Shloka 62

Devanagari script

जना दृष्टा मया रागद्वेषमोहादिविप्लुताः / केचिदन्धाः केकराक्षास्खलद्वाचस्तु पङ्गवः

Transliteration

janā dṛṣṭā mayā rāgadveṣamohādiviplutāḥ / kecidandhāḥ kekarākṣāskhaladvācastu paṅgavaḥ

Translation

I have seen people overwhelmed by passion, hatred, delusion, and the like. Some were blind; some were squint-eyed; some spoke with faltering, stumbling speech; and some were lame.

Word by Word

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• दृष्टाः: seen
• दृष्टाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मणि (seen)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• रागद्वेषमोहादिविप्लुताः: overwhelmed by passion, hatred, delusion, etc.
• रागद्वेषमोहादिविप्लुताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राग (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वेष (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + विप्लुत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (राग-द्वेष-मोह-आदि-भिः विप्लुताः = afflicted by passion, hatred, delusion, etc.)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• अन्धाः: blind
• अन्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• केकराक्षाः: squint-eyed
• केकराक्षाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केकर (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (केकराणि अक्षीणि येषाम् = squint-eyed)

• स्खलद्वाचः: stammering in speech
• स्खलद्वाचः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्खलत् (√स्खल् धातु, शतृ) + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्खलन्ती वाक् येषाम्)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• पङ्गवः: lame persons
• पङ्गवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rāga-dveṣa-moha disturb the mind and condition embodied suffering; moral-psychological causes precede visible misery.

Vedantic Theme: Avidyā and kleśas binding the jīva; saṃsāra driven by attachment and aversion.

Application: Observe one’s own rāga/dveṣa patterns, practice restraint and mindfulness, and cultivate sattva through japa, charity, and non-harming.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: lists of human sufferings as prompts for vairāgya and dharma; Garuda Purana: karmic causality linking conduct and future embodiment

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of raga, dvesha, and moha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats attachment, hatred, and delusion as forces that overwhelm beings and become causes for suffering, showing how inner vices drive karmic consequences.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

Within the Preta Kanda narrative, the verse depicts beings encountered in the post-death journey as afflicted and impaired, implying that unresolved passions and delusions shape the soul’s painful experience.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate self-control and clarity—reduce attachment, hatred, and delusion through ethical conduct (dharma), restraint, and devotion—so one’s karmic trajectory is purified rather than intensified.