Shloka 7
Garuḍa’s Breach of the Amṛta-Guard and Boons with Viṣṇu; Encounter with Indra (Ādi-parva, Adhyāya 29)
ततो<पश्यत् स पितरं पृष्टश्चाख्यातवान् पितुः । यथान्यायममेयात्मा तं चोवाच महानृषि:,तदनन्तर उन्हें अपने पिता कश्यपजीका दर्शन हुआ। उनके पूछनेपर अमेयात्मा गरुडने पितासे यथोचित कुशल-समाचार कहा। महर्षि कश्यप उनसे इस प्रकार बोले
tato ’paśyat sa pitaraṃ pṛṣṭaś cākhyātavān pituḥ | yathānyāyam ameyātmā taṃ covāca mahān ṛṣiḥ ||
त्यानंतर गरुडाने आपल्या पिता कश्यपांचे दर्शन घेतले. विचारल्यावर अमेयात्मा गरुडाने यथोचित रीतीने आपला कुशलवृत्तांत सांगितला. तेव्हा महर्षी कश्यप त्याला असे म्हणाले.
गरुड उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: when approached by an elder—especially one’s father—one should respond with appropriate, truthful, and respectful communication, maintaining propriety (yathā-nyāyam).
Garuḍa meets his father, the sage Kaśyapa. After being questioned, Garuḍa reports his welfare and situation properly; then Kaśyapa begins to speak to him, setting up the next instruction or dialogue.