Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.28
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13.28.1
पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा गरुडः पततांवरः ।
जगाम गोकुलं किञ्चिन्नवनीतजिहीर्षया ॥ १३.२८.१ ॥
Hearing the words of the grandsire, Garuḍa, best of winged creatures, went for a while toward the cowherd settlement, desiring to seize the butter.
13.28.2
नवनीतं तथाऽपश्यन्मथितं कलशे स्थितम् ।
तदादाय ततोऽगच्छद्यतस्तद्रक्ष्यतेऽमृतम् ॥ १३.२८.२ ॥
There he saw the churned butter standing in a pot. Taking it, he went to the place where the nectar is kept under guard.
13.28.3
स तत्र गत्वा पतगस्तिर्यक्तोयं महाबलः ।
हुताशनमपक्रम्य नवनीतमपातयत् ॥ १३.२८.३ ॥
Having gone there, that mighty bird, skirting the fire that flickers like crooked water, let the butter fall down.
13.28.4
सो र्चिष्मान्मन्दवेगोऽभूत्सर्पिषा तेन तर्पितः ।
धूमकेतुर्न जज्वाल धूममेव ससर्ज ह ॥ १३.२८.४ ॥
That blazing fire, sated with that ghee, became slow in its force. The smoke-bannered fire did not blaze; it only sent forth smoke.
13.28.5
तमतीत्याशु गरुडो हृष्टात्मा जातवेदसम् ।
रक्षांसि समतिक्रामत्पक्षवातेन पातयन् ॥ १३.२८.५ ॥
Swiftly passing that fire, Garuḍa, gladdened in spirit, went beyond the demons, felling them with the wind of his wings.
13.28.6
ते पतन्ति शिरोभिस्च जानुभिश्चरणैस्तथा ।
उत्सृज्य शस्त्रावरणं पक्षिपक्षसमाहताः ॥ १३.२८.६ ॥
They fall on their heads, their knees, and their feet, having let go their weapons and armour, struck by the wings of the bird.
13.28.7
उत्प्लुत्य चावृतान्नागान्हत्वा चक्रं व्यतीत्य च ।
अरान्तरेण शिरसा भित्त्वा जालं समाद्रवत् ॥ १३.२८.७ ॥
Leaping up, and slaying the serpents that enclosed him, passing beyond the discus, he pierced the net with his head, through the gap between its spokes, and rushed forward.
13.28.8
स भित्त्वा शिरसा जालं वज्रवेगसमो बली ।
उज्जहार ततः शीघ्रममृतं भुजगाशनः ॥ १३.२८.८ ॥
That mighty one, equal in speed to the thunderbolt, pierced the net with his head, and then swiftly seized the nectar, the eater of serpents.
13.28.9
तदादायाद्रवच्छीघ्रं गरुडः श्वसनो यथा ।
अथ सन्नाहमकरोद्वृत्रहा विबुधैः सह ॥ १३.२८.९ ॥
Taking that, Garuḍa rushed off swiftly like the wind. Then Indra, slayer of Vṛtra, put on his armour together with the gods.
13.28.10
ततो मातलिसंयुक्तं हरिभिः स्वर्णमालिभिः ।
आरुरोह रथं शीघ्रं सूर्याग्निसमतेजसम् ॥ १३.२८.१० ॥
Then he quickly mounted the chariot, yoked with Mātali, drawn by golden-garlanded steeds, equal in brilliance to the sun and fire.
13.28.11
सोऽभ्यद्रवत्पक्षिराजं वृत्रहा पाकशासनः ।
उद्यम्य निशितं वज्रं वज्रहस्तो महाबलः ॥ १३.२८.११ ॥
That slayer of Vṛtra, Indra, ruler of Pāka, rushed toward the king of birds, his sharp thunderbolt raised, the mighty one with the thunderbolt in his hand.
