Shloka 39
Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्
वैनतेयस्तु गरुडो बलवानरुणस्तथा । बृहस्पतिश्व भगवानादित्येष्वेव गण्यते,विनतानन्दन गरुड, बलवान् अरुण तथा भगवान् बृहस्पतिकी गणना आदित्योंमें ही की जाती है
vainateyas tu garuḍo balavān aruṇas tathā | bṛhaspatiś ca bhagavān ādityeṣv eva gaṇyate ||
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “ครุฑ โอรสแห่งวินตา เป็นผู้ทรงพลัง อรุณก็เช่นกัน และพระพฤหัสปติผู้เป็นภควาน ก็ถูกนับรวมอยู่ในหมู่อาทิตยะด้วย”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes recognition of divine status and rightful placement within the cosmic hierarchy: mighty beings like Garuḍa and Aruṇa, and the revered Bṛhaspati, are acknowledged as belonging to (or being counted among) the Ādityas, underscoring order, lineage, and sanctioned authority in the divine world.
Vaiśampāyana is listing or classifying prominent celestial figures. He notes Garuḍa’s and Aruṇa’s might and states that Bṛhaspati is reckoned among the Ādityas, situating these figures within a recognized divine grouping as part of a broader genealogical/cosmological account in the Ādi Parva.