pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: द्विजोत्तम विनिर्गच्छ तूर्णमास्यादपावृतात्। न हि मे ब्राह्मणो वध्यः पापेष्वपि रतः सदा॥
English: "O best of the twice born! soon come out of my mouth. I open it for you. A Brahmana will never be killed by me, even if he is always engaged in sinful acts."
Sanskrit: ब्रुवाणमेवं गरुडं ब्राह्मणः प्रत्यभाषत। निषादी मम भार्येयं निर्गच्छतु मया सह॥
English: When Garuda addressed the Brahmana thus, he said, "Let my wife who is a Nishada come out with me."
Sanskrit: गरुड उवाच एतामपि निषादी त्वं परिगृह्याशु निष्पत। तूर्णं संभावयात्मानमजीर्णं मम तेजसा॥
English: Garuda said: Take the Nishada woman with you and come out at once. Save yourself without delay for you are not yet digested by the heat of my stomach.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच ततः स विप्रो निष्क्रान्तो निषादीसहितस्तदा। वर्धयित्वा च गरुडमिष्टं देशं जगाम ह॥
English: Sauti said: Thereupon the Brahmana came out with the Nishada woman and eulogising Garuda went to the country where he desired to go.
Sanskrit: सह भार्ये विनिष्क्रान्ते तस्मिन्विप्रे च पक्षिराट्। वितत्य पक्षावाकाशमुत्पपात मनोजवः॥
English: When the Brahmana with his wife came out, the king of the birds, fleet as mind, stretching his wings, rose to the sky.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपश्यत्स पितरं पृष्ठश्चाख्यातवान्पितुः। यथान्यायममेयात्मा तं चोवाच महानृषिः॥
English: He then saw his father and hailed by him, made him proper answer. And the great Rishi then asked him.
Sanskrit: कश्यप उवाच कच्चिद्वः कुशलं नित्यं भोजने बहुलं सुत। कच्चिच्च मानुषे लोके तवान्नं विद्यते बहु॥
English: Kashyapa said : My son, are you doing well? Do you get sufficient food every day. Is there plenty of food for you in the world of men?
Sanskrit: गरुड उवाच माता मे कुशला शश्वत्तथा भ्राता तथा ह्यहम्। न हि मे कुशलं तात भोजने बहुले सदा॥
English: Garuda said: My mother is well; and so is my brother and so am I. But, father, I do not get sufficient food and therefore my happiness is not complete.
Sanskrit: अहं हि सर्पः प्रहित: पोममाहर्तुमुत्तमम्। मातुर्दास्यविमोक्षार्थमाहरिष्ये तमद्य वै॥
English: I have been sent by the snakes to get the Ambrosia, which is not easy to get. (However) I shall bring it to-day in order to emancipate my mother from her slavery.
Sanskrit: मात्रा चात्र समादिष्टो निषादान्भक्षयेति ह। न च मे तृप्तिरभवद्भक्षयित्वा सहस्रशः॥
English: My mother commanded me to eat the Nishadas. I have eaten thein by thousands, but my hunger is not appeased.
Sanskrit: तस्माद्भक्ष्यं त्वमपरं भगवन्प्रदिशस्व मे। यद्भुक्त्वाऽमृतमाहर्तुं समर्थः स्यामहं प्रभो॥ क्षुत्पिपासाविघातार्थं भक्ष्यमाख्यातु मे भवान्।
English: O great one, point out to me some other food, by eating which, O Lord, I would become capable to bring the Ambrosia by force. You should point out some food which can appease my hunger and thirst.
Sanskrit: कश्यप उवाच इदं सरो महापुण्यं देवलोकेऽपि विश्रुतम्। यत्र कूर्माग्रजं हस्ती सदाकर्षत्यवाङ्मुखः॥
English: Kashyapa said : This lake you see before you is very sacred. It is even known in the celestial regions. There is an elephant with its face downwards continually dragging a tortoise which is his elder brother.
