Shloka 95
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
उस्रां पुष्टां मिषतीं विश्वभोज्या- मिरावतीं धारिणीं भूधराणाम् | शिष्टाश्रयाममृतां ब्रह्म॒कान्तां गड्जां श्रयेदात्मवान् सिद्धिकाम:
usrāṁ puṣṭāṁ miṣatīṁ viśvabhojyām irāvatīṁ dhāriṇīṁ bhūdharāṇām | śiṣṭāśrayām amṛtāṁ brahmakāntāṁ gaṅgāṁ śrayed ātmavān siddhikāmaḥ ||
悉达者说：求成就而能自制之人，当归依女神恒河——她滋养万物、恒常警觉，利益遍及世间，赐予资粮，并支撑群山；高贵者以她为依止，连梵天亦渴望得至；她本性即不死甘露。此颂所立之恒河信奉，并非徒然赞美，而是一种伦理修持：谦卑、自制，并依凭净化的神圣临在，以求内在之成就。
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual success (siddhi) is linked with self-mastery and taking refuge in a purifying, dharmic power symbolized by Gaṅgā. The verse teaches that devotion is most effective when paired with ātmavat (self-control) and when directed toward a universally beneficent, sanctifying presence.
A Siddha is describing the greatness of Gaṅgā through a chain of epithets—nourishing, world-benefiting, sustaining, refuge of the noble, desired even by Brahmā—and concludes with an injunction: the siddhi-seeking, disciplined person should resort to her.