Shloka 28
Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)
शाखिनो बहवश्चापि शाखयाभिहतास्तया । काज्चनै: कुसुमैर्भान्ति विद्युत्वन्त इवाम्बुदा:
śākhino bahavaś cāpi śākhayābhihatās tayā | kāñcanaiḥ kusumair bhānti vidyutvanta iva ambudāḥ ||
அந்த பெரும் கிளையின் மோதலால் பல மரங்களும் தரையில் சாய்ந்தன; ஆயினும் பொன்னிற மலர்களால் அவை மின்னலுடன் கூடிய மேகங்களைப் போல ஒளிர்ந்தன।
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how overwhelming force can cause destruction, yet the scene is framed through a moral-aesthetic lens: even amid ruin, one should perceive and describe reality with clarity and restraint, using truthful imagery rather than exaggeration.
Kāśyapa describes the aftermath of a powerful blow with a huge branch: numerous trees have been knocked down, and their golden flowers make the fallen grove gleam, compared poetically to thunderclouds illuminated by lightning.