Shloka 96
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
प्रसाद्य देवान् सविभून् समस्तान् भगीरथस्तपसोग्रेण गड्भाम् । गामानयत् तामभिगम्य शश्चत् पुंसां भयं नेह चामुत्र विद्यात्
prasādya devān savibhūn samastān bhagīrathas tapaso greṇa gaṅgām | gām ānayat tām abhigamya śaśvat puṁsāṁ bhayaṁ neha cāmutra vidyāt ||
राजा भगीरथाने उग्र तपस्येने भगवान शंकरासह सर्व देवांना प्रसन्न करून गंगाजीला पृथ्वीवर आणले. जो सदैव तिच्या शरण जातो, त्याला इहलोकातही आणि परलोकातही भय राहत नाही.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Intense, disciplined tapas undertaken with devotion can win divine favor, and taking refuge in a sacred, divinely-sanctioned source (here, Gaṅgā) is presented as a means to freedom from fear in both worldly life and the afterlife.
A Siddha recounts how King Bhagīratha, through severe austerities, pleased all the gods along with Śiva and brought Gaṅgā down to earth; the verse then states the fruit of approaching Gaṅgā—fearlessness here and hereafter.