Shloka 85

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities

Devanagari script

यो वत्स्यति द्रक्ष्यति वापि मर्त्य- स्तस्मै प्रयच्छन्ति सुखानि देवा: । तद्धभाविता: स्पर्शनदर्शनेन इष्टां गतिं तस्य सुरा दिशन्ति

Transliteration

yo vatsyati drakṣyati vāpi martyaḥ tasmai prayacchanti sukhāni devāḥ | taddhāva-bhāvitāḥ sparśana-darśanena iṣṭāṃ gatiṃ tasya surā diśanti ||

Translation

Tout mortel qui demeure sur la rive du Gaṅgā, ou ne serait-ce que le contemple, reçoit le bonheur des dieux. Ceux dont l’être a été purifié et transfiguré par son toucher et sa vue, les dieux eux-mêmes—qui ont acquis leur grandeur grâce au Gaṅgā—les conduisent vers la destinée désirée et favorable.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वत्स्यति: will dwell/live
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

• द्रक्ष्यति: will see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (निपात)

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (निपात)

• मर्त्यः: a mortal/man
• मर्त्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• प्रयच्छन्ति: give/bestow
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम्/यच्छ् (धातु; दा-अर्थे)
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 3rd, Plural

• सुखानि: happinesses/pleasures
• सुखानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्: that (him/that one; i.e., such a person)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भाविताः: purified/imbued (made so)
• भाविताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावित (कृदन्त; भू धातोः क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्पर्शनदर्शनेन: by (her) touch and sight
• स्पर्शनदर्शनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्शन-दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इष्टाम्: desired
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त; इष्/इच्छ् धातोः क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गतिम्: destination/state (after death)
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दिशन्ति: grant/assign/show
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Siddha (speaker)
• Devāḥ/Sūrāḥ (the gods)
• Gaṅgā (implied by context: her bank, touch, and sight)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reverent association with the sacred—here expressed as dwelling near, seeing, and touching the Gaṅgā—purifies a person and draws divine support, culminating in a desired auspicious destiny. The verse links external sacred contact to inner transformation (bhāva) and ethical uplift.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Siddha is describing the fruit (phala) of Gaṅgā-related pilgrimage and devotion: humans who reside by or behold the river receive happiness from the gods, and those purified by her touch and sight are guided by the gods toward their wished-for spiritual end.