Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara
तामादाय खगश्रेष्ठः स्वकं गृहमगात् पुनः ।
गत्वा स निष्कृतिं भ्रातुर्विद्युद्रुपनिपातनात् ॥
tām ādāya khagaśreṣṭhaḥ svakaṃ gṛham agāt punaḥ /
gatvā sa niṣkṛtiṃ bhrātur vidyudrupanipātanāt //
ఆమెను తీసుకొని పక్షిశ్రేష్ఠుడు మళ్లీ తన గృహానికి వెళ్లాడు. అక్కడికి చేరి, వజ్రాఘాతంతో చెట్టు పడిన కారణంగా తన సోదరుని తరఫున ప్రాయశ్చిత్తం ఆచరించాడు.
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Even when harm arises from seemingly impersonal causes (like lightning), dharmic culture emphasizes restoring balance through responsibility and remedial action. The verse highlights familial solidarity: one may undertake niṣkṛti/prāyaścitta on behalf of a brother, reflecting the idea that ethical repair is as important as identifying fault.
This verse is best classified under Vaṃśānucarita/Ākhyāna (narrative of persons and events) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa. It contributes to the Purana’s didactic storytelling that supports dharma through exempla.
Lightning (vidyut) and a falling tree (druma-nipāta) can symbolize sudden, unavoidable turns of fate. The ‘best of birds’ returning home and performing niṣkṛti suggests the inward return to dharma after disruption—restoring ṛta (order) through conscious, corrective action rather than resignation.