Shloka 14
Śāṇḍilī–Suparṇa Saṃvāda
Conduct, Intention, and Restoration
स मे निर्वाप्प सहसा चक्षुषी शाम्य ते पुनः । तन्नियच्छ महावेगं गमने विनतात्मज,विनतानन्दन! तुम उस आगको सहसा बुझाकर पुनः अपने दोनों नेत्रोंको भी शान्त करो और तुम्हारी गतिमें जो इतना महान् वेग है, इसे रोको
sa me nirvāpa sahasā cakṣuṣī śāmyate punaḥ | tan niyaccha mahāvegaṃ gamane vinatātmaja vinatānandana ||
Gālava said: “Quench that fire for my sake at once, and calm your two eyes again. And, O son of Vinatā—delight of Vinatā—restrain this tremendous speed in your flight.”
गालव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even immense power and speed must be governed by restraint (niyama). The verse frames ethical strength as the ability to cool destructive force and regain calm perception, rather than letting momentum or anger carry one forward.
Gālava addresses Garuḍa with respectful epithets, urging him to extinguish a burning heat/fire and to soothe his eyes, then to slow his rapid flight—suggesting a moment where Garuḍa’s intense energy needs to be checked for safety and composure.