It was Bhagiratha who caused the ashes of the sixty thousand sons of Sagara to be washed with the sacred waters of Ganga and thereby rescued them from their sin. Indeed, one should take the names of all these who were gifted with the blazing effulgence of fire, great beauty, and high energy.
हुताशन समानेतान् महारूपान् महौजसः। उग्रकायान् महासत्त्वान् कीर्तयेत् कीर्तिवर्धनान्॥