Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.41.15

āpas te 'ńghry-avanejanyas

trīn lokān śucayo 'punan

śirasādhatta yāḥ śarvaḥ

svar yātāḥ sagarātmajāḥ

SYNONYMS

āpaḥ — the water (namely, the river Ganges); te — Your; ańghri — of the feet; avanejanyaḥ — coming from the bathing; trīn — the three; lokān — worlds; śucayaḥ — being purely spiritual; apunan — has purified; śirasā — on his head; ādhatta — has taken; yāḥ — which; śarvaḥ — Lord Siva; svaḥto heaven; yātāḥ — went; sagara-ātmajāḥ — the sons of King Sagara.

TRANSLATION

The water of the river Ganges has purified the three worlds, having become transcendental by bathing Your feet. Lord Śiva accepted that water on his head, and by that water's grace the sons of King Sagara attained to heaven.

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