And the king adopted Ganga as a daughter of himself, and at that spot offered libations of water to the names of his forefathers; thus was his heart’s wish fulfilled. Thus asked by thee, I have narrated the whole story how Ganga running in three streams, was brought down to the earth for filling the sea; how the mighty saint had drunk up the sea for a particular reason, and how, O lord! Vatapi, the slayer of Brahmanas, was destroyed by Agastya.’”

In plain words: The king took Ganga as his own daughter and offered water in memory of his ancestors, so his heart's wish came true. Lomasa ends the story, which also told how the sage Agastya once drank the sea and destroyed the demon Vatapi.