Shloka 3
सूर्यानुगमनवृत्तान्तः
The Account of Following the Sun
अहं चैव जटायुश्च सङ्घर्षाद्धर्पमोहितौ।आकाशं पतितौ वीरौ जिज्ञासन्तौ पराक्रमम्।।।।
ahaṃ caiva jaṭāyuś ca saṅgharṣād dharpamohitau | ākāśaṃ patitau vīrau jijñāsantau parākramam ||
अहं च जटायुश्च—वीरौ—सङ्घर्षात् दर्पमोहितौ, पराक्रमं जिज्ञासन्तौ, आकाशं पतितौ।
'I did not know which the southern direction was or the southeast or the west. It looked as if the world had been consumed by fire and dissolved, as if it was the end of the yuga.
FAQs
Dharma warns against darpa (pride): rivalry undertaken for ego rather than duty leads to harm and loss of right judgment.
Sampāti begins narrating how he and Jatāyu competed in flight to measure their strength.
A negative example is emphasized: lack of self-restraint (dama) due to pride.