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Library: Narayana’s boon to Garuda, Indra becomes a friend.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
जाम्बूनदमयो भूत्वा मरीचिविकचोज्ज्वलः। प्रविवेश बलात्पक्षी वारिवेग इवार्णवम् ॥१-२९-१॥
jāmbūnadamayo bhūtvā marīcivikacojjvalaḥ। praviveśa balātpakṣī vārivega ivārṇavam ॥1-29-1॥
[जाम्बूनदमयः (jāmbūnadamayaḥ) - made of gold; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; मरीचिविकचोज्ज्वलः (marīcivikacojjvalaḥ) - shining like the sun; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; बलात् (balāt) - forcefully; पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird; वारिवेगः (vārivegaḥ) - like the speed of water; इव (iva) - like; अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean;]
(Having become made of gold, shining like the sun, the bird forcefully entered the ocean like the speed of water.)
The bird, transformed into a golden form and shining brightly like the sun, forcefully entered the ocean with the speed of water.
स चक्रं क्षुरपर्यन्तमपश्यदमृतान्तिके। परिभ्रमन्तमनिशं तीक्ष्णधारमयस्मयम् ॥१-२९-२॥
sa cakraṁ kṣuraparyantamapaśyadamṛtāntike| paribhramantamaniśaṁ tīkṣṇadhāramayasmayam ॥1-29-2॥
[स (sa) - he; चक्रं (cakraṁ) - wheel; क्षुरपर्यन्तम् (kṣuraparyantam) - sharp-edged; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; अमृतान्तिके (amṛtāntike) - near the nectar; परिभ्रमन्तम् (paribhramantam) - revolving; अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly; तीक्ष्णधारम् (tīkṣṇadhāram) - sharp-edged; अयस्मयम् (ayasmayam) - iron-made;]
(He saw a sharp-edged wheel near the nectar, constantly revolving, iron-made.)
He saw a sharp-edged iron wheel constantly revolving near the nectar.
ज्वलनार्कप्रभं घोरं छेदनं सोमहारिणाम्। घोररूपं तदत्यर्थं यन्त्रं देवैः सुनिर्मितम् ॥१-२९-३॥
jvalanārkaprabhaṃ ghoraṃ chedanaṃ somahāriṇām। ghorarūpaṃ tadatyarthaṃ yantraṃ devaiḥ sunirmitam ॥1-29-3॥
[ज्वलन (jvalana) - fire; अर्क (arka) - sun; प्रभं (prabhaṃ) - lustrous; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; छेदनं (chedanaṃ) - cutting; सोमहारिणाम् (somahāriṇām) - of the destroyers of Soma; घोररूपं (ghorarūpaṃ) - terrible form; तत् (tat) - that; अत्यर्थं (atyarthaṃ) - exceedingly; यन्त्रं (yantraṃ) - machine; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; सुनिर्मितम् (sunirmitam) - well-constructed;]
(The lustrous and terrible machine, exceedingly terrible in form, for cutting by the destroyers of Soma, was well-constructed by the gods.)
The gods constructed a fearsome and radiant machine, designed to cut down the enemies of Soma, with an exceedingly terrifying appearance.
तस्यान्तरं स दृष्ट्वैव पर्यवर्तत खेचरः। अरान्तरेणाभ्यपतत्सङ्क्षिप्याङ्गं क्षणेन ह ॥१-२९-४॥
tasyāntaraṃ sa dṛṣṭvaiva paryavartata khecaraḥ। arāntareṇābhyapatatsaṅkṣipyāṅgaṃ kṣaṇena ha ॥1-29-4॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अन्तरम् (antaram) - gap; सः (saḥ) - he; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - indeed; पर्यवर्तत (paryavartata) - turned back; खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - bird; अरान्तरेण (arāntareṇa) - in the meantime; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - approached; सङ्क्षिप्य (saṅkṣipya) - contracting; अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - body; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Seeing his gap, the bird indeed turned back. In the meantime, approached contracting the body in a moment indeed.)
Seeing the gap, the bird turned back. Meanwhile, it approached, contracting its body in an instant.
