Canto 9: LiberationChapter 9: The Dynasty of Amśumān

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.9.13

bhasmībhūtāńga-sańgena

svar yātāh sagarātmajāh

kim punah śraddhayā devīm

sevante ye dhrita-vratāh

SYNONYMS

bhasmībhūta-ańga — by the body which had been burnt to ashes; sańgena — by contacting the water of the Ganges; svah yātāh — went to the heavenly planets; sagara-ātmajāh — the sons of Sagara; kim — what to speak of; punah — again; śraddhayā — with faith and devotion; devīm — unto mother Ganges; sevante — worship; ye — those persons who; dhrita-vratāh — with vows of determination.

TRANSLATION

Simply by having water from the Ganges come in contact with the ashes of their burnt bodies, the sons of Sagara Mahārāja were elevated to the heavenly planets. Therefore, what is to be said of a devotee who worships mother Ganges faithfully with a determined vow? One can only imagine the benefit that accrues to such a devotee.

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