 देवदेवे गते तस्मिन् सोऽङ्गुष्ठाग्रनिपीडिताम्। कृत्वा वसुमतीं राम संवत्सरमुपासत।। 
  "O Rama when that God of the gods Brahma departed, Bhagiratha, pressing the earth with the tip of his big toe standing supported by the big toe penanced meditated upon Siva for one year. 