Shloka 76

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

नारपण्यैनेष्टविषयैर्न सुतैर्न धनागमै: । तथा प्रसादो भवति गज्जां वीक्ष्य यथा भवेत्‌

Transliteration

nāra-paṇyaiḥ neṣṭa-viṣayair na sutair na dhanāgamaiḥ | tathā prasādo bhavati gaṅgāṃ vīkṣya yathā bhavet ||

Translation

此等安宁并非由与人交易得来，亦非由享受所欲之境、得子嗣、获财富而生。唯有瞻见恒河时所涌现的喜悦与内心澄明，胜过这一切。

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अरण्यैः: by/with forests; from seeing forests
• अरण्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• इष्ट-विषयैः: by/with desired objects (pleasant enjoyments)
• इष्ट-विषयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्टविषय
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• सुतैः: by/with sons
• सुतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• धन-आगमैः: by/with acquisitions of wealth; by gains of money
• धन-आगमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनागम
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• तथा: thus; in that way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• प्रसादः: joy; serenity; satisfaction
• प्रसादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भवति: arises; becomes
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: present, third, singular, parasmaipada

• गङ्गाम्: Ganga (the river-goddess)
• गङ्गाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• यथा: as; just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• भवेत्: would be; might arise
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: optative (vidhilin), third, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Siddha (speaker)
• Gaṅgā (river)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the deepest contentment (prasāda) is not produced by worldly attainments—pleasures, family pride, or wealth—but is more powerfully awakened by sacred vision and devotion, exemplified by seeing the Gaṅgā.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Siddha is instructing the listener by contrasting ordinary sources of happiness with the superior spiritual joy associated with the darśana (beholding) of the Gaṅgā, emphasizing the ethical and devotional value of sacred encounter over material gain.