 अकृत्वा निश्चयं राजा कालेन महता महान्  ।त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि राज्यं कृत्वा दिवं गत:।। 
 The mighty king Sagara, over a long period of time without being able to devise means to bring Ganga down to the earth, ruled the kingdom for thirty thousand years and ascended to heaven".      Thus ends the fortyfirst sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki. 