Shloka 3
Garuḍa’s Breach of the Amṛta-Guard and Boons with Viṣṇu; Encounter with Indra (Ādi-parva, Adhyāya 29)
ब्रुवाणमेवं गरुडं ब्राह्मण: प्रत्यभाषत । निषादी मम भार्येयं निर्गच्छतु मया सह,ऐसी बात कहनेवाले गरुडसे वह ब्राह्मण बोला--'यह निषाद-जातिकी कन्या मेरी भार्या है; अतः मेरे साथ यह भी निकले (तभी मैं निकल सकता हूँ)”
bruvāṇam evaṃ garuḍaṃ brāhmaṇaḥ pratyabhāṣata | niṣādī mama bhāryeyaṃ nirgacchatu mayā saha ||
असे बोलणाऱ्या गरुडाला ब्राह्मण म्हणाला—“ही निषादी माझी भार्या आहे; ती माझ्याबरोबरच बाहेर जाऊ दे.”
गरुड उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as responsibility toward one’s spouse: the brāhmaṇa refuses to accept release or movement unless his wife is included, implying that ethical conduct requires safeguarding and not abandoning those bound to oneself by duty.
Garuḍa addresses the situation, and the brāhmaṇa responds by identifying the Niṣāda woman as his wife and insisting that she must depart with him; his departure is conditional upon her being allowed to go as well.