Shloka 18
कद्रू-इन्द्र-स्तुतिः तथा नागानां तापनिवृत्तिः
Kadrū’s Hymn to Indra and the Nāgas’ Distress
गम्भीरं तिमिमकरोग्रसंकुलं त॑ गर्जन्तं जलचररावरीौद्रनादै: । विस्तीर्ण ददृशतुरम्बरप्रकाशं तेडगाधं निधिमुरुमम्भसामनन्तम्,इस प्रकार गम्भीर, तिमि और मकर आदि भयंकर जल-जन्तुओंसे व्याप्त, जलचर जीवोंके शब्दरूप भयंकर नादसे निरन्तर गर्जना करनेवाले, अत्यन्त विस्तृत, आकाशके समान स्वच्छ, अगाध, अनन्त एवं महान् जलनिधि समुद्रको कद्भू और विनताने देखा
gambhīraṃ timi-makarogra-saṅkulaṃ ca garjantaṃ jalacara-rāva-raudra-nādaiḥ | vistīrṇaṃ dadṛśatur ambara-prakāśaṃ tad agādhaṃ nidhim uruṃ ambhasām anantam ||
Śaunaka describe cómo Kadru y Vinatā contemplaron el océano: profundo e insondable, atestado de criaturas terribles como timi y makara, rugiendo sin cesar con los pavorosos clamores de los seres acuáticos; vastísimo, claro y semejante al cielo; un inmenso e infinito tesoro de aguas.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys reverence for the vastness and power of the natural and cosmic order. By portraying the ocean as infinite, fearsome, and awe-inspiring, it implicitly teaches humility and attentiveness before forces greater than oneself—an ethical posture aligned with restraint and respect.
Śaunaka narrates that Kadru and Vinatā behold the ocean. It is depicted as deep, expansive, filled with formidable sea-creatures like timi and makara, and constantly roaring with the sounds of aquatic life—an immense, endless reservoir of waters.