Shloka 66
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
न सुतैर्न च वित्तेन कर्मणा न च तत्फलम् | प्राप्तुयात् पुरुषो&त्यन्तं गड्जां प्राप्प यदाप्रुयात्
na sutair na ca vittena karmaṇā na ca tatphalam | prāptuyāt puruṣo ’tyantaṃ gaṅgāṃ prāpya yad āpnuyāt ||
Disse o Siddha: O fruto supremo e imperecível que o homem alcança ao chegar à Gaṅgā e banhar-se ali não pode ser obtido por filhos, por riqueza, nem por qualquer ato ritual e sua recompensa.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly supports—offspring, wealth, and even ordinary ritual action with its expected rewards—cannot match the supreme, enduring merit associated with reaching the Gaṅgā and bathing there; the verse stresses the exceptional sanctity of tīrtha-purification and sincere religious merit.
A Siddha is instructing the listener by praising the unique spiritual fruit of Gaṅgā-bathing, contrasting it with common human pursuits (family lineage, riches, and routine works) to emphasize a higher religious value.