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# Skandapurana 3.1.38

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.38

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.38.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.1)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

> The seers said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.2)

sūta kadruḥ kathaṃ muktā kṣīrakuṃḍanimajjanāt ..

> “O Sūta, how was Kadru freed by plunging into Kṣīrakuṇḍa?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.3)

chalaṃ kathaṃ kṛtavatī sapatnyāṃ pāpaniścayā .. 1 ..

> How did she, whose resolve was sinful, act deceitfully toward her co-wife?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.4)

kasya putrī ca sā kadrūḥ sapatnīsā ca kasya vai ..

> Whose daughter was that Kadru, and whose co-wife was she indeed?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.5)

kimarthamajayatkadrūḥ svasapatnīṃ chalena tu ..

> For what purpose did Kadru conquer her own co-wife through deceit?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.6)

etannaḥ śraddadhānānāṃ brūhi sūta kṛpānidhe .. 2 ..

> Tell this to us who are faithful, O Sūta, treasure-house of compassion!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.7)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> Śrī Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.8)

śṛṇudhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve itihāsaṃ mahāphalam ..

> “Hear, all you sages, the narrative that brings great fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.9)

purā kṛtayuge viprāḥ prajāpatisute ubhe .. 3 ..

> In ancient times, in the Kṛtayuga, O brahmins, the two daughters of Prajāpati,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.10)

kadrūśca vinatā ceti bhaginyau saṃbabhūvatuḥ ..

> Kadru and Vinatā, were sisters.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.11)

bhārye te kaśyapasyāstāṃ kadrūśca vinatā tathā .. 4 ..

> They were the two wives of Kaśyapa, namely Kadru and Vinatā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.12)

vinatā suṣuve putrāvaruṇaṃ garuḍaṃ tathā ..

> Vinatā gave birth to two sons: Aruṇa and Garuḍa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.13)

bharttuḥ sakāśātkadrūśca lebhe sarpānbahūnsutān .. .. 5 ..

> And Kadru obtained from her husband many sons, the serpents,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.14)

anaṃtavāsukimukhānviṣadarpasamanvitān ..

> headed by Ananta and Vāsuki, endowed with poison and pride.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.15)

ekadā tu bhaginyau te kadrūśca vinatā tathā .. 6 ..

> Once, those two sisters, Kadru and Vinatā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.16)

apaśyatāṃ samāyāṃtamuccaiḥśravasamaṃ tikāt ..

> saw Uccaiḥśravas approaching nearby.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.17)

vilokya kadrūsturagaṃ vinatāmidamabravīt .. 7 ..

> Having seen the horse, Kadru said this to Vinatā:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.18)

śveto'śvavālo nīlo vā vinate brūhi tattvataḥ..

> ‘Is the horse's tail white or black? Tell me the truth, O Vinatā!’”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.19)

ityuktvā vinatā viprāḥ kadrūṃ tāmidamabra vīt ..

> Having said this, O brahmins, Vinatā said this to Kadrū:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.20)

turaṃgaḥ śvetavālo me pratibhāti sumadhyame ..

> “The horse's tail appears white to me, O woman of slender waist.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.21)

kiṃ vā tvaṃ manyase kadrūriti tāṃ vinatā'bravīt .. 9 ..

> Or what do you think, Kadrū?” Vinatā said to her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.22)

pṛṣṭvaivaṃ vinatāṃ kadrūrbabhāṣe svamataṃ ca sā ..

> Having thus questioned Vinatā, Kadrū also spoke her own opinion:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.23)

kṛṣṇavālamahaṃ manye hayamenamaniṃdite .. 3.1.38.10 ..

> “I consider the tail of this horse to be black, O blameless one.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.24)

tataḥ parājaye kṛtvā dāsībhāvaṃ paṇaṃ mithaḥ ..

> Then, having mutually made a wager of servitude upon defeat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.25)

vyatiṣṭhetāṃ mahābhāge sapatnyau te dvijottamāḥ .. .. 11 ..

> those two fortunate co-wives stood firm \[by it\], O best of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.26)

tataḥ kadrūrnijasutānvāsukipramukhānahīn ..

> Then Kadrū \[spoke\] to her sons, the serpents headed by Vāsuki:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.27)

tasyā nāhaṃ yathā dāsī tathā kuruta putrakāḥ .. 12 ..

> “Act in such a way, my sons, that I do not become her slave!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.28)

tasyābhīpsitasiddhyarthamityavocadbhṛśā turā ..

