Shloka 10
अभिज्ञानवृत्तान्त-प्रत्यायनम्
Token of Recognition and the Crow–Brahmāstra Episode
सुतः किल स शक्रस्य वायसः पततां वरः।धरान्तरचरश्शीघ्रं पवनस्य गतौ समः।।।।
sutaḥ kila sa śakrasya vāyasaḥ patatāṃ varaḥ |
dharāntaracaraḥ śīghraṃ pavanasya gatau samaḥ ||
Jener Rabe — der Vornehmste unter den Fliegenden — war, so heißt es, der Sohn Śakras (Indras); schnell über die Erde streifend, bewegte er sich mit einer Geschwindigkeit wie der Wind.
'That crow, the foremost of the birds was the son of Indra moving about all over the earth swiftly. His speed matched the Wind-god's.
FAQs
Status does not cancel accountability: even one of exalted origin (Indra’s son) remains subject to moral consequence in later events.
Hanuman begins the account of the crow episode by identifying the crow and its extraordinary speed.
Truthful recollection and careful reporting—Hanuman preserves the details of Sita’s account.