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:

Transliteration

Ūrjāvatīṁ mahāpuṇyāṁ madhumatīṁ trivartmagām | Trilokagoptīṁ ye Gaṅgāṁ saṁśritās te divaṁ gatāḥ ||

Translation

Le Siddha dit : «Le fleuve Gaṅgā est plein de vigueur spirituelle, d’un mérite suprême, et ses eaux sont douces. Il suit les trois voies—la terre, le ciel et les mondes d’en bas—et protège ainsi les trois mondes. Ceux qui prennent refuge en Gaṅgā atteignent le ciel.»

Word by Word

• {'ūrjāvatī': 'endowed with vigor, spiritual potency, strength', 'mahāpuṇyā': 'greatly meritorious

• a source of vast religious merit', 'madhumatī': 'sweet

• possessing sweet waters (also: rich 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

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Siddha (speaker)
• Gaṅgā (river-goddess)
• Triloka (the three worlds)
• Diva/Svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reverent refuge in a sacred, dharma-protecting power—here, Gaṅgā—yields spiritual merit and an auspicious posthumous destiny. The verse frames Gaṅgā not merely as water but as a cosmic guardian whose sanctity benefits those who seek her shelter.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Siddha is praising Gaṅgā’s extraordinary sanctity and cosmic reach (across the three worlds) and declares the fruit of devotion/refuge in her: attainment of heaven.