Shloka 38
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
यस्तु सूर्येण निष्टप्तं गाड़ेयं पिबते जलम् । गवां निहरिनिर्मुक्तादू यावकात् तद् विशिष्यते
yastu sūryeṇa niṣṭaptaṃ gāḍeyaṃ pibate jalam | gavāṃ nihariniḥmuktād yāvakāt tad viśiṣyate ||
Disse o Siddha: “Quem beber água aquecida pelo sol—água tirada de uma fonte firme e profunda—obtém uma pureza superior à alcançada ao comer uma papa de cevada preparada com grãos separados do esterco do gado.”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner and practical purity can be achieved through simple disciplined habits; drinking sun-warmed water from a proper source is presented as more purifying than a contrived or extreme food practice involving barley recovered from cattle-dung.
A Siddha (accomplished ascetic) is instructing about comparative merit and purification, ranking everyday acts of restraint and cleanliness above unusual or showy practices, thereby guiding ethical living and ascetic discipline.