The   royal   sage   Bhagiratha,   seated   in   a   divine   chariot,   went
in   front,   that   one   of   extreme   effulgence,   with   Ganga   following
him   behind   (32).
 
dEva:   s¢xIgNa:   svI   dWÏydanvraXsa:   .
gÓDvIyXp#vra:   s¢k°rmhaErga:            ¡ 33¡

dEva:

the gods

s¢xIgNa:

with the group of sages

svI

all

dWÏydanvraXsa:

the demons, the Danavas and the wicked (the Rakshasas)

gÓDvIyXp#vra:

the best among Gandharvas and the Yakshas

s¢k°rmhaErga:

along with Kinnaras and the great serpents

 
svaIàaÔsrsaE   ram   Bg£rTrTan¤ga:   .
gÄñamÓvgmn¯   p#£ta: svI jlcraà yE  ¡ 34¡

svaI:

all

c

and

AÔsrs:

celestial nymphs

ram

O!Rama!

Bg£rTrTan¤ga:

following the chariot of Bhagiratha

gÄña|

Ganga

AÓvgmn¯

followed

p#£ta:

highly elated mood

svI

all

jlcra:

marine animals

c

and

yE

whoever

 
O!   Rama!   Following   the   chariot   of   Bhagiratha,   in   a   highly
elated   mood,   were   all   the   groups   of   sages,   gods,   demons,
devils,   kinnaras,   the   great   snakes,   gandharvas,   yaksas, and
the   superior   ones   among   them,   all   the   celestial   nymphs
and   all   the   marine   animals,   who went after Ganga (33-34).
 
ytaE   Bg£rTaE   raja   ttaE   gÄña     yS¢Þvn£   .
jgam   s¢rta|   ½E¿a   svIpapp#Na¢Sn£            ¡ 35¡

yt:

wherever

Bg£rT:

Bhagiratha

raja

the king

tt:

there

gÄña

Ganges

yS¢Þvn£

reputed

jgam

went

s¢rta|

of the rivers

½E¿a

the best

svIpapp#Na¢Sn£

destroyer of all sins

 
Wherever   King   Bhagiratha   went,   there   also   went   Ganga,   the
reputed,   the   best   among   rivers   and   the   one   capable   of
destroying all   sins   (35).  
ttaE   ¢h   yjmanÞy   jþaErëtkmIN:     .
gÄña   s|Ôlavyamas   yMvaz|   mhaÏmn:   ¡ 36¡

tt:

then

¢h	lo and behold

yjmanÞy

the one who was performing sacrifice

jþaE:

of sage Jahnu

AëtkmIN:

of wonderful deeds

gÄña	the Ganges

s|Ôlavyamas

inundated

yMvaz|

the sacrificial arena

mhaÏmn:

of the highsouled

 
Later   the   Ganga   over-ran   the   sacrificial   ground   of   that
high-souled   Jahnu,   of   wonderful   achievements,   who   was
engaged   in   performing   a   sacrifice   (36).

tÞyavlEpn|   åOaÏva   @ÑGaE   jhn¥à   raGv   .
A¢pbÅc   jl|   svI|   gÄñaya:   prmaëtm¯    ¡ 37¡

tÞya:

her (of Ganga)

AvlEpn|

unbecoming conduct

åOaÏva

noticing

@ÑG:

the irate

jhn¥:

sage Jahnu

c

then

raGv	O! Raghava!

A¢pbt¯

drank

c

indeed

jl|

the water

svI|

all

gÄñaya:

of Ganga

prm	exceedingly

Aëtm¯

wonderful

O!   Raghava!   Noticing   this   act   (of   arrogance)   of   Ganga,   Jahnu
grew   furious   and   drank   dry   all   the   waters   of   Ganga,   an
exceedingly   marvellous   feat   (37).
 
ttaE   dEva:   sgÓDvaI   §xyà   s¤¢v¢Þmta:      .
p¥jy¢Ót   mhaÏman|   jþ|   p¤âxsäOmm¯            ¡
gÄña|   ca¢p   ny¢Ót   Þm   Ѥ¢ht¦ÏvE   mhaÏmn:   ¡ 38¡

tt:	thereafter

dEva:

the gods

sgÓDvaI:

along with the Gandharvas

§xy:

the sages

c

and

s¤¢v¢Þmta:

greatly astonished

p¥jy¢Ót

worshipped

mhaÏman|

the highsouled

jþ|

Jahnu

p¤âxsäOmm¯

the best among men

gÄña|

Ganga

c

and

A¢p

also

ny¢Ót   Þm

led (her)

