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 ||
悉达者说道：“诸天以萨特拉等祭仪为缘，汲取住于月与日中的甘露以自资养；同样，此世之人亦依恒河（Gaṅgā）之水而得以存活。”
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.