Verse 22·VR 1.42.22

मनोरथो महानेष भगीरथ महारथ | एवं भवतु भद्रं ते इक्ष्वाकुकुलवर्धन || १-४२-२२

iyam haimavatii jyeShThaa gaMgaa himavataH sutaa | taam vai dhaarayitum raajan haraH tatra niyujyataam || 1-42-23

Translation

Oh, top-speeded chariot-rider Bhageeratha, this aspiration of yours is sublime, and oh, the furtherer of Ikshvaku dynasty, so be it, let safeness betide you. [1-42-22]

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mahaaratha bhagiiratha

oh top-speeded chariot-rider, \t\t\tBhageeratha

eSaH manorathaH mahaan

this, aspiration, is sublime

ikSvaakukulavardhana

oh furtherer of Ikshvaku's dynasty

evam bhavatu

so it be

bhadram te

safeness, \t\t\tbetide you.

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King Bhageeratha's effort to bring River Ganga to earth

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