Shloka 103
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
शिलवृत्तिस्तु सिद्धस्य वाक्यै: सम्बोधितस्तदा | गड़ामुपास्य विधिवत् सिद्धि प्राप सुदुर्लभाम्,वह शिलोज्छतवृत्तिवाला ब्राह्मण सिद्धके उपदेशसे गंगाजीके माहात्म्यको जानकर उनकी विधिवत् उपासना करके परम दुर्लभ सिद्धिको प्राप्त हुआ
śilavṛttis tu siddhasya vākyaiḥ sambodhitas tadā | gaṅgām upāsya vidhivat siddhiṁ prāpa sudurlabhām ||
Kemudian Brahmana yang hidup dengan śilavṛtti itu, setelah ditegur dan diajar oleh kata-kata sang siddha, menyembah Sungai Gaṅgā menurut tata cara yang benar. Dengan bakti yang berdisiplin itu, dia memperoleh suatu siddhi yang amat sukar dicapai.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even an extremely simple, disciplined life (śilavṛtti) can culminate in rare spiritual success when guided by the instruction of the realized (siddha) and practiced with proper, rule-bound devotion (vidhivat upāsanā), here directed to the sacred Gaṅgā.
Bhishma recounts that a Brahmin living by gleaning grains was instructed by a siddha; after learning the greatness of Gaṅgā, he worshipped her according to prescribed rites and thereby attained a very rare siddhi.