Shloka 45
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
अप्रतिष्ठाक्ष ये केचिदर्धर्मशरणाश्ष ये । तेषां प्रतिष्ठा गड़ेह शरणं शर्म वर्म च
apratiṣṭhākṣa ye kecid adharma-śaraṇāś ca ye | teṣāṁ pratiṣṭhā gaṇeśaḥ śaraṇaṁ śarma varma ca ||
ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಆಸರೆ ಇಲ್ಲದವರಿಗೂ, ಧರ್ಮದ ಶರಣು ಪಡೆಯದವರಿಗೂ—ಗಂಗೆಯೇ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠೆ; ಅವಳೇ ಶರಣು, ಅವಳೇ ಕ್ಷೇಮ-ಶಾಂತಿ, ಮತ್ತು ಕವಚದಂತೆ ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವವಳೂ ಅವಳೇ।
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even those who lack worldly support and have not yet taken shelter in dharma are not beyond protection; divine guardianship (here, Gaṇeśa) is portrayed as providing foundation, refuge, welfare, and protective strength—encouraging a turn toward dharma and trust in higher support.
A Siddha is praising Gaṇeśa’s protective role, describing him as the support and shelter for the unsupported and the non-dharma-seeking, emphasizing his power to secure well-being and guard beings like armor.