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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 9: The Dynasty of Amsuman |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.1
ganganayana-kamyaya
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; amsuman -- the king named Amsuman; ca -- also; tapah tepe -- executed austerity; ganga -- the Ganges; anayana-kamyaya -- with a desire to bring the Ganges to this material world to deliver his forefathers; kalam -- time; mahantam -- for a long duration; na -- not; asaknot -- was successful; tatah -- thereafter; kalena -- in due course of time; samsthitah -- died.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: King Amsuman, like his grandfather, performed austerities for a very long time. Nonetheless, he could not bring the Ganges to this material world, and thereafter, in due course of time, he died.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness