Shloka 44

Devanagari script

भवन्ति निर्विषा: सर्पा यथा तार्क्ष्यस्य दर्शनात्‌ । गज्जाया दर्शनात्‌ तद्वत्‌ सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते,जैसे गरुड़को देखते ही सारे सर्पोंके विष झड़ जाते हैं, उसी प्रकार गड़ाजीके दर्शनमात्रसे मनुष्य सब पापोंसे छुटकारा पा जाता है

Transliteration

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

Translation

Wie Schlangen beim bloßen Anblick von Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) ihr Gift verlieren, so wird auch der Mensch beim bloßen Anblick der Gaṅgā von allen Sünden befreit.

Word by Word

भवन्तिbecome/are

निर्विषाःpoisonless, free from venom

सर्पाःsnakes

यथाjust as

तार्क्ष्यस्यof Tārkṣya (Garuḍa)

दर्शनात्from (the act of) seeing; at the sight of

गज्जायाःof Gajjā (name/proper noun)

दर्शनात्from seeing; at the sight of

तद्वत्so, likewise, in the same way

सर्वपापैःby/with all sins (i.e., from all sins)

प्रमुच्यतेis released/freed

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

Tārkṣya (Garuḍa)

sarpa (snakes)

Gajā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

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.