Verse 20·VR 1.42.20

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]

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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.

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King Bhageeratha's effort to bring River Ganga to earth

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