> For the attainment of her desired goal, greatly agitated, she said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.29)

yuṣmābhiruccaiḥśravaso bālaḥ pracchādyatāmiti .. 13 ..

> “The tail of Uccaiḥśravas must be covered by you.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.30)

nāṃgīcakrurmataṃ tasyā nāgāḥ kadrū ruṣā tadā..

> The serpents did not accept her proposal; then Kadrū, in anger,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.31)

aśapatkupitā putrāñjvalaṃtī roṣamūrcchitā .. 14 ..

> enraged, burning, and faint with fury, cursed her sons:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.32)

pārīkṣitasya sarve'ddhā yūyaṃ satre mariṣyatha ..

> “You shall all surely die at the sacrificial session of the son of Parīkṣit!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.33)

iti śāpe kṛte mātrā trastaḥ karkoṭakastadā .. 15 ..

> When this curse was pronounced by their mother, Karkoṭaka was terrified then;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.34)

praṇamya pādayoḥ kadrūṃ dīno vacanamabravīt ..

> bowing at Kadrū's feet, he spoke these words despondently:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.35)

ahamuccaiḥśravovālaṃ vidhāsyāmyaṃjanaprabham .. 16 ..

> “I will make the tail of Uccaiḥśravas have the radiance of collyrium.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.36)

mā bhīraṃba tvayā kāryetyavādīcchāpaviklavaḥ ..

> Do not fear, mother!” he said, distraught over the curse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.37)

śvetamuccaiḥśravovālaṃ tataḥ karkoṭakoragaḥ .. 17 ..

> Then the serpent Karkoṭaka covered the white tail of Uccaiḥśravas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.38)

chādayitvā svabhogena vyatanodaṃjanadyutim ..

> with his own body and made it gleam like collyrium.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.39)

atha te vinatākadrvau dāsye kṛtapaṇe ubhe .. 18 ..

> Then Vinatā and Kadrū, both having made a wager on servitude,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.40)

devarājahayaṃ draṣṭuṃ saṃraṃbhādabhyagaccha tām ..

> went with eager haste to see the horse of the king of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.41)

śaśāṃkaśaṃkhamāṇikyamuktairāvatakāraṇam .. 19 ..

> Passing over the ocean, the lord of rivers, the source of the moon, / the conch, ruby, pearl, and Airāvata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.42)

yugāṃtakālaśayanaṃ yoganidrākṛto hareḥ ..

> which is the couch of Hari at the dissolution of an age / when he adopts yogic sleep,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.43)

atītya kadrūvinate samudraṃ saritāṃ patim .. 3.1.38.20 ..

> Kadrū and Vinatā crossed over the ocean, the lord of rivers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.44)

dadṛśaturhayaṃ gatvā devarājasya vāhanam ..

> and going there, they saw the horse, the mount of the king of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.45)

kṛṣṇavālaṃ hayaṃ dṛṣṭvā vinatā duḥkhitā'bhavat .. 21 ..

> Seeing the horse with a black tail, Vinatā became distressed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.46)

duḥkhitāṃ vinatāṃ kadrūrdāsīkṛtye nyayuṃkta sā ..

> Kadrū assigned the distressed Vinatā to the work of a slave.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.47)

etasminnaṃtare tārkṣyo'pyaṃḍamudbhidya vahnivat .. 22 ..

> In the meantime, Tārkṣya, breaking open the egg like fire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.48)

prādurbabhūva vipreṃdrā girimātraśarīravān ..

> appeared, O chiefs of brahmins, his body as large as a mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.49)

dṛṣṭvā taddehamāhātmyamabhūttrastaṃ jagattrayam ..23..

> Seeing the majesty of his body, the three worlds became terrified.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.50)

tatastaṃ tuṣṭuvurdevā garuḍaṃ pakṣiṇāṃ varam ..

> Then the gods praised Garuḍa, the best of birds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.51)

dṛṣṭvā taddehamāhātmyaṃ trastaṃ syādbhuvanatrayam .. 24 ..

> Thinking: “Seeing the majesty of this body, the three worlds would be terrified,”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.52)

ityālocyopasaṃhṛtya dehamatyaṃtabhīṣaṇam ..

> he withdrew his exceedingly terrifying form,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.53)

aruṇaṃ pṛṣṭhamāropya māturaṃtikamabhyagāt .. 25 ..

