Shloka 55
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
जाह्नवीतीरसम्भूतां मृदं मूर्थध्ना बिभर्ति यः । बिभर्ति रूप॑ सो<र्कस्य तमोनाशाय निर्मलम्
jāhnavītīrasambhūtāṃ mṛdaṃ mūrdhnā bibharti yaḥ | bibharti rūpaṃ so 'rkasyā tamonāśāya nirmalam ||
Sinumang magpasan sa ulo ng lupa mula sa pampang ng Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā) ay nagkakamit ng dalisay na anyo na tulad ng Araw, upang pawiin ang dilim ng kamangmangan.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reverence toward the Gaṅgā—symbolized by placing her riverbank earth on one’s head—is praised as a purifying act that dispels inner ignorance (tamas) and fosters a radiant, clarified disposition aligned with dharma.
A Siddha is describing the spiritual efficacy of contact with the sacred Gaṅgā: even a simple act of devotion (bearing the riverbank soil on the head) is portrayed as producing sun-like purity, metaphorically removing the darkness of ignorance.