Shloka 16
Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)
सौतिरुवाच ततः प्रसादयामास कश्यप: पुत्रकारणात् | वालखिल्यान् महाभागांस्तपसा हतकल्मषान्
Sautir uvāca: tataḥ prasādayāmāsa Kaśyapaḥ putra-kāraṇāt | Vālakhilyān mahābhāgāṁs tapasā hata-kalmaṣān ||
苏提说道：其后，为求得一子，圣者迦叶波设法求取福德具足的瓦拉奇利耶诸仙之欢心——他们以苦行之火焚尽诸垢——并以此方式使他们欣悦。
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desires such as progeny are to be pursued through dharmic means—humility, reverence toward the spiritually accomplished, and reliance on tapas and blessing rather than coercion or adharma. The verse also underscores the ethical ideal that true authority comes from purification (hata-kalmaṣa) gained by austerity.
After a preceding development, Kaśyapa, wishing for a son, approaches and propitiates the Vālakhilya sages—renowned ascetics purified by tapas—seeking their favor and likely their blessing or assistance in fulfilling his aim.