Shloka 34
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
विसोमा इव शर्वर्यों विपुष्पास्तरवो यथा । तद्धद् देशा दिशश्वैव हीना गज्भाजलै: शिवै:,जैसे बिना चाँदनीकी रात और बिना फूलोंके वृक्ष शोभा नहीं पाते, उसी प्रकार गड़ाजीके कल्याणमय जलसे वज्चित हुए देश और दिशाएँ भी शोभा एवं सौभाग्य हीन हैं
visomā iva śarvaryo vipuṣpās taravo yathā | tadvad deśā diśaś caiva hīnā gajāmbujalaiḥ śivaiḥ ||
Seperti malam tanpa sinar bulan dan seperti pohon tanpa bunga yang tidak tampak indah, demikianlah juga negeri-negeri dan segala penjuru yang terhalang daripada air Gaḍā yang membawa kesejahteraan—hilang seri dan hilang tuahnya.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that beauty, prosperity, and auspiciousness are sustained by beneficent supports (symbolized by life-giving waters). When such welfare-bringing resources are absent, even lands and the very quarters of space become ‘unfortunate’—a moral reminder to uphold conditions that nourish life and public good.
A Siddha speaks using vivid natural similes—moonless night and flowerless trees—to illustrate the diminished splendor of regions and directions when deprived of auspicious waters connected with the elephant, i.e., a poetic way of describing the loss of prosperity and well-being when sustaining, auspicious elements are missing.