And those same sixty thousand sons of Sagara of mighty soul, having met with the majestic Kapila, perished, (to a soul) in an instant of time. Having thus perished, there hath been no place for them in the region of heaven. O great river! So long as thou dost not besprinkle those same bodies with thy water, there is no salvation for these same Sagara’s sons. O blessed goddess! carry thou my forefathers, Sagara’s sons, to the region of heaven. O great river! on their account am I beseeching thee forsooth.”

In plain words: The king explained that King Sagara's sixty thousand sons all died in an instant when they met Kapila, and they had no place in heaven. Only if Ganga sprinkled her water on their remains could they be freed, so he begged her to carry them to heaven.