Sanskrit: तयोर्जन्मान्तरे वैरं संप्रवक्ष्याम्यशेषतः। तन्मे तत्त्वं निबोधत्स्व यत्प्रमाणौ च तावुभौ॥
English: I shall speak to you in detail their hostility in the former life. Hear from me the true story, the proof of which is their presence here.
Sanskrit: आसीद्विभावसुर्नाम महर्षिः कोपनो भृशम्। भ्राता तस्यानुजश्चासीत्सुप्रतीको महातपाः॥
English: There was in the olden days a great Rishi, named Vibhavasu, who was of exceedingly angry disposition. He had a younger brother, named Supratika, a great ascetic.
Sanskrit: स नेच्छति धनं भ्राता सहैकस्थं महामुनिः। विभाग कीर्तयत्येवसुप्रतीको हि नित्यशः॥
English: That great Rishi was not willing to keep his wealth joint with his brother, Supratika always spoke of a partition.
Sanskrit: अथाब्रवीच्च तं भ्राता सुप्रतीकं विभावसुः। विभागं बहवो मोहात्कर्तुमिच्छन्ति नित्यशः॥
English: Some time after Vibhavasu told his brother S ratika, “It is from foolishness, blinded by wealth, that many wish to divide (paternal) wealth.
Sanskrit: ततो विभक्तास्त्वन्योऽन्य विक्रुध्यन्तेऽर्थमोहिताः। ततः स्वार्थपरान्मूढान्पृथग्भूतान्स्वकैर्धनैः॥ विदित्वा भेदयन्त्येतानमित्रामित्ररूपिणः। विदित्वा चापरे भिन्नानन्तरेषु पतन्त्यथ॥
English: But as soon as it is partitioned, they begin to quarrel from the blindness arising from wealth. And enemies in the guise of friends, cause estrangement between ignorant and selfish brothers. They confirm their quarrels by pointing out faults and thus they fall one by one.
Sanskrit: भिन्नानामतुलो नाशः क्षिप्रमेव प्रवर्तते। तस्माद्विभागं भ्रातृणां न प्रशंसन्ति साधवः॥
English: Absolute ruin very soon overtakes those (brothers) that are separated. Therefore, good men never approve of the partition amongst brothers,
Sanskrit: गुरुशास्त्रेऽनिबद्धानामन्योऽन्येनाभिशंकिनाम्। नियन्तुं न हि शक्यस्त्वं भेदतो धनमिच्छसि॥
English: Who, when divided, do not have any regard for Shastras or Gurus. As you, without regarding my advice, impelled by the desire of separation, wish to partition for wealth,
Sanskrit: यस्मात्तस्मात्सुप्रतीक हस्तित्वं समवाप्स्यसि। शप्तस्त्वेवं सुप्रतीको विभावसुमथाब्रवीत्॥
English: For this, O Supratika, you will become an elephant.” Thus being cursed Supratika told Vibhavasu,
Sanskrit: त्वमप्यन्तर्जलचरः कच्छपः संभविष्यसि। एवमन्योन्यशापात्तौ सुप्रतीकविभावसू॥
English: “You will become an aquatic tortoise." Thus being cursed by each other Supratika and Vibhavasu,
Sanskrit: गजकच्छपतां प्राप्तावार्थं मूढचेतसौ। रोषदोषानुषङ्गेन तिर्यग्योनिगतावुभौ॥
English: Both fools now live as a tortoise and an elephant. Owing to their wrathful nature they have both become inferior animals.
Sanskrit: परस्पर द्वेषरतौ प्रमाणबलदर्पितौ। सरस्यस्मिन्महाकायौ पूर्ववैरानुसारिणौ॥
English: They are both engaged in hostilities with each other. Proud of their great strength and the weight of their body, in this lake, these two huge creatures are now engaged in their old hostilities.
Sanskrit: तयोरन्यतरः श्रीमान्समुपैति महागजः। यस्य बृंहितशब्देन कूर्मोऽप्यन्तर्जलेशयः॥ उत्थितोऽसौ महाकायः कृत्स्नं विक्षोभयन्सरः। यं दृष्ट्वा वेष्टितकरः पतत्येष गजो जलम्॥
English: Look, the handsome elephant is coming to the lake. Hearing his roar the huge tortoise rises up, violently agitating the water of the lake; and seeing him the elephant, coiling his trunk, rushes into the water.