> placed Aruṇa on his back, and approached his mother.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.54)

athāha vinatāṃ kadrūḥ praṇatāmativihvalām ..

> Then Kadrū said to Vinatā, who was bowed down and deeply distressed:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.55)

ceṭi nāgālayaṃ gaṃtumudyogo mama vartate .. 26 ..

> “Slave woman, I intend to go to the abode of the serpents;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.56)

tvatputro garuḍoto māṃ matputrāṃśca vahatviti ..

> let your son Garuḍa carry me and my sons!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.57)

tataśca vinatā putraṃ garuḍaṃ pratyabhāṣata .. 27 ..

> Then Vinatā spoke to her son Garuḍa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.58)

ahaṃ kadrūmimāṃ vakṣye tvaṃ sarpānvaha tatsutān ..

> “I shall carry this Kadrū; you carry the snakes, her sons.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.59)

tatheti garuḍo mātuḥ pratyagṛhṇadvaco dvijāḥ .. 28 ..

> “So be it,” Garuḍa agreed to his mother's word, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.60)

avahadvinatā kadrūṃ sarvāṃstāngaruḍo'vahat ..

> Vinatā carried Kadrū, and Garuḍa carried all of them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.61)

ravisāmīpyagāḥ sarpāstatkarairāhatāstadā .. 29 ..

> Then the serpents, coming close to the sun, were struck by its rays.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.62)

astauṣīdvajriṇaṃ kadrūḥ sutānāṃ tāpaśāṃtaye ..

> Kadrū praised the wielder of the thunderbolt to appease the burning heat of her sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.63)

sarvatāpaṃ jalāsārairdevarājo'pyaśāmayata .. 3.1.38.30 ..

> The king of gods quenched all their burning heat with downpours of water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.64)

nīyamānāstadā sarpā garuḍena balīyasā ..

> Then the serpents being carried by the mighty Garuḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.65)

gatvā taṃ deśamacirādavadanvinatāsutam .. 31 ..

> having soon reached that region, said to the son of Vinatā:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.66)

vayaṃ dvīpāṃtaraṃ gaṃtuṃ sarve draṣṭuṃ kṛtatvarāḥ ..

> “We are all eager to go and see another island;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.67)

vaha tvamasmāngaruḍa ceṭīsuta tataḥ kṣaṇāt .. 32 ..

> carry us there at once, Garuḍa, you son of a slave woman!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.68)

tato mātara maprākṣīdvinatāṃ garuḍo dvijāḥ ..

> Then Garuḍa asked his mother Vinatā, O brahmins:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.69)

ahaṃ kasmādvahāmīmāṃstvaṃ cemāṃ vahase sadā .. 33 ..

> “Why do I carry these, and why do you always carry her?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.70)

ceṭīputreti māmete ki bhaṇaṃti sarīsṛpāḥ ..

> Why do these crawling creatures call me ‘son of a slave woman’?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.71)

sarvametadvada tvaṃ me mātastattvena pṛcchataḥ .. 34 ..

> Tell me all this in truth, mother, as I ask you.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.72)

pṛṣṭaivaṃ jananī tena garuḍaṃ prābravītsutam ..

> Thus questioned by him, the mother spoke to her son Garuḍa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.73)

bhaginyā krūrayā putra cchalenāhaṃ parājitā .. 35 ..

> “By my cruel sister, my son, I was defeated through deceit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.74)

tasyā dāsī bhavāmyadya ceṭīputrastato bhavān ..

> I am now her slave woman, and therefore you are the son of a slave woman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.75)

atastvaṃ vahase sarpānvahāmyenāmahaṃ sadā .. 36 ..

> Therefore you carry the serpents, and I always carry her.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.76)

ityādi sarvavṛttāṃtamādito'smai nyavedayat ..

> She related to him the whole account from the beginning.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.77)

atha tāṃ garuḍo'vā dīnmātaraṃ vinatāsutaḥ .. 37 ..

> Then Garuḍa, the son of Vinatā, said to his mother:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.78)

asmāddāsyādvimokṣārthaṃ kiṃ kāryaṃ te mayādhunā ..

> “What must I do now for the sake of your release from this servitude?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.79)

iti pṛṣṭā sutenātha vinatā tamabhāṣata .. 38 ..

> Thus questioned by her son, Vinatā then spoke to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.80)

sarpānpṛcchasva garuḍa mama mātṛvimokṣaṇe ..

> "Ask the serpents, Garuḍa, concerning my release from bondage:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.81)

yuṣmākaṃ mātuḥ kiṃ kāryaṃ mayeti vadatādhunā .. 39 ..

> 'Tell \[me\] now: what task must I perform for you, my mother's \[masters\]?'"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.82)

iti mātrā samudito garuḍaḥ pannagānprati ..

> Addressed in this way by his mother, Garuḍa went to the serpents  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.83)

gatvā'pṛcchadvija śreṣṭhāste'pyenamavadaṃstadā .. 3.1.38.40 ..

> and asked, O best of brahmins; they too then said to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.84)

yadā hariṣyase śīghraṃ sudhāṃ tvamamarālayāt ..

> "When you quickly bring nectar from the abode of the immortals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.85)

dāsyānmuktā bhavenmātā vainateya tavādya hi .. 41 ..

> then indeed, O Vainateya, shall your mother be freed today from bondage."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.86)

tato mātaramāgamya garuḍaḥ praṇato'bravīt ..

> Then, having returned to his mother, Garuḍa bowed and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.87)

sudhāmaṃba mamānetuṃ gacchato bhakṣyamarpaya .. 42 ..

> "O Mother, provide me food as I depart to bring the nectar."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.88)

itīritā sutaṃ prāha mātā taṃ vinatā sutam ..

> Thus spoken to, his mother Vinatā said to her son:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.89)

samudramadhye vartaṃte śabarāḥ katicitsuta .. 43 ..

> "In the middle of the ocean there dwell some Śabaras, my son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.90)

tānbhakṣayitvā śabarānamṛtaṃ tvamihānaya ..

> Having devoured those Śabaras, bring the nectar here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.91)

tatra kaściddvijaḥ kāmī śavarīsaṃgakautukī .. 44 ..

> There is a certain lustful twice-born there, eager for union with a Śabara woman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.92)

tyaja taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ kaṃṭhaṃ dahaṃtaṃ brahmatejasā ..

> Release that brahmin, who will burn your throat with his brahminical splendor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.93)

pakṣādīni tavāṃgāni pāṃtu devā marunmukhāḥ .. 45 ..

> May the gods, led by the Maruts, protect your wings and other limbs!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.94)

iti svamāturāśīrbhirgaruḍo vardhito yayau ..

> Strengthened thus by his mother's blessings, Garuḍa went forth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.95)

śabarālayamabhyetya tasya bhakṣaya to mukham .. 46 ..

> Approaching the home of the Śabaras, as he ate, into his open mouth  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.96)

āvṛtaṃ prāviśanvyādhā vayāṃsīva darīṃ gireḥ ..

> the hunters entered, like birds into a mountain cavern.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.97)

atha sa brāhmaṇo'pyāgāttatkaṃṭhaṃ munipuṃgavāḥ .. 47 ..

> Then that brahmin also entered his throat, O best of sages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.98)

kaṇṭhaṃ dahantaṃ vipraṃ tamuvāca vinatāsutaḥ ..

> To that vipra who was burning his throat, the son of Vinatā said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.99)

vipra pāpo'pyavadhyo hi niryāhi tvamato bahiḥ .. 48 ..

> "O vipra, even if sinful, you must not be killed; come out of here!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.100)

evamuktastadā vipro garuḍaṃ pratyabhāṣata ..

> Thus addressed, the vipra then replied to Garuḍa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.101)

kirātī mama bhāryāpi nirgaṃtavyā mayā saha .. 49 ..

> "My wife, a Kirāta woman, must also come out along with me."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.102)

evamastviti taṃ vipramuvāca patageśvaraḥ ..

> "So be it," the lord of birds said to that vipra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.103)

tataḥ sa garuḍo vipramujjagāra sabhāryakam .. 3.1.38.50 ..

> Then Garuḍa spat out the vipra together with his wife.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.104)

vipro'pyabhīpsitāndeśānniṣādyā saha niryayau ..

> The vipra too departed with the Niṣāda woman to regions of his choosing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.105)

śabarānbhakṣayitvā'tha garuḍaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ varaḥ .. 51 ..

> Then, having devoured the Śabaras, Garuḍa, the best of birds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.106)

ātmanaḥ pitaraṃ vegātkaśyapaṃ samupeyivān ..

> swiftly approached his father Kaśyapa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.107)

kutra yāsīti tatpṛṣṭo garuḍastama bhāṣata .. 52 ..

