Yudhishthira Asks About Garuda

Verse 1 (13.19.1)

गरुडः पक्षिणां श्रेष्ठ इति पूर्वं पितामह । उक्तस्त्वया महाबाहो श्वेतवाहं प्रशंसता ॥

garuḍaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ śreṣṭha iti pūrvaṃ pitāmaha | uktastvayā mahābāho śvetavāhaṃ praśaṃsatā

Grandsire, mighty-armed one, you said earlier, when praising the white-horsed Arjuna, that Garuda is the best of birds.

Note on the text: The speaker heading (`युधिष्ठिर उवाच) slipped into the text; removed from the verse and made the speaker (the page's heading carries a stray backtick, 13-19-1x, so the parser left the speaker empty). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 1-2 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 1A, printed after the end of No. 1 as 13.8.28d@001A_0001-0002); Wikisource divides it into verses differently. It continues adhyaya 18.

Verse 2 (13.19.2)

अत्र कौतूहल इति श्रवणे जायते मतिः । कथं गरुत्मान्पक्षीणां श्रैष्ठ्यं प्राप परन्तप ॥

atra kautūhala iti śravaṇe jāyate matiḥ | kathaṃ garutmānpakṣīṇāṃ śraiṣṭhyaṃ prāpa parantapa

A curiosity has arisen in me to hear about this: how did Garutman attain pre-eminence among birds, O scorcher of foes?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 3-4 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 1A, printed after the end of No. 1 as 13.8.28d@001A_0003-0004); Wikisource divides it into verses differently.

Verse 3 (13.19.3)

सुपर्णो वैनतेयश्च केन शत्रुश्च भोगिनाम् । किंवीर्यः किंबलश्चासौ वक्तुमर्हसि भारत ॥

suparṇo vainateyaśca kena śatruśca bhoginām | kiṃvīryaḥ kiṃbalaścāsau vaktumarhasi bhārata

And how did Suparna, son of Vinata, become the enemy of serpents? What is his valour and what his strength? You should tell me, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 5-6 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 1A, printed after the end of No. 1 as 13.8.28d@001A_0005-0006); Wikisource divides it into verses differently.

Verse 4 (13.19.4)

वासुदेव महाबाहो देवकी सुप्रजास्त्वया । श्रुतं ते धर्मराजस्य मम हर्षविवर्धन ॥

vāsudeva mahābāho devakī suprajāstvayā | śrutaṃ te dharmarājasya mama harṣavivardhana

O Vasudeva of mighty arms, through you Devaki has fine offspring. You have heard Dharmaraja's question, O you who increase my joy.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 7-8 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 1A, printed after the end of No. 1 as 13.8.28d@001A_0007-0008); Wikisource divides it into verses differently. Bhishma now addresses Krishna (the page's heading is भीष्म उवाच).

Verse 5 (13.19.5)

सुपर्णं शंस इत्येव मामाह कुरुनन्दनः । अस्य प्रवक्तुमिच्छामि त्वयाऽज्ञप्तो महाद्युते ॥

suparṇaṃ śaṃsa ityeva māmāha kurunandanaḥ | asya pravaktumicchāmi tvayā'jñapto mahādyute

The delight of the Kurus said to me, 'Tell of Suparna.' O radiant one, I wish to tell it, commanded by you.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 9-10 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 1A, printed after the end of No. 1 as 13.8.28d@001A_0009-0010); Wikisource divides it into verses differently.

Verse 6 (13.19.6)

त्वं हि शौरे महाबाहो सुपर्णः प्रोच्यसे पुरा । अनादिनिधने काले गरुडश्चासि केशव ॥

tvaṃ hi śaure mahābāho suparṇaḥ procyase purā | anādinidhane kāle garuḍaścāsi keśava

For you, O Shauri of mighty arms, were called Suparna in ancient times; in time without beginning or end you are also Garuda, O Keshava.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 11-12 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 1A, printed after the end of No. 1 as 13.8.28d@001A_0011-0012); Wikisource divides it into verses differently.

Verse 7 (13.19.7)

तस्मात्पूर्वं प्रसाद्य त्वां धर्मपुत्राय धीमते । गरुडं पततांश्रेष्ठं वक्तुमिच्छामि माधव ॥

tasmātpūrvaṃ prasādya tvāṃ dharmaputrāya dhīmate | garuḍaṃ patatāṃśreṣṭhaṃ vaktumicchāmi mādhava

Therefore, having first won your favour, I wish to speak to the wise son of Dharma about Garuda, the best of those that fly, O Madhava.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 13-14 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 1A, printed after the end of No. 1 as 13.8.28d@001A_0013-0014); Wikisource divides it into verses differently.

Verse 8 (13.19.8)

यथैव मां भवान्वेद तथा वेद युधिष्ठिरः । यथा च गरुडो जातस्तथाऽस्मै ब्रूहि तत्वतः ॥

yathaiva māṃ bhavānveda tathā veda yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | yathā ca garuḍo jātastathā'smai brūhi tatvataḥ

As you know me, so does Yudhishthira know me. Tell him truly how Garuda came to be born.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: lines 15-16 of the CE's inline Appendix I passage (App. I No. 1A, printed after the end of No. 1 as 13.8.28d@001A_0015-0016); Wikisource divides it into verses differently. Removed the closing quote (') that Wikisource prints after the last word, closing the passage opened with a backtick in the heading of 19.1. Wikisource यथा च गरुडो जातस्तथाऽस्मै against CE tathā ca garuḍo rājaṃs tathāsmai is a recension variant, kept.