Shloka 14
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
विहग: सुमुखो यस्तु सुपर्णस्यथात्मज: किल । स वै विचिन्तयामास सौवर्णान् वीक्ष्य वायसान्
vihaṅgaḥ sumukho yas tu suparṇasyātha ātmajaḥ kila | sa vai vicintayāmāsa sauvarṇān vīkṣya vāyasān ||
三阇耶说道：“须目迦是一只鸟，确是苏帕尔那（迦楼罗）之子。他在须弥山上见到身披金色的乌鸦，便沉思起来。他想：‘这须弥山竟不分上等、中等、下等之鸟；因此我当离弃此处。’既作此决断，便从那里起身，往他处而去。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The episode highlights ethical discernment (viveka): a place or system that erases meaningful distinctions between the worthy and the unworthy can be seen as morally confusing, prompting a principled person to withdraw rather than endorse such indiscrimination.
Sañjaya narrates that Sumukha, Garuḍa’s son, sees crows appearing golden (by association with Meru/Sumeru) and reflects that the mountain makes no difference between high and low birds; deciding this is undesirable, he leaves that place.