Shloka 44

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

भवन्ति निर्विषा: सर्पा यथा तार्क्ष्यस्य दर्शनात्‌ । गज्जाया दर्शनात्‌ तद्वत्‌ सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

bhavanti nirviṣāḥ sarpā yathā tārkṣyasya darśanāt | gajāyā darśanāt tadvat sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||

Translation

كما أنَّ الحيّات تُصبح بلا سُمٍّ لمجرّد رؤية تاركشيا (غارودا)، كذلك بمجرّد رؤية الغانغا يتحرّر الإنسان من جميع الخطايا.

Word by Word

• भवन्ति: become/are
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, बहुवचन

• निर्विषाः: poisonless, free from venom
• निर्विषाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्पाः: snakes
• सर्पाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• तार्क्ष्यस्य: of Tārkṣya (Garuḍa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार्क्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• दर्शनात्: from (the act of) seeing; at the sight of
• दर्शनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• गज्जायाः: of Gajjā (name/proper noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• दर्शनात्: from seeing; at the sight of
• दर्शनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• तद्वत्: so, likewise, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)

• सर्वपापैः: by/with all sins (i.e., from all sins)
• सर्वपापैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वपाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• प्रमुच्यते: is released/freed
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + प्र
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन, कर्मणि (passive)

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Tārkṣya (Garuḍa)
• sarpa (snakes)
• Gajā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that association with sanctity—symbolized here by the transformative power of darśana (reverent sight) of an exalted being—can purge moral defilement. It frames spiritual purity as something that can be awakened through faith, reverence, and contact with the holy.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Siddha offers an illustrative comparison: Garuḍa’s mere presence is said to neutralize the poison of snakes; similarly, the sight of Gajā is proclaimed to free a person from sins. The statement functions as a didactic endorsement of Gajā’s sanctifying status within the discourse.