SB 9.9.2
TEXT 2
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TEXT
दिलीपस्तत्सुतस्तद्वद् अशक्तः कालमेयिवान् ।
भगीरथस्तस्य सुतस् तेपे स सुमहत्तपः ॥ २ ॥ dilipas tat-sutas tadvad
asaktah kalam eyivan
bhagirathas tasya sutas
tepe sa sumahat tapah
dilipah-named Dilipa; tat-sutah-the son of Amsuman; tat-vat-like his father; asaktah-being unable to bring the Ganges to the material world; kalam eyivan-became a victim of time and died; bhagirathah tasya sutah-his son Bhagiratha; tepe-executed penance; sah-he; su-mahat-very great; tapah-austerity.
TRANSLATION
Like Amsuman himself, Dilipa, his son, was unable to bring the Ganges to this material world, and he also became a victim of death in due course of time. Then Dilipa's son, Bhagiratha, performed very severe austerities to bring the Ganges to this material world.
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