Shloka 15
Ananta-Śeṣa Tapas and the Bearing of the Earth (अनन्त-शेष-तपस् तथा महीधारणम्)
ते विक्षिप्तास्ततो देवा दुद्र॒ुव॒र्गरुडार्दिता: । नखतुण्डक्षताश्वैव सुख्ुवु: शोणितं बहु,गरुडसे पीड़ित और दूर फेंके गये देवता इधर-उधर भागने लगे। उनके नखों और चोंचसे क्षत-विक्षत हो वे अपने अंगोंसे बहुत-सा रक्त बहाने लगे
śaunaka uvāca | te vikṣiptās tato devā dudruvur garuḍārditāḥ | nakhatuṇḍakṣatāś caiva sukhuvuḥ śoṇitaṃ bahu ||
Disse Śaunaka: Então os deuses, arremessados para longe e duramente atormentados por Garuḍa, fugiram em todas as direções. Rasgados por suas garras e bico, sangravam copiosamente de seus corpos.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the reality that sheer might can overturn established power: even devas may be forced to retreat when confronted by an extraordinary agent like Garuḍa. Ethically, it cautions that violence leaves tangible suffering, and that dominance in conflict is not guaranteed by status alone.
Śaunaka describes the devas being scattered and driven to flight by Garuḍa. Wounded by his claws and beak, they bleed heavily as they run in different directions.