Shloka 1
रसातल-वर्णनम्
Rasātala Description: Surabhi, Phenapāḥ, and the Directional Cows
अपन कराता बछ। >> अर: 2 एकाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: गरुड़लोक तथा गरुड़की संतानोंका वर्णन नारद उवाच अयं लोक: सुपर्णानां पक्षिणां पन्नगाशिनाम् | विक्रमे गमने भारे नैषामस्ति परिश्रम:
nārada uvāca | ayaṁ lokaḥ suparṇānāṁ pakṣiṇāṁ pannagāśinām | vikrame gamane bhāre naiṣām asti pariśramaḥ |
Nārada berkata: “Wahai Mātali, inilah alam para Suparṇa—bangsa burung keturunan Garuḍa, pemakan ular. Dalam unjuk keberanian, dalam terbang cepat menempuh jarak jauh, dan dalam memikul beban besar, mereka sama sekali tidak mengenal lelah.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights extraordinary capability without fatigue as a defining trait of certain higher beings; it frames power as an innate endowment in specific realms, setting a contrast with human limitation and effort.
Narada is guiding Mātali through a tour of worlds and identifies this region as the realm of the Suparṇas (Garuda’s bird-kin), describing their nature—serpent-eating and tireless in valor, flight, and carrying burdens.