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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.14
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 14
- tad ojasā daitya-mahā-bhaṭārpitaṁ
- cakāsad antaḥ-kha udīrṇa-dīdhiti
- cakreṇa ciccheda niśāta-neminā
- harir yathā tārkṣya-patatram ujjhitam
tatthat trident — that trident; ojasāwith all his strength — with all his strength; daityaamong the demons — among the demons; mahāby the mighty fighter-bhaṭaby the mighty fighter — by the mighty fighter; arpitamhurled — hurled; cakāsatshining — shining; antaḥin the middle of the sky-khein the middle of the sky — in the middle of the sky; udīrṇaincreased — increased; dīdhitiillumination — illumination; cakreṇaby the Sudarśana disc — by the Sudarśana disc; cicchedaHe cut to pieces — He cut to pieces; niśātasharpened — sharpened; neminārim — rim; hariḥIndra — Indra; yathāas — as; tārkṣyaof Garuḍa — of Garuḍa; patatramthe wing — the wing; ujjhitamabandoned — abandoned.
Hurled by the mighty demon with all his strength, the flying trident shone brightly in the sky. The Personality of Godhead, however, tore it to pieces with His discus Sudarśana, which had a sharp-edged rim, even as Indra cut off a wing of Garuḍa.
The context of the reference given herein regarding Garuḍa and Indra is this. Once upon a time, Garuḍa, the carrier of the Lord, snatched away a nectar pot from the hands of the demigods in heaven in order to liberate his mother, Vinatā, from the clutches of his stepmother, Kadrū, the mother of the serpents. On learning of this, Indra, the King of heaven, hurled his thunderbolt against Garuḍa. With a view to respect the infallibility of Indra's weapon, Garuḍa, though otherwise invincible, being the Lord's own mount, dropped one of his wings, which was shattered to pieces by the thunderbolt. The inhabitants of higher planets are so sensible that even in the process of fighting they observe the preliminary rules and regulations of gentleness. In this case, Garuḍa wanted to show respect for Indra; since he knew that Indra's weapon must destroy something, he offered his wing.