Shloka 9
Ananta-Śeṣa Tapas and the Bearing of the Earth (अनन्त-शेष-तपस् तथा महीधारणम्)
अथ वायुरपोवाह तद् रजस्तरसा बली । ततो वितिमिरे जाते देवा: शकुनिमार्दयन्,तब बलवान वायुदेवने बड़े वेगसे उस धूलको दूर उड़ा दिया। इससे वहाँ फैला हुआ अन्धकार दूर हो गया। अब देवता अपने अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंद्वारा पक्षी गरुडको पीडित करने लगे
atha vāyur apovāha tad rajas tarasā balī | tato vitimire jāte devāḥ śakunim ārdayan |
Da trieb der mächtige Windgott jenen Staub mit großer Wucht davon. Als die Finsternis gewichen war, begannen die Götter, den Vogel Garuḍa mit ihren Waffen hart zu bedrängen.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Obscuring forces (like dust and darkness) can be removed by a stronger, clarifying power, but the removal of confusion does not automatically end opposition; ethical steadiness is tested when conflict continues even after clarity is restored.
Vāyu forcefully disperses the dust that had caused darkness. Once visibility returns, the devas resume (or intensify) their assault on the bird—understood in context as Garuḍa—using their weapons.