GANGAVATARANA

(This is an except from Valmeeki Ramayana. This is Chapter 41 in which the Tryst with Ganga, the ultimate destiny, continues. Please read through. PLEASE SHARE IT IF YOU LIKE IT)

PutrAmshchiragatAn jnAtwA SagarO RaGhunandana|

NaptAramabraveedrAjA deepyamAnam swatEjasA||1||

ShUrashcha krutavidyashcha pUrvaistulyO(a)si tEjasA|

PitrUNAm gatimanvichCha yEna chAshwO(a)pahAritaha||2||

AntarBhaumAni sattwAni veeryavanti mahAnti cha|

TEShAm twam pratiGhAtArTham sAsim gruhNeeShwa kArmukam||3||

ABhivAdyABhivAdyAmstwam hatwA viGhnakarAnapi|

SidDArThaha samnivartaswa mama yajnasya pAragaha||4||

YEvamuktO(a)shumAnsamyaksagarENa mahAtmanA|

DhanurAdAya KhaDgam cha JagAma laGhuvikramaha||5||

Oh Raghunandana, on the other side, Sagara learnt that his sons had not returned even after several days and orders his radiant and bright grandson Amshumanthas:

“Dear Amshumanta! You are well educated, brave and like our ancestors, very vibrant too. Start off forthwith and return after finding out what has happened to your uncles? Where have they gone? Where is the horse and who is the abductor of our horse? Son, you have to now go to the underworld to search for your uncles because, after hearing that the horse could not be found in any part of Earth, I had instructed them to bring back the horse at any cost, even if it meant they had to cut the earth into pieces. Therefore, they might have dug up the Earth and gone into the underworld. Underneath the Earth, there are very powerful, dangerous and distinguished species of animals. Carry the sword, bow and arrows with you to kill them. You should offer worship, salute any righteous and worthy person you may come across and kill ny person who tries to deter you and proceed further. I wish you success. Come back with the sacrificial horse. Ensure that the sacrifice I have begun gets completed.”