Amshuman and his grandson Bhagiratha, successively practise austerities for bringing down the Ganga to the terrestrial plane. Brahma grants a boon to Bhagiratha and exhorts him to propitiate Lord Shiva and secure His consent to receive the Ganga on His head.
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Balakanda Sarga 43 (Book 1 Canto 43)

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