Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.28
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1.28.1
इत्युक्तो गरुडः सर्पैस्ततो मातरमब्रवीत् ।
गच्छाम्यमृतमाहर्तुं भक्ष्यमिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥ १.२८.१ ॥
Thus addressed by the serpents, Garuḍa then spoke to his mother: "I shall go to fetch the nectar of immortality; I wish to know what food is to be eaten."
1.28.2
समुद्रकुक्षावेकान्ते निषादालयमुत्तमम् ।
भवनानि निषादानां तत्र सन्ति द्विजोत्तम ॥ १.२८.२ ॥
In a secluded place in the belly of the ocean is the excellent dwelling of the Niṣādas; there, best of the twice-born, are the houses of the Niṣādas.
1.28.3
पापिनां नष्टलोकानां निर्घृणानां दुरात्मनाम् ।
निषादानां सहस्राणि तान्भुक्त्वाऽमृतमानय ॥ १.२८.३ ॥
There are thousands of Niṣādas, sinners whose worlds are lost, merciless and evil-minded; having eaten them, bring back the nectar.
1.28.4
न च ते ब्राह्मणं हन्तुं कार्या बुद्धिः कथंचन ।
अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां ब्राह्मणो ह्यनलोपमः ॥ १.२८.४ ॥
And your intention must never be to kill a brahmin in any way; a brahmin is not to be slain by any creature, for he is like fire.
1.28.5
अग्निरर्को विषं शस्त्रं विप्रो भवति कोपितः ।
गुरुर्हि सर्वभूतानां ब्राह्मणः परिकीर्तितः ॥ १.२८.५ ॥
Fire, the sun, poison, and a weapon: a brahmin, when angered, becomes like these; the brahmin is declared the teacher of all beings.
1.28.6
एवमादिस्वरूपैस्तु सतां वै ब्राह्मणो मतः ।
स ते तात न हन्तव्यः संक्रुद्धेनापि सर्वथा ॥ १.२८.६ ॥
By such and similar natures the brahmin is held in esteem by the good; my child, he must never be slain by you, even when you are fully enraged.
1.28.7
ब्राह्मणानामभिद्रोहो न कर्तव्यः कथंचन ।
न ह्येवमग्निर्नादित्यो भस्म कुर्यात्तथानघ ॥ १.२८.७ ॥
No hostility should ever be shown to brahmins in any way. O sinless one, neither fire nor the sun burns in such a manner.
1.28.8
यथा कुर्यादभिक्रुद्धो ब्राह्मणः संशितव्रतः ।
तदेतैर्विविधैर्लिङ्गैस्त्वं विद्यास्तं द्विजोत्तमम् ॥ १.२८.८ ॥
As a brahmin of firm vows does when greatly angered, so you should know that best of the twice-born by these various marks.
1.28.9
भूतानामग्रभूर्विप्रो वर्णश्रेष्ठः पिता गुरुः ।
किंरूपो ब्राह्मणो मातः किंशीलः किंपराक्रमः ॥ १.२८.९ ॥
The brahmin, first-born among beings, best of the classes, father and teacher — what is the form of a brahmin, O mother, what is his conduct, and what is his prowess?
1.28.10
किंस्विदग्निनिभो भाति किंस्वित्सौम्यप्रदर्शनः ।
यथाहमभिजानीयां ब्राह्मणं लक्षणैः शुभैः ॥ १.२८.१० ॥
What does he look like who shines like fire, or what is the appearance of the gentle one? How may I recognize a brahmin by his auspicious marks?
1.28.11
तन्मे कारणतो मातः पृच्छतो वक्तुमर्हसि ।
यस्ते कण्ठमनुप्राप्तो निगीर्णं बडिशं यथा ॥ १.२८.११ ॥
Therefore, O mother, you ought to tell me, giving the reason for my asking: who is he who has lodged in your throat like a swallowed fishhook?
1.28.12
दहेदङ्गारवत्पुत्रं तं विद्याद्ब्राह्मणर्षभम् ।
विप्रस्त्वया न हन्तव्यः संक्रुद्धेनापि सर्वदा ॥ १.२८.१२ ॥
One should know him, the bull among brahmins, to be the one who could burn a son like embers. Even when enraged, you must never slay a brahmin.
