She bore a son by him conceived.

Because her rival mixed the bane

To render her conception vain,

And fruit unripened to destroy,

Sagar[249] she called her darling boy.

To Sagar Asamanj was heir:

Bright Anśumán his consort bare.

Anśumán's son, Dilípa famed,

Begot a son Bhagírath named.

From him the great Kakutstha rose: