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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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Canto 9 · Chapter 9: The Dynasty of Aṁśumān

9.9.3 9.9.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.9.4

कोऽपि धारयिता वेगं पतन्त्या मे महीतले ।

अन्यथा भूतलं भित्त्वा नृप यास्ये रसातलम् ॥ ४ ॥

ko ’pi dhārayitā vegaṁ

patantyā me mahī-tale

anyathā bhū-talaṁ bhittvā

nṛpa yāsye rasātalam

Translation

Mother Ganges replied: When I fall from the sky to the surface of the planet earth, the water will certainly be very forceful. Who will sustain that force? If I am not sustained, I shall pierce the surface of the earth and go down to Rasātala, the Pātāla area of the universe.

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Considering the Force of the Ganges

1
Mother Ganges explained that her fall from the sky would carry tremendous force.
2
She asked who would sustain that force when her waters reached the earth.
3
Without support, she would pierce the earth's surface and descend to Rasātala, the Pātāla area of the universe.

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