श्रीभगीरथ उवाच साधवो न्यासिन: शान्ता ब्रह्मिष्ठा लोकपावना: । हरन्त्यघं तेऽङ्गसङ्गात् तेष्वास्ते ह्यघभिद्धरि: ॥ ६ ॥
sri-bhagiratha uvaca sadhavo nyasinah santa brahmistha loka-pavanah haranty agham te ’nga-sangat tesv aste hy agha-bhid dharih
- sri-bhagirathah uvaca
- Bhagiratha said
- sadhavah
- saintly persons
- nyasinah
- sannyasis
- santah
- peaceful, free from material disturbances
- brahmisthah
- expert in following the regulative principles of Vedic scripture
- loka-pavanah
- who are engaged in delivering the entire world from a fallen condition
- haranti
- shall remove
- agham
- the reactions of sinful life
- te
- of you (mother Ganges)
- anga-sangat
- by bathing in the Ganges water
- tesu
- within themselves
- aste
- there is
- hi
- indeed
- agha-bhit
- the Supreme Personality, who can vanquish all sinful activities
- harih
- the Lord
Bhagaratha said: Those who are saintly because of devotional service and are therefore in the renounced order, free from material desires, and who are pure devotees, expert in following the regulative principles mentioned in the Vedas, are always glorious and pure in behavior and are able to deliver all fallen souls. When such pure devotees bathe in your water, the sinful reactions accumulated from other people will certainly be counteracted, for such devotees always keep in the core of their hearts the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can vanquish all sinful reactions.