दर्शयामास तं देवी प्रसन्ना वरदास्मि ते । इत्युक्त: स्वमभिप्रायं शशंसावनतो नृप: ॥ ३ ॥
darsayam asa tam devi prasanna varadasmi te ity uktah svam abhiprayam sasamsavanato nrpah
- darsayam asa
- appeared
- tam
- unto him, King Bhagiratha
- devi
- mother Ganges
- prasanna
- being very much satisfied
- varada asmi
- I shall bless with my benediction
- te
- unto you
- iti uktah
- thus being addressed
- svam
- his own
- abhiprayam
- desire
- sasamsa
- explained
- avanatah
- very respectfully bowing down
- nrpah
- the King (Bhagiratha).
Thereafter, mother Ganges appeared before King Bhagiratha and said, I am very much satisfied with your austerities and am now prepared to give you benedictions as you desire Being thus addressed by Gangadevi, mother Ganges, the King bowed his head before her and explained his desire.