Shloka 51
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
गरुडो दयितं पुत्र मयूरं चित्रबर्हिणम् । अरुणस्ताम्रचूडं च प्रददौ चरणायुधम्
garuḍo dayitaṁ putra mayūraṁ citrabarhiṇam | aruṇastāmracūḍaṁ ca pradadau caraṇāyudham ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Garuḍa mengurniakan puteranya yang dikasihi—burung merak dengan bulu yang indah beraneka warna; dan Aruṇa pula menghadiahkan yang berjambul merah, ‘senjata kaki’, burung yang masyhur menyerang dengan kakinya.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how gifts and honors in the epic world flow through bonds of affection and kinship; what is ‘given’ is also ‘entrusted,’ implying responsibility alongside privilege.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Garuḍa grants his beloved son, the splendid-feathered peacock, and that Aruṇa also bestows the red-crested, foot-weaponed bird—describing notable beings being granted as prized endowments.