Dilip

In Hindu mythology, one of the figures
in the charter myth describing how the
river Ganges descended from heaven to
earth. Dilip is the great-grandson of
King Sagar, and the father of the sage
Bhagirath, who finally accomplishes
this task. The story begins with King
Sagar, whose 60,000 heroic sons made
the mistake of insulting the sage Kapila,
and have been burned to ash by the fire
of Kapila’s yogic powers. Kapila tells
Sagar’s grandson Anshuman that the
souls of his dead uncles will find peace
only when the Ganges River (which is
considered to be the material form of
the goddess Ganga) comes down from
heaven and touches their ashes. After
this, the family labors unceasingly to do
this; Anshuman and Dilip die with this
goal unrealized, but Bhagirath finally
brings it to fruition by performing
asceticism until the gods agree to send
the Ganges to earth.