Shloka 100

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

लोकानिमांस्त्रीन्‌ू यशसा वितत्य सिद्धि प्राप्प महतीं तां दुरापाम्‌ । गड्जाकृतानचिरेणैव लोकान्‌ यथ्थेष्टमिष्टान्‌ विहरिष्यसि त्वम्‌,इससे आप परम दुर्लभ उत्तम सिद्धि प्राप्त करके इन तीनों लोकोंमें अपने यशका विस्तार करते हुए शीघ्र ही गंगाजीकी सेवासे प्राप्त हुए अभीष्ट लोकोंमें इच्छानुसार विचरेंगे

Transliteration

lokān imāṁs trīn yaśasā vitatya siddhiṁ prāpsyasi mahatīṁ tāṁ durāpām | gaṅgākṛtān acireṇaiva lokān yathā-iṣṭam iṣṭān vihariṣyasi tvam ||

Translation

लोकानिमांस्त्रीन् यशसा वितत्य सिद्धिं प्राप्स्यसि महतीं तां दुरापाम् । गङ्गाकृतानचिरेणैव लोकान् यथेच्छमिष्टान् विहरिष्यसि त्वम् ॥

Word by Word

• {'lokān': 'worlds

• realms of existence', 'imān': 'these', 'trīn': 'three (the three worlds: earth, mid-region, heaven)', 'yaśasā': 'by fame

• by glory', 'vitatya': 'having spread

• having extended', 'siddhim': 'spiritual accomplishment

• perfected attainment', 'prāpsyasi': 'you will obtain

• you will attain', 'mahatīm': 'great', 'durāpām': 'difficult to obtain

• rare', 'gaṅgākṛtān': 'brought about by Gaṅgā

• produced through (service/merit connected with) Gaṅgā', 'acireṇa': 'soon

• in no long time', 'eva': 'indeed

• certainly', 'iṣṭān': 'desired

• cherished', 'yathā-iṣṭam': 'as one wishes

• according to one’s desire', 'vihariṣyasi': 'you will roam

• you will enjoy moving about', 'tvam': 'you'}

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Siddha (speaker)
• Three worlds (trailokya)
• Gaṅgā (river goddess)