Shloka 15

Gajendra's Deliverance — Gajendra’s Deliverance and the Protective Power of Remembrance (Japa)

Devanagari script

न तत्कृतघ्नाः पश्यन्ति न नृशंसा न नास्तिकाः नातप्ततपसो लोके ये च पापकृतो जनाः

Transliteration

na tatkṛtaghnāḥ paśyanti na nṛśaṃsā na nāstikāḥ nātaptatapaso loke ye ca pāpakṛto janāḥ

Translation

Those who are ungrateful (who destroy or deny benefits received) do not behold it; nor do the cruel, nor the unbelievers; nor those who have not undertaken austerities in the world; nor people who commit sinful acts.

Speakers

• Narrator/teacher voice within the Saromahatmya (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt) describing eligibility to behold the tirtha

Key Themes

• Tirtha Mahima
• Adhikara (eligibility) for sacred vision
• Ethics as prerequisite for pilgrimage merit
• Tapas (austerity) and purity

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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