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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 9: The Dynasty of Amśumān |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.9.1
gańgānayana-kāmyayā
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukah uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; amśumān — the king named Amśumān; ca — also; tapah tepe — executed austerity; gańgā — the Ganges; ānayana-kāmyayā — with a desire to bring the Ganges to this material world to deliver his forefathers; kālam — time; mahāntam — for a long duration; na — not; aśaknot — was successful; tatah — thereafter; kālena — in due course of time; samsthitah — died.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: King Amśumān, 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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