Shloka 84
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
Devanagari script
ऊर्जावतीं महापुण्यां मधुमतीं त्रिवर्त्मगाम् । त्रिलोकगोफ्तीं ये गड्डां संश्रितास््ते दिवं गता:,गंगाजी ओजस्विनी, परम पुण्यमयी, मधुर जलराशिसे परिपूर्ण तथा भूतल, आकाश और पाताल--इन तीन मार्गोपर विचरनेवाली हैं। जो लोग तीनों लोकोंकी रक्षा करनेवाली गंगाजीकी शरणमें आये हैं, वे स्वर्गलोकको चले गये
Transliteration
Ūrjāvatīṁ mahāpuṇyāṁ madhumatīṁ trivartmagām | Trilokagoptīṁ ye Gaṅgāṁ saṁśritās te divaṁ gatāḥ ||
Translation
The Siddha said: ‘The river Gaṅgā is full of spiritual vigor, supremely meritorious, and sweet in her waters. She moves along the three paths—earth, sky, and the netherworlds—and thus protects the three worlds. Those who take refuge in Gaṅgā attain heaven.’
Word by Word
{'ūrjāvatī''endowed with vigor, spiritual potency, strength', 'mahāpuṇyā': 'greatly meritorious
{'ūrjāvatī':
a source of vast religious merit', 'madhumatī''sweet
a source of vast religious merit', 'madhumatī':
possessing sweet waters (alsorich in honey-like sweetness)', 'trivartma-gā': 'moving along three paths/ways (tri-loka traversal: earth, heaven/sky, and nether regions)', 'triloka': 'the three worlds (earth, mid/heavenly realm, and netherworld)', 'goptī': 'protector, guardian', 'Gaṅgā': 'the river-goddess Gaṅgā', 'saṁśritāḥ': 'those who have taken shelter/refuge in', 'divam': 'heaven, the celestial world', 'gatāḥ': 'gone
possessing sweet waters (also:
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सिद्ध उवाच
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Siddha (speaker)G
Gaṅgā (river-goddess)T
Triloka (the three worlds)D
Diva/Svarga (heaven)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context