रघूत्तम O Rama, अथ thereafter, उत्तमम् excellent, गङ्गासलिलम् waters of Ganga, तत् भस्मनाम् those ashes, राशिम् heap, प्लावयत् inundated, धूतपापा: purged of sins, स्वर्गम् heaven, प्राप्ता: obtained.

O Best of the Raghus thereafter the holy waters of Ganga inundated those heaps of ashes and the sons of Sagara, purged of their sins, reached heaven" (said Viswamitra). इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे त्रिचत्वारिंशस्सर्ग:।। Thus ends the fortythird sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.