Shloka 61
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
वाड्मन:कर्मजै ग्रस्त: पापैरपि पुमानिह । वीक्ष्य गड़ां भवेत् पूतो अत्र मे नास्ति संशय:
vāṅmanakarmajaiḥ grastaḥ pāpair api pumān iha | vīkṣya gaṅgāṃ bhavet pūto 'tra me nāsti saṃśayaḥ ||
O Siddha declara que até mesmo uma pessoa neste mundo, oprimida por pecados nascidos da mente, da fala e da ação do corpo, torna-se purificada apenas por contemplar a Gaṅgā. Quanto a isso, diz ele, não tem dúvida alguma.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sins generated through the three channels—speech, mind, and action—can be cleansed through contact with sacredness; here, the Siddha emphasizes that even mere darśana (beholding) of the Gaṅgā has purifying force, offering ethical hope and encouraging reverence for tīrthas.
A Siddha is speaking within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional context, praising the Gaṅgā as a purifier and asserting with certainty that her sight alone can cleanse even those weighed down by wrongdoing.