Shloka 31
Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)
तावुभौ भक्षयित्वा तु स तार्क्ष्य: कूर्मकुञ्जरौ । ततः पर्वतकूटाग्रादुत्पपात महाजव:,इस प्रकार कछुए और हाथी दोनोंको खाकर महान् वेगशाली गरुड पर्वतकी उस चोटीसे ही ऊपरकी ओर उड़े
tāv ubhau bhakṣayitvā tu sa tārkṣyaḥ kūrma-kuñjarau | tataḥ parvata-kūṭāgrād utpapāta mahājavaḥ ||
Having devoured both of them—the tortoise and the elephant—Tārkṣya (Garuḍa), possessed of tremendous speed, then sprang upward from the very summit of the mountain peak. The episode underscores the irresistible force of a being acting according to his innate power and purpose, while also hinting at the grave consequences that follow when creatures become entangled in hostility and are overtaken by a stronger agent of fate.
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights overwhelming strength and swiftness operating in accordance with innate nature and destiny; it also suggests that entrenched conflict can end disastrously when a greater power intervenes.
Kaśyapa narrates that Garuḍa (Tārkṣya) eats both the tortoise and the elephant and then launches himself upward from the summit of a mountain peak with great speed.