1.28.13
प्रोवाच चैन विनता पुत्रहार्दादिदं वचः ।
जठरे न च जीर्येद्यस्तं जानीहि द्विजोत्तमम् ॥ १.२८.१३ ॥
Vinatā, out of love for her son, spoke these words to him: know that one who cannot be digested in the belly is the best of the twice-born.
1.28.14
पुनः प्रोवाच विनता पुत्रहार्दादिदं वचः ।
जानन्त्यप्यतुलं वीर्यमाशीर्वादपरायणा ॥ १.२८.१४ ॥
Though knowing his incomparable power, Vinatā, intent on blessings, again spoke these words out of love for her son.
1.28.15
प्रीता परमदुःखार्ता नागैर्विप्रकृता सती ।
पक्षौ ते मारुतः पातु चन्द्रसूर्यौ च पृष्ठतः ॥ १.२८.१५ ॥
Vinatā, the virtuous one, wronged by the serpents and deeply afflicted with sorrow, yet pleased, spoke: may the Wind protect your wings, and the Moon and Sun protect you from behind.
1.28.16
शिरश्च पातु वह्निस्ते वसवः सर्वतस्तनुम् ।
विष्णुः सर्वगतः सर्वमह्गानि तव चैव ह।
अहं च ते सदा पुत्र शान्तिस्वस्तिपरायणा ॥ १.२८.१६ ॥
May Fire protect your head, the Vasus protect your body on all sides, and all-pervading Viṣṇu protect all your limbs. And I, son, shall always be intent on your peace and well-being.
1.28.17
इहासीना भविष्यामि स्वस्तिकारे रता सदा ।
अरिष्टं व्रज पन्थानं पुत्र कार्यार्थसिद्धये ॥ १.२८.१७ ॥
Sitting here, I shall always be devoted to auspicious deeds. Go, son, by an unharmed path, for the accomplishment of your task.
1.28.18
ततः स मातुर्वचनं निशम्य ।
वितत्य पक्षौ नभ उत्पपात।
ततो निषादान्बलवानुपागतो ।
बुभुक्षितः काल इवान्तकोऽपरः ॥ १.२८.१८ ॥
Then, having heard his mother's words, he spread his wings and rose into the sky. Then the mighty one, hungry, came upon the Niṣādas like another Death, as Time itself.
1.28.19
स तान्निषादानुपसंहरंस्तदा ।
रजः समुद्धूय नभःस्पृशं महत्।
समुद्रकुक्षौ च विशोषयन्पयः ।
समीपजान्भूधरजान्विचालयन् ॥ १.२८.१९ ॥
Then he, gathering up those Niṣādas, raised a great dust that touched the sky, dried up the water in the womb of the ocean, and shook those born nearby and in the mountains.
1.28.20
ततः स चक्रे महदाननं तदा ।
निषादमार्गं प्रतिरुध्य पक्षिराट्।
ततो निषादास्त्वरिताः प्रवव्रजु-
र्यतो मुखं तस्य भुजंगभोजिनः ॥ १.२८.२० ॥
Then he made a great mouth and blocked the path of the Niṣādas. Then the Niṣādas, in haste, rushed toward the place where the mouth of the serpent-eater was.
1.28.21
तदाननं विवृतमतिप्रमाणव-
त्समभ्ययुर्गगनमिवार्दिताः खगाः।
सहस्रशः पवनजोविमोहिता ।
यथा।ञनिलप्रचलितपादपे वने ॥ १.२८.२१ ॥
When that vast mouth was opened, they came toward it by thousands, bewildered, like afflicted birds in a forest whose trees are shaken by the wind, flying toward the sky.
1.28.22
ततः खगो वदनममित्रतापनः ।
समाहरत्परिचपलो मत्बलाः।
निषूदयन्बहुविधमत्स्यजीविनो ।
बभुक्षितो गगनचरेश्वरस्तदा ॥ १.२८.२२ ॥
Then that bird, lord of the sky-wanderers, tormentor of enemies, exceedingly swift and mighty, hungry, drew in its mouth and destroyed the many fish-eating Niṣādas.