Shloka 79

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities

Devanagari script

भूस्थै: स्वःस्थैर्दिविष्ठै क्ष भूतिरुच्चावचैरपि । गड्जा विगाह्मया सततमेतत्‌ कार्यतमं सताम्‌

Transliteration

bhūsthaiḥ svaḥsthair diviṣṭhaiś ca bhūtīr uccāvacair api | gaṅgāyāṃ vigāhya satatam etat kāryatamaṃ satām ||

Translation

Все существа — живущие на земле, пребывающие в небе и обитающие в небесных мирах, высокие и низкие без различия, — должны непрестанно погружаться в воды Ганги. Таково, по слову мудрых, наилучшее деяние праведных.

Word by Word

• भूस्थैः: by/with those dwelling on earth
• भूस्थैः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूस्थ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• स्वःस्थैः: by/with those dwelling in heaven (svarga)
• स्वःस्थैः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वःस्थ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• दिविष्ठैः: by/with those dwelling in the sky/heavenly regions
• दिविष्ठैः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिविष्ठ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भूतिः: prosperity/welfare (or: existence/being)
• भूतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उच्चावचैः: by/with high and low (i.e., great and small)
• उच्चावचैः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्चावच
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• गङ्गायाम्: in the Ganga
• गङ्गायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• विगाह्य: having plunged/bathed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-गाह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सततम्: always/continually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कार्यम्: duty/act to be done
• कार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तमम्: most/exceedingly (best)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तम (superlative suffix -तम)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सताम्: of the good/virtuous people
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Siddha
• Gaṅgā (Ganges)
• Bhūmi (earth)
• Svarga (heaven)
• Divi (celestial realm)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Regular immersion in the sacred Gaṅgā is praised as a supreme dharmic practice for the virtuous, emphasizing purification and the accumulation of merit as an ideal religious discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Siddha (a perfected sage) is instructing the listener by extolling the Gaṅgā’s sanctity, stating that beings of every realm and status should continually bathe in her, presenting this as an exemplary act for righteous people.