Shloka 99

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities

Devanagari script

तस्मादेतान्‌ परया श्रद्धयोक्तान्‌ गुणान्‌ सर्वान्‌ जाह्नवीयात्‌ सदैव । भवेद्‌ वाचा मनसा कर्मणा च भक्‍्त्या युक्त: श्रद्धया श्रद्दधान:

Transliteration

tasmād etān parayā śraddhayokṭān guṇān sarvān jāhnavīyāt sadaiva | bhaved vācā manasā karmaṇā ca bhaktyā yuktaḥ śraddhayā śraddadhānaḥ ||

Translation

Vì vậy, hãy đặt trọn niềm tin vào mọi công đức của Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā) đã được tuyên nói với lòng sùng kính tối thượng; và hãy thờ phụng nàng không ngừng—giữ gìn lời nói, tâm ý và hành vi—với lòng mộ đạo, đức tin và sự kính ngưỡng.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'tasmāt', 'definition': 'therefore

• for that reason'}, {'term': 'etān', 'definition': 'these (accusative plural)'}, {'term': 'parayā śraddhayā', 'definition': 'with supreme faith/devotion'}, {'term': 'ukṭān (uktān)', 'definition': 'spoken, declared, described'}, {'term': 'guṇān', 'definition': 'qualities, virtues, excellences'}, {'term': 'sarvān', 'definition': 'all (of them)'}, {'term': 'jāhnavī', 'definition': 'Jāhnavī, a name of Gaṅgā (the river-goddess)'}, {'term': 'sadaiva', 'definition': 'always

• continually'}, {'term': 'vācā', 'definition': 'by speech'}, {'term': 'manasā', 'definition': 'by mind

• mentally'}, {'term': 'karmaṇā', 'definition': 'by action

• through deeds'}, {'term': 'bhaktyā', 'definition': 'with devotion'}, {'term': 'yuktaḥ', 'definition': 'joined with

• disciplined in'}, {'term': 'śraddhayā śraddadhānaḥ', 'definition': 'faithful and trusting

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that genuine devotion requires śraddhā (faith) expressed consistently through speech, mind, and action; one should worship Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī) continually with integrated inner and outer conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Siddha concludes his praise/description of Gaṅgā’s virtues and instructs the listener to accept those qualities with firm faith and to engage in her continual worship with devotion, aligning thought, word, and deed.