Shloka 5
नारदेन गरुडात्मजानां नामकीर्तनम् | Nārada’s Enumeration of Garuḍa’s Descendants
असुरा: कालखज्जाश्व तथा विष्णुपदोद्धवा: । नैर्नता यातुधानाश्र ब्रह्मपादोद्धवाश्व ये
asurāḥ kālakhajjāśvā tathā viṣṇupadoddhavāḥ | nairṛtā yātudhānāś ca brahmapādoddhavāś ca ye, mātale |
असुरा: कालखज्जाश्व तथा विष्णुपदोद्धवा: । नैर्ऋता यातुधानाश्च ब्रह्मपादोद्धवाश्च ये ॥
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames even terrifying, illusion-wielding beings as arising within a divinely structured cosmos; therefore, ethical clarity (dharma) and discernment are essential when confronting raw power, fear, or magical display.
Nārada addresses Mātali and describes the inhabitants of a particular city/region: specific Asuras (Kālakhajja) and other demonic classes (Nairṛtas, Yātudhānas), noting their formidable nature and their mythic origins from the feet of Viṣṇu and Brahmā.