Muñjavān on Himavat: Maheśvara’s abode, Śiva-stuti, and sacrificial gold
Chapter 8
(लभन्ते गाणपत्यं च तदेकाग्रा हि मानवा: | कि पुनः: स्वर्णभाण्डानि तस्मात् त्वं गच्छ मा चिरम् ।।
Saṃvarta uvāca | labhante gāṇapatyaṃ ca tad-ekāgrā hi mānavāḥ | ki punaḥ svarṇa-bhāṇḍāni tasmāt tvaṃ gaccha mā ciram || mad-uttaraṃ hi te lābha hasty-aśvoṣṭādibhiḥ saha | suvarṇam āhariṣyantas tatra gacchantu te narāḥ | ity uktaḥ sa vacas tena cakre kārandham-ātmajaḥ Maruttaḥ ||
三婆尔多说道:“凡以一心专注之奉爱系念商羯罗(Śaṅkara)者,甚至可得与伽那钵底(Gaṇapati)相应之位;何况取得金制器皿,又算得了什么?因此立刻前往,莫要迟延。在那里,你将获大利,并得象、马、骆驼等诸物。让你的人去那里把黄金运回。”受其教诲,迦兰陀摩(Karaṇdhama)之后裔摩鲁多(Marutta)便依言而行。
संवर्त उवाच
Single-minded devotion to Śiva is presented as so potent that it can confer exalted spiritual status (gāṇapatya); therefore, worldly gains like gold and wealth are portrayed as comparatively easy and secondary. The verse frames material prosperity as an incidental outcome when higher devotion and resolve are present.
Saṃvarta urges Marutta to act quickly and send his men to fetch gold, assuring him of abundant gains including valuable livestock. Marutta, described as a descendant of Karaṇdhama, follows Saṃvarta’s instruction.