Shloka 39
Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)
इन्द्र वाच किमर्थ भगवन् घोरा उत्पाता: सहसोत्थिता: । न च शत्रु प्रपश्यामि युधि यो नः प्रधर्षयेत्,इन्द्रने पूछा--भगवन्! सहसा ये भयंकर उत्पात क्यों होने लगे हैं? मैं ऐसा कोई शात्र नहीं देखता, जो युद्धमें हम देवताओंका तिरस्कार कर सके
indra uvāca: kimarthaṁ bhagavan ghorā utpātāḥ sahasotthitāḥ | na ca śatruṁ prapaśyāmi yudhi yo naḥ pradharṣayet ||
Indra said: “For what reason, O Blessed One, have dreadful portents suddenly arisen? I do not see any enemy in battle who could overpower or humiliate us—the gods.”
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the powerful must attend to signs of disorder and seek wise counsel; sudden portents suggest a disturbance in cosmic order (dharma) that may not be visible as a conventional enemy.
Indra, noticing frightening omens, questions a revered sage about their cause, expressing surprise because he sees no apparent foe capable of challenging the gods in open battle.