Ramayana · Chapter 1.043

sa gatvā sāgaraṃ rājā gaṅgayānugatas tadā
praviveśa talaṃ bhūmer yatra te bhasmasātkṛtāḥ

bhasmany athāplute rāma gaṅgāyāḥ salilena vai
sarva lokaprabhur brahmā rājānam idam abravīt

tāritā naraśārdūla divaṃ yātāś ca devavat
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi sagarasya mahātmanaḥ

sāgarasya jalaṃ loke yāvat sthāsyati pārthiva
sagarasyātmajās tāvat svarge sthāsyanti devavat

iyaṃ ca duhitā jyeṣṭhā tava gaṅgā bhaviṣyati
tvatkṛtena ca nāmnā vai loke sthāsyati viśrutā

gaṅgā tripathagā nāma divyā bhāgīrathīti ca
tripatho bhāvayantīti tatas tripathagā smṛtā

pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ tvam atra manujādhipa
kuruṣva salilaṃ rājan pratijñām apavarjaya

pūrvakeṇa hi te rājaṃs tenātiyaśasā tadā
dharmiṇāṃ pravareṇātha naiṣa prāpto manorathaḥ

tathaivāṃśumatā tāta loke 'pratimatejasā
gaṅgāṃ prārthayatā netuṃ pratijñā nāpavarjitā

rājarṣiṇā guṇavatā maharṣisamatejasā
mattulyatapasā caiva kṣatradharmasthitena ca

dilīpena mahābhāga tava pitrātitejasā
punar na śaṅkitā netuṃ gaṅgāṃ prārthayatānagha

sā tvayā samatikrāntā pratijñā puruṣarṣabha
prāpto 'si paramaṃ loke yaśaḥ paramasaṃmatam

yac ca gaṅgāvataraṇaṃ tvayā kṛtam ariṃdama
anena ca bhavān prāpto dharmasyāyatanaṃ mahat

plāvayasva tvam ātmānaṃ narottama sadocite
salile puruṣavyāghra śuciḥ puṇyaphalo bhava

pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ kuruṣva salilakriyām
svasti te 'stu gamiṣyāmi svaṃ lokaṃ gamyatāṃ nṛpa

ity evam uktvā deveśaḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
yathāgataṃ tathāgacchad devalokaṃ mahāyaśāḥ

bhagīratho 'pi rājarṣiḥ kṛtvā salilam uttamam
yathākramaṃ yathānyāyaṃ sāgarāṇāṃ mahāyaśāḥ
kṛtodakaḥ śucī rājā svapuraṃ praviveśa ha

samṛddhārtho naraśreṣṭha svarājyaṃ praśaśāsa ha
pramumoda ca lokas taṃ nṛpam āsādya rāghava
naṣṭaśokaḥ samṛddhārtho babhūva vigatajvaraḥ

eṣa te rāma gaṅgāyā vistaro 'bhihito mayā
svasti prāpnuhi bhadraṃ te saṃdhyākālo 'tivartate

dhanyaṃ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṃ svargyaṃ putryam athāpi ca
idam ākhyānam ākhyātaṃ gaṅgāvataraṇaṃ mayā