Shloka 51
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
गरुडो दयितं पुत्र मयूरं चित्रबर्हिणम् । अरुणस्ताम्रचूडं च प्रददौ चरणायुधम्
garuḍo dayitaṁ putra mayūraṁ citrabarhiṇam | aruṇastāmracūḍaṁ ca pradadau caraṇāyudham ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Ipinagkaloob ni Garuḍa ang minamahal niyang anak—ang paboreal na may maringal at sari-saring balahibo; at si Aruṇa naman ay nagkaloob ng pulang-tuktok, ang ‘sandata ng paa’—ang ibong bantog sa pagdagok gamit ang mga paa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how gifts and honors in the epic world flow through bonds of affection and kinship; what is ‘given’ is also ‘entrusted,’ implying responsibility alongside privilege.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Garuḍa grants his beloved son, the splendid-feathered peacock, and that Aruṇa also bestows the red-crested, foot-weaponed bird—describing notable beings being granted as prized endowments.