Shloka 59
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
हंसादिभि: सुबहुभिवविविधी: पक्षिभिवव॒ताम् | गड्ां गोकुलसम्बाधां दृष्टवा स्वर्गोडपि विस्मृत:,हंस आदि बहुसंख्यक एवं विविध पक्षियोंसे घिरी हुई तथा गौओंके समुदायसे व्याप्त हुई गंगाजीको देखकर मनुष्य स्वर्गलोकको भी भूल जाता है
haṃsādibhiḥ subahubhir vividhaiḥ pakṣibhir vṛtām | gaṅgāṃ gokulasambādhāṃ dṛṣṭvā svargo ’pi vismṛtaḥ ||
Wer die Gaṅgā erblickt—umringt von zahllosen, vielfältigen Vögeln wie Schwänen und belebt von Herden von Kühen—wird so gefesselt, dass er selbst den Himmel vergisst.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that direct encounter with a sacred, dharmic reality (like the Gaṅgā and the life it sustains) can surpass the lure of promised rewards such as heaven; reverence, purity, and contentment arise naturally, making reward-seeking secondary.
A Siddha describes the Gaṅgā’s scene—surrounded by many kinds of birds and crowded with cows—and says that the sight is so spiritually and aesthetically compelling that a person forgets even heaven.