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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.8.28

శ్రీభగవానువాచ అశ్వోఽయం నీయతాం వత్స పితామహపశుస్తవ । ఇమే చ పితరో దగ్ధా గఙ్గామ్భోఽర్హన్తి నేతరత్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
aśvo ’yaṁ nīyatāṁ vatsa
[ashvo ’yam neeyataam vatsa]
pitāmaha-paśus tava
[pitaamaha-pashus tava]
ime ca pitaro dagdhā
[ime cha pitaro dagdhaa]
gaṅgāmbho ’rhanti netarat
[gangaambho ’rhanti netarat]
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the great personality Kapila Muni said aśvaḥ — horse ayam — this nīyatām — take vatsa — O My son pitāmaha — of your grandfather paśuḥ — this animal tava — your ime — all these ca — also pitaraḥ — bodies of forefathers dagdhāḥ — burnt to ashes gaṅgā-ambhaḥ — the water of the Ganges arhanti — can be saved na — not itarat — any other means.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
the great personality Kapila Muni said
aśvo ’yaṁ nīyatāṁ vatsa
aśvaḥ
horse
ayam
this
nīyatām
take
vatsa
O My son
pitāmaha-paśus tava
pitāmaha
of your grandfather
paśuḥ
this animal
tava
your
ime ca pitaro dagdhā
ime
all these
ca
also
pitaraḥ
bodies of forefathers
dagdhāḥ
burnt to ashes
gaṅgāmbho ’rhanti netarat
gaṅgā-ambhaḥ
the water of the Ganges
arhanti
can be saved
na
not
itarat
any other means.
The Personality of Godhead said: My dear Aṁśumān, here is the animal sought by your grandfather for sacrifice. Please take it. As for your forefathers, who have been burnt to ashes, they can be delivered only by Ganges water, and not by any other means.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord said: O son! Take this sacrificial horse belonging to your grandfather! Your ancestors, who have been burnt to ashes, can be delivered only by Ganges water, and not by any other means. There is no other means of deliverance for them.
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