अधश्चक्रस्य चैवात्र दीप्तानलसमद्युती। विद्युज्जिह्वौ महाघोरौ दीप्तास्यौ दीप्तलोचनौ ॥१-२९-५॥
adhaścakrasya caivātra dīptānalasamadyutī। vidyujjihvau mahāghorau dīptāsyau dīptalocanau ॥1-29-5॥
[अधः (adhaḥ) - below; चक्रस्य (cakrasya) - of the wheel; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अत्र (atra) - here; दीप्त (dīpta) - blazing; अनल (anala) - fire; सम (sama) - equal; द्युतिः (dyutiḥ) - splendor; विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning; जिह्वौ (jihvau) - tongued; महाघोरौ (mahāghorau) - very terrible; दीप्त (dīpta) - blazing; अस्यौ (asyau) - mouthed; दीप्त (dīpta) - blazing; लोचनौ (locanau) - eyed;]
(Below the wheel here are indeed blazing, fire-equal splendors; lightning-tongued, very terrible, blazing-mouthed, blazing-eyed.)
Below the wheel here are indeed beings with blazing splendor equal to fire; they have tongues like lightning, are very terrible, and have blazing mouths and eyes.
चक्षुर्विषौ महावीर्यौ नित्यक्रुद्धौ तरस्विनौ। रक्षार्थमेवामृतस्य ददर्श भुजगोत्तमौ ॥१-२९-६॥
cakṣurviṣau mahāvīryau nityakruddhau tarasvinau। rakṣārthamevāmṛtasya dadarśa bhujagottamau ॥1-29-6॥
[चक्षुर्विषौ (cakṣurviṣau) - having eyes as weapons; महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - of great strength; नित्यक्रुद्धौ (nityakruddhau) - always angry; तरस्विनौ (tarasvinau) - swift; रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for the protection; एव (eva) - indeed; अमृतस्य (amṛtasya) - of the nectar; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; भुजगोत्तमौ (bhujagottamau) - the best of serpents;]
(He saw the best of serpents, having eyes as weapons, of great strength, always angry, swift, indeed for the protection of the nectar.)
He saw the two great serpents, who had eyes as their weapons, were of immense strength, always angry, and swift, guarding the nectar.
सदा संरब्धनयनौ सदा चानिमिषेक्षणौ। तयोरेकोऽपि यं पश्येत्स तूर्णं भस्मसाद्भवेत् ॥१-२९-७॥
sadā saṁrabdhanayanau sadā cānimiṣekṣaṇau। tayoreko'pi yaṁ paśyetsa tūrṇaṁ bhasmasādbhavet ॥1-29-7॥
[सदा (sadā) - always; संरब्धनयनौ (saṁrabdhanayanau) - with agitated eyes; सदा (sadā) - always; चानिमिषेक्षणौ (cānimiṣekṣaṇau) - with unblinking eyes; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; अपि (api) - even; यम् (yam) - whom; पश्येत् (paśyet) - sees; सः (saḥ) - he; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - to ashes; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes;]
(Always with agitated eyes, always with unblinking eyes; of those two, even if one sees whom, he quickly becomes to ashes.)
The two are always with agitated and unblinking eyes; if either of them sees someone, that person is instantly reduced to ashes.
तयोश्चक्षूंषि रजसा सुपर्णस्तूर्णमावृणोत्। अदृष्टरूपस्तौ चापि सर्वतः पर्यकालयत् ॥१-२९-८॥
tayoś cakṣūṃṣi rajasā suparṇas tūrṇam āvṛṇot। adṛṣṭarūpas tau cāpi sarvataḥ paryakālayat ॥1-29-8॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; चक्षूंषि (cakṣūṃṣi) - eyes; रजसा (rajasā) - with dust; सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - Suparna; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; आवृणोत् (āvṛṇot) - covered; अदृष्ट (adṛṣṭa) - unseen; रूपः (rūpaḥ) - form; तौ (tau) - they; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; पर्यकालयत् (paryakālayat) - surrounded;]
(Suparna quickly covered their eyes with dust. Unseen, he also surrounded them everywhere.)
Suparna swiftly covered their eyes with dust, and unseen, he surrounded them from all sides.
तयोरङ्गे समाक्रम्य वैनतेयोऽन्तरिक्षगः। आच्छिनत्तरसा मध्ये सोममभ्यद्रवत्ततः ॥१-२९-९॥
tayoraṅge samākramya vainateyo'ntarikṣagaḥ। ācchinatttarasa madhye somamabhyadravattataḥ ॥1-29-9॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; अङ्गे (aṅge) - on the body; समाक्रम्य (samākramya) - having attacked; वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - Garuda; अन्तरिक्षगः (antarikṣagaḥ) - sky-goer; आच्छिनत् (ācchinat) - snatched; तरसा (tarasā) - with force; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(Having attacked on the body of the two, Garuda, the sky-goer, snatched Soma with force in the middle and then rushed.)
