Shloka 5
Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa
On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation
एवमुक्तो मतड़स्तु भृूशं॑ शोकपरायण: । अध्यतिष्ठद् गयां गत्वा सों5गुछ्ठेन शतं समा:,उनके ऐसा कहनेपर मतंग अत्यन्त शोकमग्न हो गयामें जाकर अंगूठेके बलपर सौ वर्षोतक खड़ा रहा
śakra uvāca | evam ukto mataṅgas tu bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇaḥ | adhyatiṣṭhad gayāṃ gatvā so’ṅguṣṭhena śataṃ samāḥ |
Thus addressed, Mataṅga—overwhelmed by intense sorrow—went to Gayā and undertook a severe vow of austerity, standing balanced upon his thumb for a hundred years.
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tapas as disciplined endurance: intense grief is not merely indulged but redirected into a sustained vow, suggesting that inner turmoil can be transformed into purposeful spiritual effort.
After being spoken to (by Śakra), Mataṅga becomes deeply sorrowful, goes to the sacred place Gayā, and performs a severe austerity by standing on his thumb for one hundred years.