Shloka 31
स््नातानां शुचिभिस्तोयैर्गाज़ियै: प्रयतात्मनाम् । व्युष्टिर्भवति या पुंसां न सा क्रतुशतैरपि,गड़ाजीके पवित्र जलसे स्नान करके जिनका अन्तःकरण शुद्ध हो गया है उन पुरुषोंके पुण्यकी जैसी वृद्धि होती है; वैसी सैकड़ों यज्ञ करनेसे भी नहीं हो सकती
snātānāṃ śucibhis toyair gāṅgaiḥ prayatātmanām | vyuṣṭir bhavati yā puṃsāṃ na sā kratuśatair api ||
Siddha berkata: Bagi lelaki yang berdisiplin, yang mandi dalam air suci Gaṅgā lalu menyucikan batin, pertambahan pahala yang timbul itu tidak dapat dicapai walaupun dengan seratus upacara korban.
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.