Shloka 10
Ananta-Śeṣa Tapas and the Bearing of the Earth (अनन्त-शेष-तपस् तथा महीधारणम्)
ननादोच्चै: स बलवान् महामेघ इवाम्बरे | वध्यमान: सुरगणै: सर्वभूतानि भीषयन्,देवताओंके प्रहारको सहते हुए महाबली गरुड आकाशमें छाये हुए महामेघकी भाँति समस्त प्राणियोंको डराते हुए जोर-जोरसे गर्जना करने लगे
śaunaka uvāca | nanādoccaiḥ sa balavān mahāmegha ivāmbare | vadhyamānaḥ suragaṇaiḥ sarvabhūtāni bhīṣayan |
सुरगणांच्या प्रहारांना तोंड देत तो महाबली गरुड आकाशातील महामेघासारखा उंच स्वरात गर्जला आणि आपल्या गर्जनेने सर्व प्राणिमात्रांना भयभीत करू लागला.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast courage: even when assailed by powerful opponents (the gods), Garuḍa does not collapse into fear but projects resolve. Ethically, it underscores endurance and inner strength—meeting adversity without surrendering one’s purpose.
In the Garuḍa episode, Garuḍa is being attacked by the assembled gods. Despite their blows, he roars loudly in the sky like a massive rain-cloud, and his terrifying sound causes fear among all beings.