Shloka 64
स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्
ऐरावतेन गरुडो युयुधे तत्र संकुले देवैः समस्तैर् युयुधे शक्रेण च जनार्दनः
airāvatena garuḍo yuyudhe tatra saṃkule devaiḥ samastair yuyudhe śakreṇa ca janārdanaḥ
В той тесной и бурной сече Гаруда сражался с Айраватой; а Джанардана вместе со Шакрой вступил в бой со всеми собравшимися богами.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
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It dramatizes how even the mightiest celestial forces (Indra’s Airāvata) are met and checked by Vishnu’s own vehicle Garuḍa, underscoring Vishnu’s superior divine order operating through his attendants.
Parāśara reports the combat as a structured mêlée—naming key champions and alliances—so Maitreya can see cosmic hierarchy in action: gods have power, but it is coordinated and ultimately surpassed by Janārdana.
Even when appearing as an ally within the divine host, Janārdana remains the supreme ground of power; the scene reinforces Vaishnava doctrine that the devas function within the Lord’s sovereignty, not above it.