Shloka 40
Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)
ब॒हस्पतिरु्वाच तवापराधाद् देवेन्द्र प्रमादाच्च शतक्रतो । तपसा वालखिल्यानां महर्षीणां महात्मनाम्
Bṛhaspatir uvāca: tavāparādhād devendra pramādāc ca śatakrato | tapasā vālakhilyānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām |
ブリハスパティは言った。「インドラよ、神々の主よ、シャタクラトゥよ――それは汝自身の過失と怠慢ゆえであり、また大いなる心をもつヴァーラキリヤ仙たちの苦行の力ゆえでもある。カश्यパとヴィナターの子、鳥の王ガルダが、不死の甘露を奪い取らんとして来る。彼は比類なき剛力を備え、意のままに姿を変えることができる。」
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Negligence and wrongdoing (pramāda and aparādha) bring consequences even to the powerful; the moral force of tapas and the authority of sages can overturn divine security and compel accountability.
Bṛhaspati alerts Indra that, due to Indra’s fault and the ascetic power of the Vālakhilya seers, Kaśyapa and Garuḍa (son of Vinatā) are approaching to take amṛta; Garuḍa is described as immensely strong and able to change form at will.