Shloka 31
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
स््नातानां शुचिभिस्तोयैर्गाज़ियै: प्रयतात्मनाम् । व्युष्टिर्भवति या पुंसां न सा क्रतुशतैरपि
snātānāṃ śucibhis toyair gāṅgaiḥ prayatātmanām | vyuṣṭir bhavati yā puṃsāṃ na sā kratuśatair api ||
గంగ యొక్క పవిత్ర జలంలో స్నానం చేసి అంతఃకరణం శుద్ధమైన నియమశీలులైన పురుషులకు కలిగే పుణ్యవృద్ధి—నూరుయజ్ఞాలు చేసినా లభించదు.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner discipline and purification—symbolized by bathing in the pure waters of the Gaṅgā with a controlled mind—can yield greater spiritual merit than the mere accumulation of many external rituals such as a hundred sacrifices.
A Siddha (accomplished sage) is instructing about the relative power of sacred bathing and self-restraint, asserting that the merit gained by purified, disciplined persons through Gaṅgā-snān is incomparable even to extensive sacrificial performance.