Shloka 69
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
वानप्रस्थैर्गहस्थैश्व यतिभिरन्रह्मचारिभि: । विद्यावद्धि: श्रितां गड़ां पुमान् को नाम नाश्रयेत्
vānaprasthaiḥ gṛhasthaiś ca yatibhir anbrahmacāribhiḥ | vidyāvaddhiḥ śritāṃ gaṅgāṃ pumān ko nāma nāśrayet ||
Wika ng Siddha: “Kung ang mga naninirahan sa gubat at mga maybahay, ang mga ascetic na tumalikod sa mundo at mga brahmacārin, at maging ang mga pantas ay kumakalinga sa Gaṅgā, sino pa ang hindi hahanap ng kanyang kanlungan?”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises Gaṅgā as a universally accepted refuge: across all āśramas (student, householder, forest-dweller, renunciant) and among the learned, her sanctity is acknowledged; therefore one should not neglect sacred means of purification and dharmic support.
A Siddha (a perfected sage) speaks, using a rhetorical question to emphasize Gaṅgā’s exceptional status: since every class of disciplined life seeks her, it is natural for any person to do the same.