Shloka 12
Garuḍa Learns the Cause of Vinatā’s Bondage and the Nāgas Demand Amṛta (Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 23)
जात: परमतेजस्वी विनतानन्दवर्धन:। तेजोराशिमिमं दृष्टवा युष्मान् मोह: समाविशत्,विनताका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले ये परम तेजस्वी गरुड इसी रूपमें उत्पन्न हुए हैं। तेजके पुंजरूप इन गरुडको देखकर ही तुमलोगोंपर मोह छा गया है
Śaunaka uvāca—jātaḥ paramatejasvī vinatānandavardhanaḥ | tejorāśim imaṃ dṛṣṭvā yuṣmān mohaḥ samāviśat ||
Śaunaka said: “That supremely radiant Garuḍa—who increases Vinatā’s joy—was born in this very form. Seeing this embodiment of blazing splendor, delusion overcame you all.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Overwhelming power and brilliance can cloud discernment; the verse highlights how awe can turn into moha (bewilderment), implying the ethical need for steadiness and clear perception even before extraordinary phenomena.
Śaunaka comments on Garuḍa’s birth: Garuḍa appears already in a terrifyingly radiant form, and those who witness this ‘mass of light’ become stunned and confused by his splendor.