Sanskrit: दन्तहस्ताग्रलांगूलपदावेगेन वीर्यवान्। विक्षोभयंस्ततोनागः सरो बहुझषाकुलम्॥
English: The greatly powerful elephant, with the motion of his tusks and fore-part of his trunk and with tail and feet, violently agitates the water of the lakes full of fishes.
Sanskrit: कूर्मोऽष्यभ्युद्यतशिरा युद्धायाभ्येति वीर्यवान्। षडुच्छ्रितो योजनानि गजस्तद्द्विगुणायतः॥
English: The greatly powerful tortoise also, with its head up, comes to the fight. The elephant is six Yojanas in height and twice that measure in circumference.
Sanskrit: कूर्मस्त्रियोजनोत्सेधो दशयोजनमण्डलः। तावुभौ युद्धसंमत्तौ परस्परवधैषिणौ।॥
English: The tortoise is also three Yojanas in height and his circumference is ten Yojanas. Eat up both of these animals, madly engaged in battle and bent upon killing each other.
Sanskrit: उपयुज्याशु कर्मेदं साधयेत्सितमात्मनः। महाभ्रघनसंकाशं तं भुक्त्वामृतमानय। महागिरिसमप्रख्यं घोररूपं च हस्तिनम्॥
English: (After eating them), accomplish the task you desire to perform. Eating the fearful elephant which looks like a huge mountain and a huge mass of clouds, go and bring the Aimbrosia.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच इत्युक्त्वा गरुडं सोऽथ माङ्गल्यमकरोत्तदा॥
English: Sauti said : Having said this to Garuda, he blessed him, saying,
Sanskrit: युध्यतः सह देवैस्ते युद्धे भवतु मङ्गलम्। पूर्णकुम्भो द्विजा गावो यच्चान्यत्किंचिदुत्तमम्॥ शुभं स्वस्त्ययनं चापि भविष्यति तवाण्डज। युध्यमानस्य संग्रामे देवैः सार्धं महाबल॥
English: “O oviparous one, let good come to you when you engage in battle with the celestials. Let water-pots filled to the brim, let Brahmanas, kine and other auspicious objects bless you. In the battle with the powerful celestials,
Sanskrit: ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि पवित्राणि हवींषि च। रहस्यानी च सर्वाणि सर्वे वेदाश्च ते बलम्॥
English: Let Riks, Yajus, Saman, the sacred sacrificial ghee, all the mysteries and all the Vedas become your strength."
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तो गरुडः पित्रा गतस्तं ह्रदमन्तिकात्। अपश्यन्निर्मलजलं नानापक्षिसमाकुलम्॥
English: Having been thus addressed by his father, Garuda went to the side of the lake. He saw it full of clear water and full of birds of various kinds flying all around.
Sanskrit: स तत्स्मृत्वा पितुर्वाक्यं भीमवेगोऽन्तरिक्षगः। नखेन गजमेकेन कूर्ममेकेन चाक्षिपत्॥
English: Remembering his father's words, the swiftflying great bird seized the elephant and the tortoise, one in each claw.
Sanskrit: समुत्पपात चाकाशं तत उच्चैविहंगमः। सोऽलम्बं तीर्थमासाद्य देववृक्षानुपागमत्॥
English: The great bird then soared high into the sky. Coming to a holy shrine, called Alamba, where there were many celestial trees.
Sanskrit: ते भीताः समकम्पन्त तस्य पक्षानिलाहताः। नो भञ्ज्यादिति तदा दिव्याः कनकशाखिनः॥
English: Struck by the wind raised by his wings, the trees began to tremble in fear. Those trees, with golden boughs, feared that they would be broken down.
Sanskrit: प्रचलाङ्गान्स तान्दृष्ट्वा मनोरथफलद्रुमान्। अन्यानतुलरूपाङ्गानुपचक्राम खेचरः॥
English: Thereupon the bird, seeing the trees that are capable of giving everything, were trembling in fear, went to other trees of matchless appearance.
