Shloka 7
नारदेन गरुडात्मजानां नामकीर्तनम् | Nārada’s Enumeration of Garuḍa’s Descendants
निवातकवचा नाम दानवा युद्धदुर्मदा: । जानासि च यथा शक्रो नैतान् शकनोति बाधितुम्
nivātakavacā nāma dānavā yuddha-durmadāḥ | jānāsi ca yathā śakro naitān śaknoti bādhitum ||
निवातकवचा नाम दानवा युद्धदुर्मदाः । जानासि च यथा शक्रो नैतान् शक्नोति बाधितुम् ॥
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked martial pride (durmada) can make adversaries formidable; the verse underscores humility and the need for wise strategy, since even great power (Indra) may fail without the right means.
Nārada identifies the Nivātakavaca Dānavas as exceptionally war-maddened foes and reminds the listener that even Indra cannot subdue them, heightening the sense of danger and the need for extraordinary counsel or intervention.