Garuda, the celestial bird, attacked the bodies of the two, snatched the Soma with great force in the middle, and then swiftly moved away.
समुत्पाट्यामृतं तत्तु वैनतेयस्ततो बली। उत्पपात जवेनैव यन्त्रमुन्मथ्य वीर्यवान् ॥१-२९-१०॥
samutpāṭyāmṛtaṃ tattu vainateyastato balī। utpapāta javenaiva yantramunmathya vīryavān ॥1-29-10॥
[समुत्पाट्य (samutpāṭya) - having uprooted; अमृतं (amṛtaṃ) - nectar; तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - son of Vinata; ततः (tataḥ) - then; बली (balī) - strong; उत्पपात (utpapāta) - flew up; जवेना (javena) - with speed; एव (eva) - indeed; यन्त्रम् (yantram) - mechanism; उन्मथ्य (unmathya) - having broken; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(Having uprooted the nectar, then the strong son of Vinata flew up with speed, indeed having broken the mechanism, powerful.)
The powerful son of Vinata, having uprooted the nectar, then flew up swiftly, breaking the mechanism with his strength.
अपीत्वैवामृतं पक्षी परिगृह्याशु वीर्यवान्। अगच्छदपरिश्रान्त आवार्यार्कप्रभां खगः ॥१-२९-११॥
apītvāivāmṛtaṃ pakṣī parigṛhyāśu vīryavān। agacchadapariśrānta āvāryārkaprabhāṃ khagaḥ ॥1-29-11॥
[अपीत्वा (apītvā) - having drunk; एव (eva) - indeed; अमृतं (amṛtaṃ) - nectar; पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird; परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having taken; आशु (āśu) - quickly; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; अपरिश्रान्त (apariśrānta) - untired; आवार्य (āvārya) - blocking; अर्कप्रभां (arkaprabhāṃ) - sunlight; खगः (khagaḥ) - bird;]
(Having drunk the nectar, the powerful bird, having taken it, quickly went untired, blocking the sunlight.)
The powerful bird, having drunk the nectar and taken it, quickly went on untired, blocking the sunlight.
विष्णुना तु तदाकाशे वैनतेयः समेयिवान्। तस्य नारायणस्तुष्टस्तेनालौल्येन कर्मणा ॥१-२९-१२॥
viṣṇunā tu tadākāśe vainateyaḥ sameyivān। tasya nārāyaṇastuṣṭastenālaulyena karmaṇā ॥1-29-12॥
[विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Vishnu; तु (tu) - but; तदा (tadā) - then; आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky; वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - Garuda; समेयिवान् (sameyivān) - met; तस्य (tasya) - his; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana; तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased; तेन (tena) - by him; अलौल्येन (alaulyena) - by non-greed; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action;]
(By Vishnu, then in the sky, Garuda met. Narayana was pleased by his non-greedy action.)
Garuda met Vishnu in the sky, and Narayana was pleased with his selfless actions.
तमुवाचाव्ययो देवो वरदोऽस्मीति खेचरम्। स वव्रे तव तिष्ठेयमुपरीत्यन्तरिक्षगः ॥१-२९-१३॥
tamuvācāvyayo devo varado'smīti khecaram। sa vavre tava tiṣṭheyamuparītyantarikṣagaḥ ॥1-29-13॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable; देवः (devaḥ) - god; वरदः (varadaḥ) - boon-giver; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; इति (iti) - thus; खेचरम् (khecaram) - sky-goer; सः (saḥ) - he; वव्रे (vavre) - chose; तव (tava) - your; तिष्ठेयम् (tiṣṭheyam) - I may remain; उपरीति (uparīti) - above; अन्तरिक्षगः (antarikṣagaḥ) - space-traveler;]
(The imperishable god said to him, "I am the boon-giver to the sky-goer." He chose, "I may remain above your space-traveler.")
The imperishable god addressed him, declaring himself as the boon-giver to the celestial being. The celestial being then requested to remain above as a space-traveler.
उवाच चैनं भूयोऽपि नारायणमिदं वचः। अजरश्चामरश्च स्याममृतेन विनाप्यहम् ॥१-२९-१४॥
uvāca cainaṃ bhūyo'pi nārāyaṇamidaṃ vacaḥ। ajaraścāmaraśca syāmamṛtena vināpyaham ॥1-29-14॥
[उवाच (uvāca) - said; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; अपि (api) - also; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - to Nārāyaṇa; इदम् (idam) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; अजरः (ajaraḥ) - ageless; च (ca) - and; अमरः (amaraḥ) - immortal; च (ca) - and; स्याम (syām) - may I be; अमृतेन (amṛtena) - without nectar; विना (vinā) - without; अपि (api) - even; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(He said this again to Nārāyaṇa: "May I be ageless and immortal, even without nectar.")