13.28.12
तथैव गरुडो राजन्वज्रहस्तं समाद्रवत् ।
ततो वै मातलिं प्राह शीघ्रं वाहय वाजिनः ॥ १३.२८.१२ ॥
Likewise, O king, Garuḍa rushed toward the one with the thunderbolt in his hand. Then he said to Mātali, "Quickly, drive the steeds."
13.28.13
अथ दिव्यं महाघोरं गरुडाय ससर्ज ह ।
वज्रं सहस्रनयनस्तिग्मवेगपराक्रमः ॥ १३.२८.१३ ॥
Then the thousand-eyed one hurled at Garuḍa a divine and most terrible thunderbolt, of sharp speed and great valour.
13.28.14
उत्सिसृक्षन्तमाज्ञाय वज्रं वै त्रिदशेश्वरम् ।
तूर्णं वेगपरो भूत्वा जगाम पततांवरः ॥ १३.२८.१४ ॥
Perceiving that the lord of the gods was about to hurl the thunderbolt, the best of birds swiftly bent all his speed and advanced.
13.28.15
पितामहनिसर्गेण ज्ञात्वा लब्धवरः खगः ।
आयुधानां वरं वज्रमथ शक्रमुवाच ह ॥ १३.२८.१५ ॥
The bird, who had obtained a boon by the grace of the grandfather, knowing this, then spoke to Indra about the thunderbolt, the best of weapons.
13.28.16
वृत्रहन्नेष वज्रस्ते वरो लब्धः पितामहात् ।
अतः सम्मानमाकाङ्क्षन्मुञ्चाम्येकं तनूरुहम् ॥ १३.२८.१६ ॥
O slayer of Vṛtra, this thunderbolt is the boon you obtained from the grandfather. Therefore, desiring your honour, I release one of my feathers.
13.28.17
एतेनायुधराजेन यदि शक्तोसि वृत्रहन् ।
हन्यास्त्वं परया शक्तया गच्छाम्यहमनामयः ॥ १३.२८.१७ ॥
O slayer of Vṛtra, if you are able with this king of weapons, then strike me with supreme power; I shall depart unharmed.
13.28.18
तत्तु तूर्णं तदा वज्रं स्वेन वेगेन भारत ।
जघान परया शक्त्या न चैनमदहद्भृशम् ॥ १३.२८.१८ ॥
O Bhārata, then that thunderbolt swiftly struck with its own force and supreme power, yet it did not burn him greatly.
13.28.19
ततो देवर्षयो राजन्गच्छन्तो वै विहायसा ।
दृष्ट्वा वज्रं विवक्तं तं पक्षइपर्णेऽब्रुवन्वचः ॥ १३.२८.१९ ॥
Then, O king, the divine sages passing through the sky saw the thunderbolt lying detached on the bird's feather and spoke these words.
13.28.20
सुपर्णः पक्षिगरुडो यस्य पर्णे वरायुधम् ।
विषक्तं देवराजस्य वृत्रहन्तुः सनातनम् ॥ १३.२८.२० ॥
This bird is Suparṇa Garuḍa, on whose feather clings the excellent and eternal weapon of the king of the gods, the slayer of Vṛtra.
13.28.21
एवं सुपर्णो विहगो वैनतेयः प्रतापवान् ।
ऋषयस्तं विजानन्ति चाग्नेयं वैष्णवं पुनः ॥ १३.२८.२१ ॥
Thus Suparṇa, the bird, the mighty son of Vinatā, the Vainateya — the sages again recognize him as bearing the weapon of Agni and of Viṣṇu.
13.28.22
वेदाभिष्टुतमत्यर्थं स्वर्गमार्गफलप्रदम् ।
तनुपर्णं सुपर्णस्य जगृहुर्बर्हिणस्तथा ॥ १३.२८.२२ ॥
The thin feather of Suparṇa, greatly praised by the Vedas and granting the fruit of the path to heaven, the peacocks likewise took up.
13.28.23
मयूराविस्मिताः सर्वे आद्रवन्ति स्म वज्रिणम् ॥ १३.२८.२३ ॥
All the peacocks, astonished, ran toward the wielder of the vajra.