Shloka 103
Devanagari script
शिलवृत्तिस्तु सिद्धस्य वाक्यै: सम्बोधितस्तदा | गड़ामुपास्य विधिवत् सिद्धि प्राप सुदुर्लभाम्
Transliteration
śilavṛttis tu siddhasya vākyaiḥ sambodhitas tadā | gaṅgām upāsya vidhivat siddhiṁ prāpa sudurlabhām ||
Translation
其后，那位以拾遗为生（śilavṛtti）的婆罗门，受成就者言教启迪，依法恭敬供奉恒河。凭此有戒有度的虔修，他获得了极其罕见的悉地成就。
Word by Word
शिलवृत्तिःone whose livelihood is by stone-work / stone-cutting (name/epithet)
शिलवृत्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिलवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सिद्धस्यof the Siddha / of the accomplished one
सिद्धस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्ध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वाक्यैःwith words, by statements
वाक्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
सम्बोधितःaddressed, instructed
सम्बोधितः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-बुध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
तदाthen, at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
गङ्गाम्Ganga (the river-goddess)
गङ्गाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
उपास्यhaving worshipped
उपास्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आस्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)
विधिवत्according to rule, duly
विधिवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत्
सिद्धिम्attainment, supernatural accomplishment
सिद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्रापattained, obtained
प्राप:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुदुर्लभाम्very difficult to obtain
सुदुर्लभाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुर्लभ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaA
a Siddha (perfected sage)A
a Śilavṛtti Brahmin (ascetic householder/renunciant living by gleaning)G
Gaṅgā (Ganges)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even an extremely simple, disciplined life (śilavṛtti) can culminate in rare spiritual success when guided by the instruction of the realized (siddha) and practiced with proper, rule-bound devotion (vidhivat upāsanā), here directed to the sacred Gaṅgā.
Bhishma recounts that a Brahmin living by gleaning grains was instructed by a siddha; after learning the greatness of Gaṅgā, he worshipped her according to prescribed rites and thereby attained a very rare siddhi.