Shloka 57
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
व्यसनैरभितप्तस्य नरस्य विनशिष्यत: । गड्जादर्शनजा प्रीतिव्यसनान्यपकर्षति
vyasanair abhitaptasya narasya vinaśiṣyataḥ | gaṅgā-darśana-jā prītir vyasanāny apakarṣati ||
Um homem abrasado pelas calamidades e a afundar-se rumo à ruína—mesmo à beira da morte—se contempla o rio Gaṅgā, nasce nele uma alegria oriunda dessa visão e, de imediato, ela afasta as suas aflições, dissipando a dor gerada pelo infortúnio.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even extreme suffering and impending ruin can be alleviated through sacred contact—here, the darśana of Gaṅgā—because such vision awakens prīti (uplifting joy) that removes the weight of misfortune and restores inner strength.
A Siddha describes the effect of seeing Gaṅgā: a person tormented by vyasanas and close to death experiences immediate joy upon her sight, and that joy is said to pull away his afflictions and the pain born from them.