Shloka 31
Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 104: Nārada on Suhṛt and Nirbandha; the Viśvāmitra–Gālava Exemplum Begins
पादाडगुछ्ठेन चिक्षेप सुमुखं गरुडोरसि । ततःप्रभृति राजेन्द्र सह सर्पेण वर्तते
pādāṅguṣṭhena cikṣepa sumukhaṃ garuḍorasi | tataḥprabhṛti rājendra saha sarpeṇa vartate ||
Kaṇva dijo: Con el dedo gordo del pie lo golpeó y arrojó a Sumukha sobre el pecho de Garuḍa. Desde entonces, oh rey, Garuḍa ha vivido en compañía de aquella serpiente.
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
A decisive act can transform a relationship defined by hostility into one of restraint and coexistence; dharma may require redirecting power away from destruction and toward protection or reconciliation.
Kaṇva narrates that Sumukha is forcefully cast onto Garuḍa’s chest with a toe-strike/throw, and as a consequence Garuḍa thereafter remains together with the serpent—implying a shift from predation or conflict to continued association.