He again addressed Nārāyaṇa with these words: "May I become ageless and immortal, even without the nectar."
प्रतिगृह्य वरौ तौ च गरुडो विष्णुमब्रवीत्। भवतेऽपि वरं दद्मि वृणीतां भगवानपि ॥१-२९-१५॥
pratigṛhya varau tau ca garuḍo viṣṇumabravīt। bhavate'pi varaṃ dadmi vṛṇītāṃ bhagavānapi ॥1-29-15॥
[प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted; वरौ (varau) - boons; तौ (tau) - those two; च (ca) - and; गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda; विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - to Vishnu; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भवते (bhavate) - to you; अपि (api) - also; वरम् (varam) - boon; दद्मि (dadmi) - I give; वृणीताम् (vṛṇītām) - may choose; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; अपि (api) - also;]
(Having accepted the boons, Garuda said to Vishnu, "I also give you a boon; may the Lord also choose.")
After accepting the boons, Garuda said to Vishnu, "I will also grant you a boon; let the Lord choose as well."
तं वव्रे वाहनं कृष्णो गरुत्मन्तं महाबलम्। ध्वजं च चक्रे भगवानुपरि स्थास्यसीति तम् ॥१-२९-१६॥
taṁ vavre vāhanaṁ kṛṣṇo garutmantaṁ mahābalam। dhvajaṁ ca cakre bhagavān upari sthāsyasīti tam ॥1-29-16॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; वव्रे (vavre) - chose; वाहनं (vāhanam) - vehicle; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; गरुत्मन्तं (garutmantaṁ) - Garuda; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; ध्वजं (dhvajam) - flag; च (ca) - and; चक्रे (cakre) - made; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; उपरि (upari) - above; स्थास्यसि (sthāsyasi) - you will stand; इति (iti) - thus; तम् (tam) - him;]
(Krishna chose that mighty Garuda as his vehicle. The Lord made the flag and said, "You will stand above him.")
Krishna selected the mighty Garuda as his vehicle and declared that Garuda would stand above as his emblem on the flag.
अनुपत्य खगं त्विन्द्रो वज्रेणाङ्गेऽभ्यताडयत्। विहङ्गमं सुरामित्रं हरन्तममृतं बलात् ॥१-२९-१७॥
anupatya khagaṃ tvindro vajreṇāṅge'bhyatāḍayat। vihaṅgamaṃ surāmitraṃ harantamamṛtaṃ balāt ॥1-29-17॥
[अनुपत्य (anupatya) - following; खगं (khagam) - bird; त्वा (tvā) - you; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with thunderbolt; अङ्गे (aṅge) - on the body; अभ्यताडयत् (abhyatāḍayat) - struck; विहङ्गमं (vihaṅgamam) - bird; सुरामित्रं (surāmitram) - enemy of gods; हरन्तम् (harantam) - taking away; अमृतं (amṛtam) - nectar; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(Following the bird, Indra struck you on the body with a thunderbolt; the bird, enemy of gods, taking away the nectar by force.)
Indra, pursuing the bird who was the enemy of the gods and was forcibly taking away the nectar, struck it on the body with his thunderbolt.
तमुवाचेन्द्रमाक्रन्दे गरुडः पततां वरः। प्रहसञ्श्लक्ष्णया वाचा तथा वज्रसमाहतः ॥१-२९-१८॥
tamuvācendramākrande garuḍaḥ patatāṃ varaḥ। prahasañślakṣṇayā vācā tathā vajrasamāhataḥ ॥1-29-18॥
[तम् (tam) - to him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; इन्द्रमाक्रन्दे (indramākrande) - in the presence of Indra; गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda; पतताम् (patatām) - of the birds; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with gentle; वाचा (vācā) - speech; तथा (tathā) - thus; वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; समाहतः (samāhataḥ) - struck;]
(To him, Garuda, the best of the birds, said in the presence of Indra, smiling with gentle speech, thus struck by the thunderbolt.)
Garuda, the best among birds, addressed him in the presence of Indra, smiling gently as if struck by a thunderbolt.
