Shloka 51

Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

अनुपमबलवीर्यतेजसो धृतमनस: परिरक्षणेडमृतस्य । असुरपुरविदारणा: सुरा ज्वलनसमिद्धवपु:प्रकाशिन:,उनके बल, पराक्रम और तेज अनुपम थे, जो असुरोंके नगरोंका विनाश करनेमें समर्थ एवं अग्निके समान देदीप्यमान शरीरसे प्रकाशित होनेवाले थे; उन्होंने अमृतकी रक्षाके लिये अपने मनमें दृढ निश्चय कर लिया था

Transliteration

anupama-bala-vīrya-tejasaḥ dhṛta-manasaḥ parirakṣaṇe ’mṛtasya | asura-pura-vidāraṇāḥ surā jvalana-samiddha-vapuḥ-prakāśinaḥ ||

Translation

กาศยปกล่าวว่า “เหล่าเทพนั้นมีพละ วีรภาพ และเดชานุภาพหาที่เปรียบมิได้ สามารถทำลายมหานครของอสูรให้แหลกสลาย และส่องประกายด้วยสรีระที่ลุกโพลงดุจไฟที่ถูกโหม ครั้นแล้วจึงตั้งปณิธานอันไม่หวั่นไหวในดวงใจเพื่อพิทักษ์อมฤต”

Word by Word

अनुपमunsurpassed

बलstrength

वीर्यvalor, prowess

तेजसःof splendor/energy

धृतमनसःhaving firm resolve (lit. held mind)

परिरक्षणेin/for the guarding, protection

अमृतस्यof nectar (amrita)

असुरपुरविदारणाःdestroyers/sunderers of the cities of the Asuras

सुराःthe gods

ज्वलनसमिद्धवपुःप्रकाशिनःshining with bodies blazing like kindled fire

Speaker

कश्यप उवाच

Characters & Entities

क

कश्यप (Kaśyapa)

स

सुरा/देवाḥ (the Devas)

अ

असुराḥ (the Asuras)

अ

अमृत (Amṛta)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power (bala, vīrya, tejas) is ethically framed as a duty of protection: the Devas steady their minds (dhṛta-manasaḥ) and commit themselves to safeguarding amṛta, emphasizing disciplined resolve in service of a shared good.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kaśyapa describes the Devas as blazing and formidable, capable of destroying Asura strongholds, and states that they have taken a firm inner vow to protect the amṛta (nectar of immortality).