Shloka 40
Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)
ब॒हस्पतिरु्वाच तवापराधाद् देवेन्द्र प्रमादाच्च शतक्रतो । तपसा वालखिल्यानां महर्षीणां महात्मनाम्
Bṛhaspatir uvāca: tavāparādhād devendra pramādāc ca śatakrato | tapasā vālakhilyānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām |
Bṛhaspati disse: “Ó Indra, senhor dos deuses, ó Śatakratu — por tua própria falta e negligência, e pelo poder das austeridades dos grandes sábios Vālakhilya, Kaśyapa e o filho de Vinatā, Garuḍa, rei das aves, estão vindo para tomar o néctar da imortalidade. Ele é poderosíssimo e capaz de assumir formas à vontade.”
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Negligence and wrongdoing (pramāda and aparādha) bring consequences even to the powerful; the moral force of tapas and the authority of sages can overturn divine security and compel accountability.
Bṛhaspati alerts Indra that, due to Indra’s fault and the ascetic power of the Vālakhilya seers, Kaśyapa and Garuḍa (son of Vinatā) are approaching to take amṛta; Garuḍa is described as immensely strong and able to change form at will.