देव याचे ह संतत्यै नावसीदेत्कुलं च नः | इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले देव एष मेऽस्तु वरः परः || १-४२-२०
ukta vaakyam tu raajaanam sarvaloka pitaamahaH | pratyuvaaca shubhaam vaaNiim madhuram madhura akSharaam || 1-42-21
Translation
Oh, god, I indeed pray for offspring in our Ikshvaku dynasty, let not our dynasty dwindle as I am issueless, and oh, god, let this be the other boon to me. [1-42-20]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
deva
oh god
ikSvaakuuNaam kule
in Ikshvaku's \t\t\tdynasty
santatyai yaace ha
I pray for offspring, indeed
naH kulam na avasiidet ca
not to dwindle our dynasty, \t\t\talso
deva
oh god
eSaH me paraH varaH astu
let this be other boon to \t\t\tmine.
Chapter context
King Bhageeratha's effort to bring River Ganga to earth
24 verses · Verse 20 of 24
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