMgaa himavato jyeShThaa duhitaa puruSharShabha | tasyaam kuru mahaabaaho pitR^INaam tu jala kriyaam || 1-41-19
Translation
'Oh, best one among men, River Ganga is the elder daughter of Himavanta, and oh, dextrous one, you have to offer water-oblation to the departed paternal-uncles of yours in her waters, namely the holy waters of River Ganga'. [1-41-19]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
puruSarSabha
the best man
himavataH jyeSThaa duhitaa \t\t\tgangaa
Himavanta's, elder, daughter, Ganga - is there
mahaabaaho
oh dextrous one
pitR^INaam tu jalakriyaam
water oblation to [to your departed] \t\t\tfathers [paternal-uncles], but
tasyaam kuru
you offer - you have to offer in \t\t\ther [in Ganga waters] .
Chapter context
Sagara's grandson Anshuman's search for the horse
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