Sanskrit: काञ्चनै राजतैश्चैव फलैर्वैदूर्यशाखिनः। सागराम्बुपरिक्षिप्तान्भ्राजमानान्महादुमान्॥
English: And those big trees were adorned with fruits of gold and silver; and with branches of precious gems; and they were washed by the waters of the sea. There was a big banian amongst them.
Sanskrit: तमुचाच खगश्रेष्ठं तत्र रौहिणपादपः। अतिप्रवृद्धः सुमहानापतन्तं मनोजवम्॥
English: The great tree spoke to the best of the birds, who was flying away with the speed of the mind, saying,
Sanskrit: रौहिण उवाच यैषा मम महाशाखा शतयोजनमायता। एतामास्थाय शाखां त्वं खादेमौ गजकच्छपौ॥
English: “Sit down on this big branch of mine which extends a hundred Yojanas; and eat the elephant and the tortoise."
Sanskrit: ततो दुमं पतगसहस्रसेवितम् महीधरप्रतिमवपुः प्रकम्पयन्। खगोत्तमो द्रुतमभिपत्य वेगवान् बभञ्जतामविरलपत्रसंचयाम्॥
English: When the best of birds, huge as a huge mountain and of great swiftness, alighted on the tree, the abode of thousands of birds, it trembled; and the bough, full of leaves, was broken.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच ततस्तस्मिन्द्विजश्रेष्ठ समुदीर्णे तथाविधे। गरुडः पक्षिराट् तूर्णं संप्राप्तो विबुधान्प्रति॥
English: Sauti said : O best of the twice born, the celestials, having stood prepared for battle (in he way already narrated), the king of the birds Garuda soon came upon them.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वातिबलं चैव प्राकम्पन्त सुरास्ततः। परस्परं च प्रत्यघ्नन् सर्वप्रहरणान्युत॥
English: The celestials, having seen him of excessive strength, began to tremble in fear; and (having been confused) struck one another with all their weapons.
Sanskrit: तत्र चासीदमेयात्मा विद्युदग्निसमप्रभः। भौमनः सुमहावीर्यः सोमस्य परिरक्षिता॥
English: Amongst those that were guarding the Soma Bhaumana (Vishvakarma) of matchless strength and of great energy. He was as effulgent as the lightning and fire.
Sanskrit: स तेन पतगेन्द्रेण पक्षतुण्डनखक्षतैः। मुहूर्तमतुलं युद्धं कृत्वा विनिहतो युधि॥
English: But after a moment's fight he lay dead, mangled by the king of the birds with his beaks, talons and wings.
Sanskrit: रजश्चोद्धय सुमहत्पक्षवातेन खेचरः। कृत्वा लोकान्निरालोकांस्तेन देवानवाकिरत्॥
English: The great bird, darkening the worlds with the dust raised by the great storm created by his wings, overwhelmed the celestials. was
Sanskrit: तेनावकीर्णा रजसा देवा मोहमुपागमन्। न चैवं ददृशुश्छन्ना रजसाऽमृतरक्षिणः॥
English: Having been overwhelmed with that dust, the celestials fainted away. Those that were guarding the Ambrosia could not see Garuda on account of the dust.
Sanskrit: एवं संलोडयामास गरुडस्त्रिदिवालयम्। पक्षतुण्डप्रहारैस्तु देवान्स विददार ह॥
English: Thus Garuda agitated the celestial regions and mangled the celestial with his wings and beaks.
Sanskrit: ततो देवः सहस्राक्षस्तूर्णं वायुमचोदयत्। विक्षिपेमां रजोवृष्टिं तवेदं कर्म मारुत॥
English: Thereupon the celestials, the god of thousand eyes (Indra), commanded Vayu, saying, “O Maruta, it is your work to drive the dust away.
Sanskrit: अथ वायुरपोवाह तद्रजस्तरसा बली। ततो वितिमिरे जाते देवाः शकुनिमार्दयन्॥
English: Then the mighty Vayu drove away the dust; and when darkness thus disappeared, the celestials attacked the bird.
