Shloka 11
Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter
Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda
अत्र मध्ये समुद्रस्य कबन्ध: प्रतिदृश्यते । स्वर्भानो: सूर्यकल्पस्य सोमसूर्यो जिघांसत:
atra madhye samudrasya kabandhaḥ pratidṛśyate | svarbhānoḥ sūryakalpasya somasūryau jighāṃsataḥ ||
在此处的大海中央，可见斯瓦尔婆奴（Svarbhānu）如躯干般的形体，光辉如日，怀着要杀害月与日的凶念。
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the mythic figure of Svarbhānu (Rāhu) to portray how destructive intent can turn against the very sources of light and order. Ethically, it warns that envy and violence, when unchecked, become anti-cosmic—opposed to sustaining forces—and thus align with adharma.
Yuparṇa describes a striking sight in the ocean: the kabandha (torso-like form) of Svarbhānu, blazing like the sun, intent on killing the Moon and the Sun. The description functions as ominous, mythic imagery—evoking the eclipse-demon’s hostility toward the luminaries.