Bhagīratha
mythological figure · 2 works · 4 mentions · 6 anchored passages
the royal sage
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
King who performs great austerities to bring Gaṅgā down to earth and redeem the ashes of Sagara's sixty thousand sons.
And the royal sage Bhagīratha, of great splendour, mounted his divine chariot and drove forward, while Gaṅgā followed behind him.
— and all the Apsarasas, O Rāma, following in the wake of Bhagīratha's chariot, joyfully followed Gaṅgā, as did all the creatures that live in water.
Bhagīratha, the royal sage, righteous and of great splendour, O delight of the Raghu line, was childless;
Āṅgirasa Smṛti
The mythic king whose prayer led Śiva to receive and release the Gaṅgā.
At the prayer of Bhagīratha, Śiva, to curb the arrogance of the Gaṅgā, concealed her in the forest of his matted hair and then released her downwards.