Shloka 89
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
(नारायणादक्षयात् पूर्वजाता विष्णो: पादात् शिशुमाराद् ध्रुवाच्च । सोमात् सूर्यान्मेरुरूपाच्च विष्णो: समागता शिवमूर्थ्नो हिमाद्रिम् ।।
nārāyaṇād akṣayāt pūrvajātā viṣṇoḥ pādāt śiśumārād dhruvāc ca | somāt sūryān merurūpāc ca viṣṇoḥ samāgatā śivamūrdhno himādrim || bhagavatī gaṅgā pūrvakāle 'vināśī bhagavān nārāyaṇāt prakaṭitā | sā bhagavato viṣṇoḥ caraṇāt śiśumāra-cakrāt dhruvāt somāt sūryāt merurūpād viṣṇoḥ avatīrya bhagavataḥ śivasya mūrdhni samāgatā, tataḥ himālaya-parvate patitā || sutā caiva himādreḥ harasya bhāryā divo bhuvaś cāpi kṛtānurūpā | bhavyā pṛthivyāṃ bhāginī cāpi rājan gaṅgā lokānāṃ puṇyadā vai trayāṇām ||
成就者曰：在远古之时，圣恒河出自不坏的那罗延。她自毗湿奴足下而降——经由尸首摩罗天域、北极星（德鲁瓦）、月神（苏摩）、日神（苏利耶）以及以须弥为形的毗湿奴——遂安住于大自在天湿婆之顶；继而坠落于喜马拉雅。她是山王喜马拉雅之女，是哈罗（湿婆）之配偶，亦为天与地相称的庄严。大王啊，她在世间为吉祥，利益群生，并为三界赐予功德。
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage presents Gaṅgā as a divinely sourced purifier whose very course links the highest divine principle (Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu) to Śiva and then to the earth. The ethical implication is that contact with what is sacred—especially through pilgrimage, reverence, and right conduct—supports purification and the accumulation of merit (puṇya) for beings across the three worlds.
A Siddha describes Gaṅgā’s cosmic descent: she manifests from imperishable Nārāyaṇa, flows from Viṣṇu’s feet through key celestial stations (Śiśumāra, Dhruva, Moon, Sun, Meru), is received and restrained on Śiva’s head, and then descends onto the Himālaya. She is praised as Himālaya’s daughter, Śiva’s consort, and a sanctifying presence for heaven and earth.