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Shloka 11

Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)

तेजोवीर्यबलोपेतं मनोमारुतरंहसम्‌ । शैलशड्डप्रतीकाशं ब्रह्मदण्डमिवोद्यतम्‌,वहाँ उन्होंने तपस्यामें लगे हुए अपने पिता कश्यपजीको देखा। पिताने भी अपने पुत्रको देखा। पक्षिराजका स्वरूप दिव्य था। वे तेज, पराक्रम और बलसे सम्पन्न तथा मन और वायुके समान वेगशाली थे। उन्हें देखकर पर्वतके शिखरका भान होता था। वे उठे हुए ब्रह्मदण्डके समान जान पड़ते थे

tejovīryabalopetaṃ manomārutaraṃhasam | śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśaṃ brahmadaṇḍam ivodyatam ||

Er war erfüllt von Glanz, Heldenkraft und Stärke; schnell wie Geist und Wind; von Gestalt wie ein Berggipfel; und wie ein erhobener brahma-daṇḍa, der Stab Brahmās. So sah er seinen Vater Kaśyapa im tapas, und der Vater sah auch den Sohn: den König der Vögel in göttlicher Erscheinung—ein Bild unwiderstehlicher, gerechter Macht.

तेजःsplendour, radiance
तेजः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वीर्यstrength, potency
वीर्य:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बलpower, might
बल:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उपेतम्endowed with, possessed of
उपेतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउप-इ (उपेत)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मनःmind
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मारुतwind
मारुत:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमारुत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रंहसम्speed, swiftness
रंहसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरंहस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शैलof a mountain
शैल:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशैल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
शृङ्गpeak, summit
शृङ्ग:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशृङ्ग
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
प्रतीकाशम्resembling, like
प्रतीकाशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतीकाश
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ब्रह्मof Brahman / sacred (as in Brahma-)
ब्रह्म:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्म
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
दण्डम्staff, rod
दण्डम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उद्यतम्raised, uplifted
उद्यतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्-यम् (उद्यत)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

रौहिण उवाच

रौहिण (Rauhiṇa)
कश्यप (Kaśyapa)
पक्षिराज (king of birds—Garuda implied)
ब्रह्मदण्ड (brahma-staff)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames true might as awe-inspiring yet dharmically sanctioned: the imagery of the raised brahma-staff suggests power that carries moral authority and restraint, not mere violence.

The king of birds (implicitly Garuḍa) comes before his father Kaśyapa, who is engaged in austerities. They see each other, and the verse describes the son’s divine, mountain-like, wind-swift, irresistible appearance.