Shloka 99

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

तस्मादेतान्‌ परया श्रद्धयोक्तान्‌ गुणान्‌ सर्वान्‌ जाह्नवीयात्‌ सदैव । भवेद्‌ वाचा मनसा कर्मणा च भक्‍्त्या युक्त: श्रद्धया श्रद्दधान:

Transliteration

tasmād etān parayā śraddhayokṭān guṇān sarvān jāhnavīyāt sadaiva | bhaved vācā manasā karmaṇā ca bhaktyā yuktaḥ śraddhayā śraddadhānaḥ ||

Translation

अतः मैंने परम श्रद्धा से जो ये जाह्नवी (गंगाजी) के गुण कहे हैं, उन सब पर विश्वास करके आप मन, वाणी और कर्म से—भक्ति और श्रद्धा से युक्त होकर—सदा उनकी आराधना करें।

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'tasmāt', 'definition': 'therefore

• for that reason'}, {'term': 'etān', 'definition': 'these (accusative plural)'}, {'term': 'parayā śraddhayā', 'definition': 'with supreme faith/devotion'}, {'term': 'ukṭān (uktān)', 'definition': 'spoken, declared, described'}, {'term': 'guṇān', 'definition': 'qualities, virtues, excellences'}, {'term': 'sarvān', 'definition': 'all (of them)'}, {'term': 'jāhnavī', 'definition': 'Jāhnavī, a name of Gaṅgā (the river-goddess)'}, {'term': 'sadaiva', 'definition': 'always

• continually'}, {'term': 'vācā', 'definition': 'by speech'}, {'term': 'manasā', 'definition': 'by mind

• mentally'}, {'term': 'karmaṇā', 'definition': 'by action

• through deeds'}, {'term': 'bhaktyā', 'definition': 'with devotion'}, {'term': 'yuktaḥ', 'definition': 'joined with

• disciplined in'}, {'term': 'śraddhayā śraddadhānaḥ', 'definition': 'faithful and trusting

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that genuine devotion requires śraddhā (faith) expressed consistently through speech, mind, and action; one should worship Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī) continually with integrated inner and outer conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Siddha concludes his praise/description of Gaṅgā’s virtues and instructs the listener to accept those qualities with firm faith and to engage in her continual worship with devotion, aligning thought, word, and deed.