ग्रस्तुमैच्छद्रणे दैत्यः सगरुत्मंतमच्युतम् । अथाच्युतोऽपि विज्ञाय दानवस्य चिकीर्षितम्
grastumaicchadraṇe daityaḥ sagarutmaṃtamacyutam | athācyuto'pi vijñāya dānavasya cikīrṣitam
Im Kampf begehrte der Daitya, Acyuta samt Garuḍa zu verschlingen. Doch Acyuta, der die Absicht des Dānava erkannte,
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Mahiṣa leans forward with gaping mouth to swallow Hari and Garuḍa; Hari remains composed, eyes focused, subtly shifting posture as he anticipates and prepares a countermeasure; Garuḍa is wounded yet present.
Adharma seeks to ‘consume’ both the Lord and his support; divine awareness anticipates and neutralizes hostile intent.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None.