Shloka 145
Brahmin Conduct, Purificatory Baths, and the Garuḍa–Nectar Episode
Illustrative Narrative
एममुक्त्वा गरुत्मान्स उद्धृत्य सागराज्जलम् । जगामाकाशमाविश्य खगश्चोर्ध्वं मनोजवः
emamuktvā garutmānsa uddhṛtya sāgarājjalam | jagāmākāśamāviśya khagaścordhvaṃ manojavaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് ഗരുഡൻ സമുദ്രത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ജലം ഉയർത്തി; പിന്നെ മനോവേഗമുള്ള ആ പക്ഷി ആകാശത്തിലേക്ക് കയറിപ്പോയി മേലോട്ടു പറന്നു.
Narrator (contextual voice of the Purāṇic narration)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गरुत्मान्स = गरुत्मान् सः; सागराज्जलम् = सागरात् जलम्; जगामाकाशम् = जगाम आकाशम्; आकाशमाविश्य = आकाशम् आविश्य; खगश्चोर्ध्वम् = खगः च ऊर्ध्वम्
FAQs
It describes Garuḍa, after speaking, lifting water from the ocean and swiftly ascending into the sky—an image emphasizing his power and speed.
Garuḍa is the divine eagle, famed as Viṣṇu’s vāhana (mount), and is portrayed as extraordinarily swift and mighty in Purāṇic narratives.
The verse highlights decisive action following speech—resolve (what is said) being immediately embodied in deed (what is done), a recurring Purāṇic ideal of effective agency.