Sanskrit: ननादोच्चैः स बलवान्महामेघ इवाम्बरे। वध्यमानः सुरगणैः सर्वभूतानि भीषयन्॥
English: When he was attacked by the celestials, he roared in the sky, like the great cloud, frightful to every creature.
Sanskrit: उत्पपात महावीर्यः पक्षिराट् परवीरहा। समुत्पत्यान्तरिक्षस्थं देवानामुपरिस्थितम्॥ वर्मिणो विबुधाः सर्वे नानाशस्त्रैरवाकिरन्। पट्टिशैः परिषैः शूलैर्गदाभिश्च सवासवाः॥ क्षुरप्रैचलितैश्चापि चक्रैरादित्यरूपिभिः। नानाशास्त्रविसर्गस्तैर्वध्यमानः समन्ततः॥
English: The greatly powerful king of birds, the slayer of enemies, rose on his wings and stayed in the sky over the heads of the celestials, with their lord Indra, who showered on him double edged swords, iron maces, sharp lances, bright arrows and discus of the form of the sun. Being thus attacked from every side,
Sanskrit: कुर्वन्सुतुमुलं युद्धं पक्षिरान व्यकम्पत। निर्दहन्निव चाकाशे वैनतेयः प्रतापवान्। पक्षाभ्यामुरसा चैव समन्ताद्व्याक्षिपत्सुरान्॥
English: The king of birds fought the great battle without being weary for a moment and the greatly powerful son of Vinata, blazing in the sky, attacked the celestials on all sides by his wings and breast and scattered them in all directions.
Sanskrit: ते विक्षिप्तास्ततो देवा दुद्रुवुर्गरुडार्दिताः। नखतुण्डक्षताश्चैव सुस्रुवुः शोणितं बहु॥
English: Mangled by the talons and the beaks of Garuda, copious blood began to flow from the bodies of the celestials. Afflicted thus, the Devas ran away hither and tither.
Sanskrit: साध्याः प्राची सगन्धर्वा वसवो दक्षिणां दिशम्। प्रजग्मुः सहिता रुद्राः पतगेन्द्रप्रधर्षिताः॥
English: Thus overcome by the king of birds, the Sadhyas fled with the Gandharvas towards the east, the Vasus with the Rudras towards the south,
Sanskrit: दिशं प्रतीजीमादित्या नासत्यावुत्तरां दिशम्। मुहुर्मुहुः प्रेक्षमाणा युध्यमाना महौजसः॥
English: The Adityas towards the west and the Ashvinis towards the north. Gifted with great powers, they retreated from fighting and looking back every moment at their enemy, they fled.
Sanskrit: अश्वक्रन्देन वीरेण रेणुकेन च पक्षिराट्। क्रथनेन च शूरेण तपनेन च खेचरः॥ उलूकश्वसनाभ्यां च निमेषेण च पक्षिराट्। प्ररुजेन च संग्रामं चकार पुलिनेन च॥
English: Garuda fought with the greatly courageous Ashvakranda and Renuka, the bold Krathana and Tapana, Uluka and Shvasana, Nimesha, Praruja and Pulina.
Sanskrit: तान्पक्षनखतुण्डात्रैरभिनद्विनतासुतः। युगान्तकाले संक्रुद्धः पिनाकीव परंतपः॥
English: The son of Vinata mangled them with his wings, talons and beaks, like the chastiser of foes, the angry Pinaki (Shiva) at the end of the Yuga..
Sanskrit: महाबला महोत्साहास्तेन ते बहुधा क्षताः। रेजुरभ्रधनप्रख्या रुधिरौघप्रवर्षिणः॥
English: Those greatly powerful and energetic celestials, mangled all over by that great bird, looked like masses of black clouds, dropping showers of blood.
Sanskrit: तान्कृत्वा पतगश्रेष्ठः सर्वानुत्क्रान्तजीवितान्। अतिक्रान्तोऽमृतस्यार्थे सर्वतोऽग्निमपश्यत॥
English: Thus making the celestials almost dead, the best of the birds went where the Ambrosia was. He saw it surrounded on all sides by fire.
