सर्गः ४३
In which Brahmā frees sixty thousand Sagaras as Gaṅgā floods their ashes, names her Bhāgīrathī, and Bhagīratha returns to rule joyfully
Bhagīratha leads Gaṅgā to ash-filled ocean pit — Gaṅgā floods ashes with her waters — Brahmā declares sixty thousand Sagaras heaven-bound — Brahmā names Gaṅgā Bhāgīrathī Tripathagā and daughter — Brahmā exalts Bhagīratha above Sagara Aṃśumant Dilīpa — Brahmā enjoins bath and rites and leaves for heaven — Bhagīratha completes rites and rules joyfully in capital — Viśvāmitra closes tale and notes evening