Incredible Wisdom of Bharat!

Garutman, destroyer of serpent lords, Suparna, son of Vinata, O Tarkshya, lead me eastward to where the eyes of Dharma are. (5-110-1)

Go to this eastern direction, which has previously been celebrated as such; for it is here that you have declared the presence of the gods. (5-110-2)

Here, truth and righteousness have indeed been properly declared by you; however, I wish to assemble with all the gods. I would also like to see those deities again, O Aruṇa's younger brother. (5-110-3)

Then the son of Vinatā said to the brahmin, 'Climb up,' and at that the sage Gālava mounted Garuḍa. (5-110-4)

O eater of serpents, as you move along, your form appears like that of Vivasvat, the thousand-rayed Sun, in the early morning. (5-110-5)

O bird, here I see the movement, as if of trees driven by the wind of your wings, proceeding together in close succession. (5-110-6)

O you who move through the sky, by your wing-wind you appear as if drawing along the earth itself, with its oceans, forests, mountains, and thickets. (5-110-7)

The water, with its fish, serpents, and crocodiles, seemed as if it were being lifted up into the sky, constantly, by the great wind and the beating of wings. (5-110-8)

I see large numbers of fishes of similar form, whales, timingilas, serpents, and even human-faced beings, as if they have been tossed about. (5-110-9)

Because the roaring of the great ocean has deafened my ears, I can neither hear nor see, nor do I know the reason myself. (5-110-10)

Go slowly and gently, remembering the killing of a Brahmin. Dear one, the sun is not seen, nor are the directions, nor the sky, nor a bird. (5-110-11)

But I see only that; I do not see your body. I see your two eyes like jewels—your eyes, O bird. (5-110-12)

But in the body—of you and of yourself—I do not see it; yet at every step, I see fire rising from water. (5-110-13)

That fire is quickly extinguished for me and my sight fades again; O son of Vinatā, that great Time returns as you proceed. (5-110-14)

I have no purpose at all in going, O eater of serpents; turn back, mighty one— I cannot endure your speed. (5-110-15)

Here, hundreds of horses, and indeed eight that are white with radiant moonlike brilliance and uniformly dark ears, have been promised to the guru. (5-110-16)

O egg-born one, I see no path of release for them; therefore, abandoning my own life seems to me to be the only path. (5-110-17)

Indeed, I have no wealth; nor is there a friend endowed with wealth. Nor is it possible to dispel this even by means of great riches. (5-110-18)

Then, as Gālava spoke at length and in distress, the son of Vinatā, smiling as he went, replied. (5-110-19)

You are not very wise, O best of Brahmins, since you wish to give up your own life. Nor is time artificial, for time is truly the supreme lord. (5-110-20)

Why was I not urged by you earlier here? There is a great means by which this can be accomplished. (5-110-21)

Therefore, this is the mountain named Ṛṣabha on the shore of the ocean. Let us rest and eat here, O Gālava, and then we shall return. (5-110-22)