Sanskrit: आवृण्वानं महाज्वालमर्चिभिः सर्वतोऽम्बरम्। दहन्तमिव तीक्ष्णांशुं चण्डवायुसमीरितम्॥
English: The terrible flames of that fire covered whole of the sky and moved by violent winds, they bent on burning the very sun.
Sanskrit: ततो नवत्या नवतीर्मुखानां कृत्वा महात्मा गरुडस्तपस्वी। नदीः समापीय मुखैस्ततस्तैः सुशीघ्रमागम्य पुनर्जवेन॥ ज्वलन्तमग्नि तममित्रतापनः समास्तरत्पत्ररथो नदीभिः। ततः प्रचक्रे वपुरन्यदल्पं प्रवेष्टकामोऽग्निमभिप्रशाम्य॥
English: The illustrious Garuda assumed ninety times ninety mouths and drinking in many rivers by those mouths and coming back in great speed, having wings for his vehicle, extinguished the fire with those rivers' water. And extinguishing that fire, he assumed a very small form, wishing to enter into the place where the Ambrosia was,
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच जाम्बूनदमयो भूत्वा मरीचिनिकरोज्ज्वलः। प्रविवेश बलात्पक्षी वारिवेग इवार्णवम्॥
English: Sauti said : The great bird, assuming a golden body, bright as the rays of the sun, entered (where the Soma was) with great force as a torrent enters the sea.
Sanskrit: स चक्रं क्षुरपर्यन्तमपश्यदमृतान्तिके। परिभ्रमन्तमनिशं तीक्ष्णधारमयस्मयम्॥
English: He saw near the Ambrosia a wheel, keenedged and sharp as the razor, revolving incessantly (round it).
Sanskrit: ज्वलनार्कप्रभं घोरं छेदनं सोमहारिणाम्। घोररूपं तदत्यर्थं यन्त्रं देवैः सुनिर्मितम्॥
English: And that fearful instrument of fearful form, as blazing as the blazing sun, was skillfully created by the celestials to cut down the robbers of the Ambrosia.
Sanskrit: तस्यान्तरं स दृष्दैव पर्यवर्तत खेचरः। अरान्तरेणाभ्यपतत्संक्षिप्याङ्गं क्षणेन ह॥
English: The great bird saw a passage through it and stopped for a while. Diminishing his body within an instant, he passed through the spokes of that wheel.
Sanskrit: अधश्चक्रस्य चैवात्र दीप्तानलसमद्युती। विद्युज्जिह्वौ महावीर्यो दीप्तास्यौ दीप्तलोचनौ॥ चक्षुर्विषौ महाघोरी नित्यं क्रुद्धौ तरस्विनी। रथार्थमेवामृतस्य ददर्श भुजगोत्तमौ॥
English: He beheld, within the line of the wheel, stationed there to guard the Soma, two great snakes, as blazing as the blazing fire, having tongues like lightning; power incomparable, face and eyes emitting fire, poisonous terrible, always in anger and always in activity.
Sanskrit: सदा संरब्धनयनौ सदा चानिमिषेक्षणौ। तयोरेकोऽपि यं पश्येत् स तूर्णं भस्मसाद्भवेत्॥
English: Their eyes were winkless and always inflamed with anger. He who was even seen by any of the two was instantly reduced to ashes.
Sanskrit: तयोश्चक्षूसि रजसा सुपर्णः सहसाऽऽवृणोत्। ताभ्यामदृष्टरूपोऽसौ सर्वतः समताडयत्॥
English: The great bird (Suparna) suddenly covered their eyes with dust and thus making them blind, he attacked them from all sides.
Sanskrit: तयोरंङ्गे समाक्रम्य वैनतेयोऽन्तरिक्षगः। आच्छिनत्तरसा मध्ये सोममभ्यद्रवत्ततः॥
English: The son of Vinata, that ranger of the sky, attacking their bodies, mangled them into pieces, and he then without the least delay came to the place where the Soma was.