ऋषेर्मानं करिष्यामि वज्रं यस्यास्थिसम्भवम्। वज्रस्य च करिष्यामि तव चैव शतक्रतो ॥१-२९-१९॥
ṛṣermānaṃ kariṣyāmi vajraṃ yasyāsthisambhavam। vajrasya ca kariṣyāmi tava caiva śatakrato ॥1-29-19॥
[ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage; मानं (mānaṃ) - honor; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; वज्रं (vajraṃ) - thunderbolt; यस्य (yasya) - whose; अस्थि (asthi) - bone; सम्भवम् (sambhavam) - originated; वज्रस्य (vajrasya) - of the thunderbolt; च (ca) - and; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Indra;]
(I will honor the sage, and make the thunderbolt whose origin is the bone. I will also make your thunderbolt, O Indra.)
I will honor the sage by making the thunderbolt from his bone. I will also make your thunderbolt, O Indra.
एष पत्रं त्यजाम्येकं यस्यान्तं नोपलप्स्यसे। न हि वज्रनिपातेन रुजा मेऽस्ति कदाचन ॥१-२९-२०॥
eṣa patraṃ tyajāmyekaṃ yasyāntaṃ nopalapsyase। na hi vajranipātena rujā me'sti kadācana ॥1-29-20॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; पत्रं (patraṃ) - letter; त्यजामि (tyajāmi) - I abandon; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; यस्य (yasya) - whose; अन्तं (antaṃ) - end; न (na) - not; उपलप्स्यसे (upalapsyase) - you will obtain; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; वज्रनिपातेन (vajranipātena) - by thunderbolt's strike; रुजा (rujā) - pain; मे (me) - my; अस्ति (asti) - is; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever;]
(This letter I abandon, one whose end you will not obtain. Indeed, by thunderbolt's strike, pain is not ever mine.)
I am leaving this letter, the end of which you will never find. Indeed, even if struck by a thunderbolt, I will never feel pain.
तत्र तं सर्वभूतानि विस्मितान्यब्रुवंस्तदा। सुरूपं पत्रमालक्ष्य सुपर्णोऽयं भवत्विति ॥१-२९-२१॥
tatra taṃ sarvabhūtāni vismitānyabruvaṃstadā। surūpaṃ patramālakṣya suparṇo'yaṃ bhavatviti ॥1-29-21॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तं (taṃ) - him; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; विस्मितानि (vismitāni) - astonished; अब्रुवंस्तदा (abruvaṃstadā) - said then; सुरूपं (surūpaṃ) - beautiful form; पत्रमालक्ष्य (patramālakṣya) - seeing the wings; सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - Suparna; अयम् (ayam) - this; भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be; इति (iti) - thus;]
(There, all beings, astonished, said then: "Seeing the beautiful form and wings, let this be Suparna.")
There, all the beings were astonished and said, "Upon seeing the beautiful form and wings, let this be Suparna."
दृष्ट्वा तदद्भुतं चापि सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः। खगो महदिदं भूतमिति मत्वाभ्यभाषत ॥१-२९-२२॥
dṛṣṭvā tadadbhutaṃ cāpi sahasrākṣaḥ puraṃdaraḥ| khago mahadidaṃ bhūtamiti matvābhyabhāṣata ॥1-29-22॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - thousand-eyed; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Purandara; खगः (khagaḥ) - bird; महत् (mahat) - great; इदम् (idam) - this; भूतम् (bhūtam) - being; इति (iti) - thus; मत्वा (matvā) - having thought; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Having seen that wonderful thing, the thousand-eyed Purandara, thinking this great being to be a bird, spoke thus.)
Upon witnessing that astonishing sight, the thousand-eyed Purandara, considering this great being as a bird, expressed his thoughts.
बलं विज्ञातुमिच्छामि यत्ते परमनुत्तमम्। सख्यं चानन्तमिच्छामि त्वया सह खगोत्तम ॥१-२९-२३॥
balaṁ vijñātumicchāmi yatte paramanuttamam। sakhyaṁ cānantamicchāmi tvayā saha khagottama ॥1-29-23॥
[बलम् (balam) - strength; विज्ञातुम् (vijñātum) - to know; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; यत् (yat) - which; ते (te) - your; परम् (param) - supreme; अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed; सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship; च (ca) - and; अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together; खगोत्तम (khagottama) - O best of birds;]
(I wish to know your supreme and unsurpassed strength. I desire endless friendship with you, O best of birds.)
I wish to understand your supreme and unparalleled strength and to have an endless friendship with you, O best of birds.
