Shloka 48
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
विनयाचारहीनाश्न अशिवाश्षन नराधमा: । ते भवन्ति शिवा विप्र ये वै गड़ामुपाश्रिता:,विप्रवर! विनय और सदाचारसे हीन अमड्रलकारी नीच मनुष्य भी गड़ाजीकी शरणमें जानेपर कल्याणस्वरूप हो जाते हैं
vinayācārahīnāś ca aśivāś ca narādhamāḥ | te bhavanti śivā vipra ye vai gadām upāśritāḥ || vipravara | vinaya-śīla-sadācāra-vihīnā api amaṅgalakārī nīcā manuṣyāḥ gadāyāḥ śaraṇaṁ gatvā kalyāṇasvarūpā bhavanti ||
Disse o Siddha: “Ó brāhmaṇa, até o mais vil dos homens—desprovido de humildade e de boa conduta, inclinado a caminhos infaustos—torna-se auspicioso e portador de bem-estar quando toma refúgio em Gaḍā. Ó melhor dos brāhmaṇas, a humildade e a reta conduta são o verdadeiro meio de refinamento; ainda assim, mesmo os que delas carecem podem ser conduzidos ao bem quando buscam a proteção de um amparo justo.”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Humility (vinaya) and good conduct (ācāra) are central to becoming ‘śiva’—auspicious and beneficial. Yet the verse also stresses the transformative power of taking refuge in a righteous support (here, ‘Gadā’), by which even morally fallen people can turn toward welfare.
A Siddha addresses a brāhmaṇa, making an ethical observation: people who are otherwise undisciplined and inauspicious can become auspicious if they seek refuge in ‘Gadā’. The statement functions as moral instruction within the Anuśāsana Parva’s broader didactic setting.