Shloka 10
रसातल-वर्णनम्
Rasātala Description: Surabhi, Phenapāḥ, and the Directional Cows
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padmakajid vajraviṣkambho vainateyo 'tha vāmanaḥ | vātavego diśācakṣur nimeṣo 'nimīṣas tathā || suvarṇacūḍo nāgāśī dāruṇaś caṇḍatuṇḍakaḥ | anilo 'nalo viśālākṣaḥ kuṇḍalī paṅkajit tathā || trirāvaḥ saptarāvo vālmīkir dvīpako daityadvīpaḥ | sariddvīpaḥ sāraso padmaketanaḥ sumukhaḥ || citraketuś citrabhānuḥ anagho meṣahā kumudaḥ | dakṣaḥ sarpāntaḥ sahabhojano gurubhāraḥ kapotaḥ || sūryanetraś cirāntako viṣṇudharmā kumāraḥ paribarhaḥ hariḥ | susvaro madhuparko hemavarṇo mālayaḥ mātariśvā || niśākaraḥ tathā divākaraḥ |
Nārada said: “Padmakajit, Vajraviṣkambha, Vainateya, and Vāmana; Vātavega, Diśācakṣu, Nimeṣa and Animīṣa; Suvarṇacūḍa, Nāgāśī, Dāruṇa, Caṇḍatuṇḍaka; Anila, Anala, Viśālākṣa, Kuṇḍalī, Paṅkajit; Trirāva and Saptarāva; Vālmīki, Dvīpaka, Daityadvīpa, Sariddvīpa, Sārasa; Padmaketana, Sumukha; Citraketu, Citrabhānu; Anagha, Meṣahā, Kumuda; Dakṣa, Sarpānta, Sahabhojana, Gurubhāra, Kapota; Sūryanetra, Cirāntaka, Viṣṇudharmā, Kumāra, Paribarha, Hari; Susvara, Madhuparka, Hemavarṇa, Mālaya, Mātariśvan; and Niśākara as well as Divākara—thus, in brief, I have recounted the principal offspring of Garuḍa. All of them are described as illustrious and exceedingly mighty.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes the epic motif that greatness is recognized through lineage and qualities: Nārada highlights the renown (yaśas) and strength (bala) of Garuḍa’s progeny, underscoring how cosmic lineages are portrayed as repositories of power and fame within dharmic narrative tradition.
Nārada is reciting a catalogue of prominent descendants of Garuḍa (the Vainateya line). The verse functions as a summarized roll-call of names, concluding that these beings are all famed and extraordinarily powerful.