Shloka 44
Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)
युष्मान् सम्बोधयाम्येष यथा न स हरेद् बलात् | अतुल हि बल॑ तस्य बृहस्पतिरुवाच ह,“मैं तुम्हें सचेत कर देता हूँ, जिससे वे बलपूर्वक इस अमृतको न ले जा सकें। बृहस्पतिजीने कहा है कि उनके बलकी कहीं तुलना नहीं है”
yuṣmān sambodhayāmyeṣa yathā na sa hared balāt | atulaṃ hi balaṃ tasya bṛhaspatir uvāca ha ||
Wika ni Kaśyapa: “Binabalaan ko kayo nang maaga, upang hindi niya maagaw ang amṛta sa pamamagitan ng lakas. Sapagkat ang kanyang kapangyarihan ay walang kapantay—gaya ng ipinahayag ni Bṛhaspati.”
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches prudent vigilance: when a rival’s power is known to be overwhelming, one must warn allies and prepare collectively to prevent unjust seizure of a valued and entrusted object (here, amṛta).
Kaśyapa addresses a group (implicitly the gods or stakeholders in the amṛta episode), cautioning them that a powerful figure may seize the amṛta by force; he supports the warning by citing Bṛhaspati’s assessment that the opponent’s strength is incomparable.