SB 9.9 Text 1
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca
aṁśumāṁś ca tapas tepe
gaṅgānayana-kāmyayā
kālaṁ mahāntaṁ nāśaknot
tataḥ kālena saṁsthitaḥ
aṁśumāṁś ca tapas tepe
gaṅgānayana-kāmyayā
kālaṁ mahāntaṁ nāśaknot
tataḥ kālena saṁsthitaḥ
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca-Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; aṁśumān-the king named Aṁśumān; ca-also; tapaḥ tepe-executed austerity; gaṅgā-the Ganges; ānayana-kāmyayā-with a desire to bring the Ganges to this material world to deliver his forefathers; kālam-time; mahāntam-for a long duration; na-not; aśaknot-was successful; tataḥ-thereafter; kālena-in due course of time; saṁsthitaḥ-died.
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: King Aṁśumān, like his grandfather, performed austerities for a very long time. Nonetheless, he could not bring the Ganges to this material world, and thereafter, in due course of time, he died.
Purport