Shloka 31
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
स््नातानां शुचिभिस्तोयैर्गाज़ियै: प्रयतात्मनाम् । व्युष्टिर्भवति या पुंसां न सा क्रतुशतैरपि
snātānāṃ śucibhis toyair gāṅgaiḥ prayatātmanām | vyuṣṭir bhavati yā puṃsāṃ na sā kratuśatair api ||
Bagi para pria yang mengekang diri, yang mandi dalam air Gaṅgā yang suci hingga batinnya tersucikan, pertambahan kebajikan yang timbul darinya tidak dapat dicapai bahkan dengan seratus yajña.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner discipline and purification—symbolized by bathing in the pure waters of the Gaṅgā with a controlled mind—can yield greater spiritual merit than the mere accumulation of many external rituals such as a hundred sacrifices.
A Siddha (accomplished sage) is instructing about the relative power of sacred bathing and self-restraint, asserting that the merit gained by purified, disciplined persons through Gaṅgā-snān is incomparable even to extensive sacrificial performance.