Shloka 45

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities

Devanagari script

अप्रतिष्ठाक्ष ये केचिदर्धर्मशरणाश्ष ये । तेषां प्रतिष्ठा गड़ेह शरणं शर्म वर्म च

Transliteration

apratiṣṭhākṣa ye kecid adharma-śaraṇāś ca ye | teṣāṁ pratiṣṭhā gaṇeśaḥ śaraṇaṁ śarma varma ca ||

Translation

ଯେମାନଙ୍କର କେଉଁଠି ମଧ୍ୟ ଆଧାର ନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ଯେମାନେ ଧର୍ମର ଶରଣ ନେଇନାହାନ୍ତି—ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଗଙ୍ଗା ହିଁ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା; ସେଇ ଶରଣ, ସେଇ କ୍ଷେମ-ଶାନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ କବଚ ପରି ରକ୍ଷାକାରିଣୀ।

Word by Word

• अप्रतिष्ठाः: those who are without support/standing
• अप्रतिष्ठाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिष्ठा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some (persons)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अधर्मशरणाः: those who take refuge in adharma (unrighteousness)
• अधर्मशरणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधर्म-शरण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• प्रतिष्ठा: support; firm standing
• प्रतिष्ठा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गदाधरः: the mace-bearer (Gadādhara, i.e., Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• गदाधरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा-धर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शर्म: welfare; happiness; protection
• शर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वर्म: armor; protective covering
• वर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Siddha (speaker)
• Gaṇeśa (Gaṇapati)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.