Aranyaka Parva›Sagara's Line and the Descent of the Ganga

Yudhishthira Asks About Sagara and the Ocean

Why "Minor"?

Causal ReachTop 94%

Character WeightTop 97%

State ChangeTop 98%

Narrative RecallTop 50%

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Yudhishthira, hearing the name of King Sagara, presses Lomasha for the full story — how Sagara's relatives became the cause of something, and how the ocean itself was filled through Bhagiratha's efforts. The sage prepares to answer.

Yudhishthira turned to Lomasha. “O brahmana! O sage! How did the relatives become the cause? How was the ocean filled through Bhagiratha’s efforts? O one rich in austerities! I wish to hear this in detail. Tell me the supreme account of that king.” Vaishampayana said: Having been thus addressed by the great-souled Dharmaraja, the Indra among brahmanas recounted the greatness of the great-souled Sagara.

Aranyaka Parva, Chapter 401