Sanskrit: समुत्पाट्यामृतं तत्र वैनतेयस्ततो बली। उत्पपात जवेनैव यन्त्रमन्मथ्य वीर्यवान्॥
English: The mighty son of Vinata, taking up the Ambrosia from the place where it was, rose on his wings, breaking the instrument into pieces.
Sanskrit: अपीत्वैवाऽमृतं पक्षी परिगृह्याशुनिःसृतः। आगच्छदपरिश्रान्त आवार्यार्कप्रभां ततः॥
English: He soon came out, but he did not drink the Ambrosia. He then proceeded on his way without the least fatigue, darkening the splendour of the sun.
Sanskrit: विष्णुना च तदाकाशे वैनतेयः समेयिवान्। तस्य नारायणस्तुष्टस्तेनालौल्येन कर्मणा॥
English: The son of Vinata then saw Vishnu on his way in the sky and Narayana was pleased with him for his self-denial.
Sanskrit: तमुवाचाऽव्ययो देवो वरदोऽस्मीति खेचरम्। स वने तव तिष्ठेयमुपरीत्यन्तरिक्षगः॥
English: The undeteriorating Deity said to the great bird, “I am willing to grant you a boon." Thereupon the bird said, "I want to stay above you.”
Sanskrit: उवाच चैनं भूयोऽपि नारायणमिदं वचः। अजस्चामस्थ स्याममृतेन विनाऽप्यहम्॥
English: He again said to Narayana, “I want to be immortal and free from disease without drinking the Ambrosia."
Sanskrit: एवमस्त्विति तं विष्णुरुवाच विनतासुतम्। प्रतिगृह्य वरौ तौ च गरुडो विष्णुमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vishnu said to the son of Vinata, “Be it so." Receiving these two boons, Garuda said to Vishnu,
Sanskrit: भवतेऽपि वरं दद्यां वृणोतु भगवानपि। तं वव्रे वाहनं विष्णुर्गरुत्मन्तं महाबलम्॥
English: "I shall also grant you a boon.” Thereupon Vishnu asked the mighty carrier of great veight to become his vehicle.
Sanskrit: ध्वजं च चक्रे भगवानुपरि स्थास्यसीति तम्। एवमस्त्विति तं देवमुक्त्वा नारायणं खगः॥
English: He placed the bird on the flag-staff of his car saying, “Thus shall you stay above me." And the bird said to Narayana, “Be it so,"
Sanskrit: वव्राज तरसा वेगाद्वायुं स्पर्धन्महाजवः। तं व्रजन्तं खगश्रेष्ठं वज्रेणेन्द्रोऽभ्यताडयत्॥
English: Mocking the wind with fleetness, he then swiftly proceeded on his way and when the great bird was thus going away, Indra hurled at him thunder-bolt.
Sanskrit: हरन्तममृतं रोषाद्गरुडं पक्षिणां वरम्। तमुवाचेन्द्रमाक्रन्दे गरुडः पततां वरः॥
English: The best of birds, Garuda, when carrying away the Ambrosia, was thus struck with the thunder-bolt; and being greatly angry, he laughingly spoke to Indra.
Sanskrit: प्रहसन् श्लक्ष्णया वाचा तथा वज्रसमाहतः। ऋषेर्मानं करिष्यामि वज्रं यस्यास्थिसंभवम्॥
English: In sweet words, “I shall respect the Rishi, with whose bones the thunder-bolt is made.
Sanskrit: वज्रस्य च करिष्यामि तवैव च शतक्रतो। एतत्पनं त्यजाम्येकं यस्यान्तं नोपलप्स्यसे॥
English: I shall respect the thunder-bolt and you also, O Indra, I cast a feather of mine, end of which even you will never find.
Sanskrit: न च वज्रनिपातेन रुजा मेऽस्तीह काचन। एवमुक्त्वा ततः पत्रमुत्ससर्ज स पक्षिराट्॥
English: I have not felt the slightest pain being struck by your thunder-bolt.” Having said this, the king of birds threw out one of his feathers.
