Then Gargā again began to follow Bhagīratha's car. And having reached the ocean, that foremost of streams, with the object of accomplishing that work, entered into the subterranean regions.
जगाम च पुनर्गङ्गा भगीरथरथानुगा। सागरं चापि सम्प्राप्ता सा सरित्प्रवरा तदा॥ रसातलमुपागच्छत् सिद्ध्यर्थं तस्य कर्मणः।