Shloka 3
धन-निरुक्ति तथा गालवस्य गुरुदक्षिणा-प्रसङ्गः
Etymology of Wealth and the Gurudakṣiṇā Predicament of Gālava
गरुड़ने उसे प्रणाम किया और गालवने उसका आदर-सम्मान किया। तदनन्तर उसने भी उन दोनोंका स्वागत करके उन्हें आसनपर बैठनेके लिये कहा। उसकी आज्ञा पाकर वे दोनों वहाँ आसनपर बैठ गये ।।
siddham annaṃ tayā dattaṃ balimantropabṛṃhitam | bhuktvā tṛptāv ubhau bhūmau suptī tāv anumohitau ||
ガルダは彼女に礼拝し、ガーラヴァもまた敬意を尽くして遇した。ついで彼女は二人を迎え、座に着けと告げたので、命に従って二人はそこに座した。苦行の女は、バリとヴァイシュヴァデーヴァの供物の残りを、真言で清めた熟食として差し出した。二人はそれを食して満ち足り、地に伏して眠りについたが、ほどなく眠りが彼らを呑みこみ、意識を失わせた。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights gṛhastha-dharma and tapas: food offered after bali and vaiśvadeva, sanctified by mantra, becomes an ethically charged act of hospitality. Accepting such hospitality brings calm and vulnerability, reminding that strength is not only physical—ritual order, restraint, and dharmic conduct also govern outcomes.
After being welcomed, Garuḍa and Gālava are served consecrated cooked food by an ascetic woman. They eat, feel fully satisfied, lie down on the ground, and then fall into a deep sleep that renders them unconscious.