Ѥ¢ht¦ÏvE

the state of being a daughter

mhaÏmn:

of that highsouled one

 
Thereupon,   wonder   struck,   the   gods,   along   with   the   Gandharvas
and   the   sages,   paid   obeisance   to   that   high-souled   best   among
men, sage   Jahnu   and   caused   Ganga   to   be   the   daughter   of
that   great   one   (38).
 
ttÞt¤¾aE   mhatEja:   ½aEæOa×yams¦jt¯   p¤n:   ¡39¡ 

tt:	thereafter

t¤¾:

happy

mhatEja:

of great radiance

½aEæOa×ya|

through the ears

As¦jt¯

discharged

p¤n:

then

 
Then,   that   one   of   great   radiance,   grew   happy   in   heart   and
discharged   (the   waters   of   Ganga)   through   both   his   ears   (39).  
tÞmaÇjþs¤ta   gÄña   p#aEÅytE   jaþv£¢t   c   ¡40¡

tÞmat¯

therefore

jþs¤ta

daughter of Jahnu

gÄña

Ganga

p#aEÅytE

is called

jaþv£

Jahnavi

i¢t

named

c

also

For   this   reason,   Ganga,   the   daughter   of   sage   Jahnu, is   also   known   as   `Jahnavi'   (40).  
jgam   c   p¤ngIÄña   Bg£rTrTan¤ga            .
¢vvES   sagr|   ca¢p   sa   s¢rt¯p#vra   tda   .
rsatlm¤pagÅCt¯   ¢sÑGYyTI|   tÞy   kmIN:   ¡ 41¡

jgam

went

c

also

p¤n:

again

gÄña

Ganga

Bg£rTrTan¤ga

following the chariot of Bhagiratha

¢vvES

entered

sagr|

the oceans

c

and

A¢p

also

sa

she

s¢rt¯p#vra

the best among rivers

tda

then

rsatl|

the nether world

upagÅCt¯

reached

¢sÑGYyTI|

for the fruition of

tÞy	his (Bhagiratha's)

kmIN:

efforts

 
Thereafter   Ganga   continued   to   follow   Bhagiratha's   chariot.
The   chief   among   the   rivers,   she   also   attained   the   ocean.
For   crowning   his   (Bhagiratha's)   efforts   with   success,   she
also   plunged   into   the   nether   worlds   (41).
 
Bg£rTaE{¢p   raj¢xIgIÄñamaday   yÏnt:   .
¢ptamhan¯   BÞmk]tanpÜyê£ncEtn:     ¡ 42¡

Bg£rT:

Bhagiratha

A¢p

also

raj¢xI:

royal sage

gÄña|

Ganga

Aaday

having brought

yÏnt:

with great effort

¢ptamhan¯

his grandfathers

BÞmk]tan¯

reduced to ashes

ApÜyt¯

saw

d£ncEtn:

with a heart full of compassion

 
With   great   effort,   having   brought   Ganga,   that   royal   sage
Bhagiratha   saw   his   grandfathers   having   been   reduced   to
ashes, with   a   heart   full   of   comapssion   (42).  
AT   tëÞmna|   ra¢S|   gÄñas¢llm¤äOmm¯   .
ÔlavyÑGtpaÔman:   ÞvgI|   p#açOa   rG¥äOm    ¡ 43¡

AT

then

tt¯

that

BÞmna|

ash

ra¢S|

heap

gÄñas¢ll|

waters of the Ganga

uäOmm¯

the sacred

Ôlavyt¯

inundated

D¥tpaÔman:

cleansed of all sins

ÞvgI|

heaven

p#açOa:

attained

rG¥äOm

O! Best among Raghus!

 
Thereafter,   that   ash   mound   was   inundated   by   that   holy   Ganga
(waters).   O!   Best   among   Raghus!   Cleansed   of   all   their   sins,
(they)   attained   the   heavenly   abode   (43).  
  iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE   ¢æOcÏva¢r|S:   sgI:¡43¡
Thus   ends   Canto   43   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work  Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki