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कण्व उवाच । गरुडस्तत्तु शुश्राव यथावृत्तं महाबलः । आयुःप्रदानं शक्रेण कृतं नागस्य भारत॥५-१०३-१॥
Kaṇva said: Mighty Garuḍa heard the matter exactly as it had occurred—namely, that Śakra had granted longevity to the serpent, O Bhārata.
english translation
पक्षवातेन महता रुद्ध्वा त्रिभुवनं खगः । सुपर्णः परमक्रुद्धो वासवं समुपाद्रवत्॥५-१०३-२॥
With a mighty gust from his wings, the bird Suparṇa (Garuḍa) blocked the three worlds; blazing with supreme wrath, he surged forward to confront Vāsava (Indra).
english translation
गरुड उवाच । भगवन्किमवज्ञानात्क्षुधां प्रति भये मम । कामकारवरं दत्त्वा पुनश्चलितवानसि॥५-१०३-३॥
Garuḍa said: “O venerable one, is it out of contempt that you fear my hunger? Having granted me the boon to act at will, why do you withdraw it once again?”
english translation
निसर्गात्सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतेश्वरेण मे । आहारो विहितो धात्रा किमर्थं वार्यते त्वया॥५-१०३-४॥
“By the natural order that governs all beings, the Creator has appointed my sustenance; for what reason do you obstruct it?”
english translation
वृतश्चैष महानागः स्थापितः समयश्च मे । अनेन च मया देव भर्तव्यः प्रसवो महान्॥५-१०३-५॥
“Moreover, this great nāga has been chosen, and a covenant has been set for me; by this, O god, I must sustain a great progeny.”
english translation