Talk:Bhagiratha

from makar sankranti article
This story might be more relevant on this article than it's current location, i.e. Makar Sankranti.However, the content is not cited and may have POV issues

Maharaja Bhagiratha, performed great penance to bring Ganga down to the earth for the redemption of 60,000 sons of Maharaj Sagar, who were burnt to ashes at the Kapil Muni Ashram, near the present day Ganga Sagar. It was on this day that Bhagirath finally did tarpan with the Ganges water for his unfortunate ancestors and thereby liberated them from the curse. After visiting the Pataala(underworld) for the redemption of the curse of Bhagirath’s ancestors the Ganga finally merged in the sea. Even today a very big Ganga Sagar Mela is organized every year on this day at the confluence of River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal. Thousands of hindus take a dip in the water and perform tarpan for their ancestors.

Bhageeratha or Bhagiratha
Although Bhageeratha was the common transliteration into English in in the 19th and early 20th centuries, scholarly usage has, for decades favored Bhagiratha. This is also the name of the Wikipedia article (as it should be). I have changed all instances of Bhageeratha to Bhagiratha. Inter lingua 09:32, 20 March 2012 (UTC) We salute such a great devotee & benefactor of his ancestors. One who can express such gratitude to his ancestors, work with tireless resolve to redeem the pride, pledges & resolves of his forefathers, alone possess a personality, which the history reveals to be a true benefactor of the world too. A person who has severed his own roots gets soon rooted out in the flow of time. Moral of the story is to see to it that the roots of the tree of ‘our’ life are not only intact but nourished well, thereafter alone the tree blooms & flourishes. There is another spiritually symbolic aspect of this story. The 60,000 cursed son of Maharaj Sagar represent our thoughts, who become dull & dead because of uncultured & blind desire. Redemption of such people is only by the waters of Gangaji, brought down ‘to’ & later ‘from’ the Himalayas with great tapasya. This represents dedicated hard work to get the redeeming Brahma-Vidya, which alone enlightens, enthuses & enlivens the life of anyone. --Myaoon (talk) 23:51, 21 June 2010 (UTC)