Shloka 45
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
अप्रतिष्ठाक्ष ये केचिदर्धर्मशरणाश्ष ये । तेषां प्रतिष्ठा गड़ेह शरणं शर्म वर्म च
apratiṣṭhākṣa ye kecid adharma-śaraṇāś ca ye | teṣāṁ pratiṣṭhā gaṇeśaḥ śaraṇaṁ śarma varma ca ||
Yaong mga walang masandigan saanman, at yaong hindi pa sumisilong sa dharma—para sa kanila, ang Gaṅgā mismo ang nagiging matibay na saligan. Siya ang kanilang kanlungan, ang kanilang kaginhawahan at kapayapaan; at tulad ng baluti, siya’y nagtatanggol at nag-iingat sa kanila.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even those who lack worldly support and have not yet taken shelter in dharma are not beyond protection; divine guardianship (here, Gaṇeśa) is portrayed as providing foundation, refuge, welfare, and protective strength—encouraging a turn toward dharma and trust in higher support.
A Siddha is praising Gaṇeśa’s protective role, describing him as the support and shelter for the unsupported and the non-dharma-seeking, emphasizing his power to secure well-being and guard beings like armor.