गंगा त्रिपथगा नाम दिव्या भागीरथीति च | त्रीन्पथो भावयन्तीति तस्मत्त्रिपथगा स्मृता || १-४४-६
- Oh ! King divine Ganga will be called Tripathaga as well as Bhageerathi. Since this river is sanctifying three worlds, namely, svarga, bhuu, paataala loka-s ( heaven, earth and netherworld respectively ) she will be remembered as the traveller on triple path ( Tripathaga ). [1-44-6]
- You may now offer water-oblations to all of your forefathers in the waters of Ganga, oh ! king, the lord of people, thus you may fulfil and do away with the pledge of your requiescat. - [1-44-7]
पूर्वकेण हि ते राजंस्तेनातियशसा तदा | धर्मिणां प्रवरेणाथ नैष प्राप्तो मनोरथः || १-४४-८
- Your ancestor Sagara was a highly glorious one and a best one among righteous persons, oh ! king, even then he had not achieved this aspiration of alighting Ganga in his lifetime. - [1-44-8]
- Like that, your grandfather Amshuman, who was unequalled in his resplendence in this world and who had been praying for the descent of Ganga, he also could not dispense with this vow on fulfilling it. - [1-44-9]
- whose resplendence was kindred to great sages ( kingly-sage ), who was equal to me in his ascesis, who was abided by the observances of Kshatriya ,..... - [1-44-10]