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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.8.28
gangambho 'rhanti netarat
SYNONYMS
sri-bhagavan uvaca -- the great personality Kapila Muni said; asvah -- horse; ayam -- this; niyatam -- take; vatsa -- O My son; pitamaha -- of your grandfather; pasuh -- this animal; tava -- your; ime -- all these; ca -- also; pitarah -- bodies of forefathers; dagdhah -- burnt to ashes; ganga-ambhah -- the water of the Ganges; arhanti -- can be saved; na -- not; itarat -- any other means.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead said: My dear Amsuman, 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.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness