द्वात्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि वर्षाणि सुमहायशाः | तपोवनगतो राजा स्वर्गं लेभे तपोधनः || १-४२-४
dvaa triMshat sahasraam varShaaNi sumahaa yashaaH | tapovana gato raajaa svargam lebhe tapodhanaH || 1-42-4
Translation
On practising ascesis in ascetic-woods for thirty-two thousand years that highly renowned king Amshuman achieved heaven as he acquired only the wealth of practising the ascesis. [1-42-4]
Audio Recitation
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sumahaayashaaH
of very great renown
raajaa
king - Amshuman
dvaatrimshat ca sahasraaNi varSaaNi
thirty-two thousand years
tapovanagataH
on going to ascetic woods - practising \t\t\tascesis
tapodhanaH
ascesis as asset - one whose wealth is \t\t\tpractising ascesis, but not its reward
svargam lebhe
achieved heaven.
Chapter context
King Bhageeratha's effort to bring River Ganga to earth
24 verses · Verse 4 of 24
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