Sanskrit: तदुत्सृष्टमभिप्रेक्ष्य तस्य पर्णमनुत्तमम्। हृष्टानि सर्वभूतानि नाम चक्रुर्गरुत्मतः॥ सुरूपं पत्रमालक्ष्य सुपर्णोऽयं भवत्विति। तदृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्य सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः। खगो महदिदं भूतमिति मत्वाऽभ्यभाषत॥
English: Seeing that beautiful feather, cast by Garuda, all creatures became exceedingly pleased and they said, “Let this bird be called Suparna (bird with beautiful feathers)." Seeing this, the deity of thousands eyes, Purandara, was much surprised and he thought the bird must be a great being. He then addressed him thus,
Sanskrit: शक्र उवाच बलं विज्ञातुमिच्छामि यत्ते परमनुत्तमम्। सख्यं चानन्तमिच्छामि त्वया सह खगोत्तम॥
English: Indra said: "O best of birds, I desire to know the limit of your strength, I also desire to form an eternal friendship with you.
Sanskrit: गरुड उवाच सख्यं मेऽस्तु त्वया देव यथेच्छसि पुरंदर। बलं तु मम जानीहि महच्चासह्यमेव च॥
English: Garuda said: “O Purandara, Let there be friendship between us as you desire. Know, my strength is great and is hard to bear.
Sanskrit: काम नैतत्प्रशंसन्ति सन्तः स्वबलसंस्तवम्। गुणसंकीर्तनं चापि स्वयमेव शतक्रतो॥
English: O Shatakratu, the learned do not approve of speaking highly of their own strength or of their own merits.
Sanskrit: सखेति कृत्वा तु सखे पृष्टो वक्ष्याम्यहं त्वया। न ह्यात्मस्तवसंयुक्तं वक्तव्यमनिमित्ततः॥
English: O friend, as we are now made friends and as you ask me, I will tell you, although selfpraise without reason is always improper.
Sanskrit: सपर्वतवनामुर्वी ससागरजलामिमाम्। वहे पक्षेण वै शक्र त्वामप्यत्रावलम्बिनम्॥
English: O Indra, I can bear, on a single feather of mine, this earth with her mountains forests, oceans and even you with it.
Sanskrit: सर्वान्सपिण्डितान्वापि लोकान्सस्थाणुजङ्गमान्। वहेयमपरिश्रान्तो विद्धीदं मे महद् बलम्॥
English: Know, my strength is such that I can bear, without fatigue, even all the worlds put together, with their mobile and immobile objects.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच इत्युक्तवचनं वीरं किरीटी श्रीमतां वरः। आह शौनक देवेन्द्रः सर्वलोकहितः प्रभुः॥
English: Sauti said: O Shaunaka, when the great hero (Garuda) said all this, the great Lord, the king of the celestials, the wearer of the heaven's crown, the possessor of wealth, the benefactor of all the worlds said:
Sanskrit: एवमेव यथास्थ त्वं सर्वं संभाव्यते त्वयि। संगृह्यतामिदानीं मे सख्यमत्यन्तमुत्तमम्॥
English: It is true what you say, Everything is possible in you. Accept now my sincere and eternal friendship
Sanskrit: न कार्यं यदि सोमेन मम सोमः प्रदीयताम्। अस्मांस्ते हि प्रबाधेयुर्येभ्यो दद्याद्भवानिमम्॥
English: If you do not require the Soma, kindly return it to me. Those to whom you will give it will always quarrel with us.
Sanskrit: गरुड उवाच किंचित्कारणमुद्दिश्य सोमोऽयं नीयते मया। न दास्यामि समादातुं सोमं कस्मैचिदप्यहम्॥
English: Garuda said: There is a reason why I am taking away the Soma. I shall not give the Soma to any body to drink.
Sanskrit: यत्रेम तु सहस्राक्ष निक्षिपेयमहं स्वयं। त्वमादाय ततस्तूर्णं हरेथास्त्रिदिवेश्वर॥
English: O deity of thousand eyes, after I shall place it down, O King of heavens, you can instantly take it up and bring it away.