Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 42: Bhagīratha’s Austerities for Gaṅgā’s Descent
Text 1.42.17
भगीरथ महाभाग प्रीतस्तेऽहं जनेश्वर।
तपसा च सुतप्तेन वरं वरय सुव्रत॥
bhagīratha mahā-bhāga prītas te ’haṁ janeśvara
tapasā ca sutaptena varaṁ varaya suvrata
bhagīratha = Bhagīratha; mahā-bhāga = o greatly fortunate; prītaḥ = I am pleased; te = with your; aham = I; jana-īśvara = king; tapasā ca = austerity; sutaptena = very well executed; varam = a boon from me; varaya = accept; suvrata = O one of good vows.
O greatly fortune King Bhagīratha, I am pleased with your very well executed austerity. O one of good vows, accept a boon from me.