Shloka 53
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
देवा: सोमार्कसंस्थानि यथा सत्रादिभिर्मखै: । अमृतान्युपजीवन्ति तथा गज्ाजलं नस:
devāḥ somārkasaṁsthāni yathā satrādibhir makhaiḥ | amṛtāny upajīvanti tathā gaṅgājalaṁ naraḥ ||
Wika ng Siddha: “Kung paanong ang mga diyos ay nabubuhay sa nektar na nananahan sa Buwan at sa Araw sa pamamagitan ng mga handog na ritwal gaya ng satra, gayundin ang mga tao sa mundong ito ay nabubuhay sa pag-asa sa tubig ng Gaṅgā.”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates Gaṅgā-water as a life-sustaining sacred support for humans, paralleling how the gods are sustained by amṛta accessed through sacrificial discipline; it links human well-being to reverence for sacred sources and dharmic practice.
A Siddha is explaining, by analogy, the dependence of beings on sanctified sources: gods rely on amṛta associated with the Moon and Sun through rites like satras, while humans rely on the Gaṅgā’s water—implying its exceptional sanctity and value.