Shloka 57
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
व्यसनैरभितप्तस्य नरस्य विनशिष्यत: । गड्जादर्शनजा प्रीतिव्यसनान्यपकर्षति
vyasanair abhitaptasya narasya vinaśiṣyataḥ | gaṅgā-darśana-jā prītir vyasanāny apakarṣati ||
Un hombre abrasado por las calamidades y hundiéndose hacia la ruina—hasta en el umbral de la muerte—si contempla el río Gaṅgā, nace en él un gozo surgido de esa visión, y al instante aparta sus aflicciones, disipando el dolor engendrado por la desventura.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even extreme suffering and impending ruin can be alleviated through sacred contact—here, the darśana of Gaṅgā—because such vision awakens prīti (uplifting joy) that removes the weight of misfortune and restores inner strength.
A Siddha describes the effect of seeing Gaṅgā: a person tormented by vyasanas and close to death experiences immediate joy upon her sight, and that joy is said to pull away his afflictions and the pain born from them.