Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.8.28

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

aśvo 'yaḿ nīyatāḿ vatsa

pitāmaha-paśus tava

ime ca pitaro dagdhā

gańgāmbho 'rhanti netarat

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the great personality Kapila Muni said; aśvaḥ — horse; ayam — this; nīyatām — take; vatsa — O My son; pitāmaha — of your grandfather; paśuḥ — this animal; tava — your; ime — all these; ca — also; pitaraḥ — bodies of forefathers; dagdhāḥ — burnt to ashes; gańgā-ambhaḥ — the water of the Ganges; arhanti — can be saved; na — not; itarat — any other means.

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead said: My dear Aḿśumān, here is the animal sought by your grandfather for sacrifice. Please take it. As for your forefathers, who have been burnt to ashes, they can be delivered only by Ganges water, and not by any other means.

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