Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
amÅ›umÄmÅ› ca tapas tepe
gaá¹…gÄnayana-kÄmyayÄ
kÄlaá¹ mahÄntaá¹ nÄÅ›aknot
tataḥ kÄlena saá¹sthitaḥ
Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; amÅ›umÄn - the king named AmÅ›umÄn; ca - also; tapaḥ tepe - executed austerity; gaá¹…gÄ - the Ganges; Änayana-kÄmyayÄ - with a desire to bring the Ganges to this material world to deliver his forefathers; kÄlam - time; mahÄntam - for a long duration; na - not; aÅ›aknot - was successful; tataḥ - thereafter; kÄlena - in due course of time; saá¹sthitaḥ - died.