> Asked by him, "Where are you going?", Garuḍa replied to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.108)

māturdāsyavimokṣāya sudhāmāhartumāgamam ..

> "I have come to fetch the nectar to release my mother from bondage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.109)

bahūnkirātāñjagdhvāpi tṛptirmama na jāyate .. 53 ..

> Even after consuming many Kirātas, I feel no satisfaction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.110)

aparyaṃtakṣudhā brahmanbādhate māmaha rniśam ..

> A boundless hunger afflicts me day and night, O holy one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.111)

tannivṛttipradaṃ bhakṣyaṃ mamārpaya tapodhana .. 54 ..

> Bestow on me food that will relieve it, O rich in austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.112)

yenāhaṃ śaknuyāṃ tāta sudhāmāhartumojasā ..

> so that I may be able, Father, to fetch the nectar with my strength."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.113)

itīritaḥ sutaṃ prāha kaśyapo vinatodbhavam .. .. 55 ..

> Addressed in this way, Kaśyapa spoke to his son born of Vinatā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.114)

..kaśyapa uvāca .. ..

> Kaśyapa said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.115)

munirvibhāvasurnāmnā purāsīttasya sānujaḥ ..

> "Formerly there was a sage named Vibhāvasu; he had a younger brother,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.116)

supratīka iti bhrātā tāvubhau vaṃśavairiṇau .. 56 ..

> a brother named Supratīka. Both of them became bitter enemies over family property.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.117)

anyonyaṃ śepaturviprā mahākrodhasamākulau ..

> Overcome with great fury, the two twice-born cursed each other:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.118)

gajo'bhavatsupratīkaḥ kūrmo'bhūcca vibhāvasuḥ .. 57 ..

> Supratīka became an elephant, and Vibhāvasu became a tortoise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.119)

evaṃ vittavivādāttau śepaturbhrātarau mithaḥ ..

> Thus, due to a dispute over wealth, the two brothers cursed each other.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.120)

gajaḥ ṣaḍyo janocchrāyo dviguṇāyāmasaṃyutaḥ .. 58 ..

> The elephant is six yojanas in height and twice as long in length.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.121)

kūrmastriyojanocchrayo daśayojanavistṛtaḥ ..

> The tortoise is three yojanas in height and ten yojanas in breadth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.122)

baddhavairāvubhāvetau sarasyasminvihaṃgama .. 59 ..

> These two, having formed mutual enmity, \[dwell\] in this lake, O bird.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.123)

pūrvavairamanusmṛtya yudhyete jetumicchayā ..

> Remembering their past enmity, they fight with the desire to conquer.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.124)

ubhau tau bhakṣayitvā tvaṃ sudhāmāhara tṛptimān .. 3.1.38.60 ..

> Having devoured both of them, and being fully sated, fetch the nectar."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.125)

evaṃ pitreritaḥ pakṣī gatvā tadgajakacchapau ..

> Thus instructed by his father, the bird went to that elephant and tortoise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.126)

samuddhatya mahākāyau mahābalaparākramau .. 61 ..

> Lifting up those two of gigantic body and immense strength and prowess,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.127)

vahannakhābhyāṃ saṃtīrthaṃ viḻaṃbābhidhamabhyagāt ..

> carrying them in his talons, he approached the excellent sacred ford called Vilamba.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.128)

tatrāgataṃ samālokya pakṣirājaṃ dvijosamāḥ .. 62 ..

> Seeing the king of birds arrived there, O equals of the twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.129)

tattīrajo mahāvṛkṣo rohiṇākhyo mahocchrayaḥ ..

> a very tall, great tree growing on its bank, named Rohiṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.130)

vainateyamidaṃ prāha mahābalaparākramam .. 63 ..

> said this to Vainateya of immense strength and prowess:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.131)

enāmāruha macchākhāṃ śatayojanamāyatām ..

> "Alight on this branch of mine, a hundred yojanas long;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.132)

sthitvātra gajakūrmau tvaṃ bhakṣayasva khagottama ..64 ..

> perched here, devour the elephant and tortoise, O best of birds."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.133)

ityuktastaruṇā pakṣī sa tatrāste manojavaḥ ..

> Thus addressed by the tree, that bird swift as thought settled there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.134)

tadbhārātsā taroḥ śākhā bhagnā'bhūddvijasattamāḥ .. 65 ..

> Under his weight, that branch of the tree broke, O best of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.135)

vālakhilyamunīṃstasmillam̐bamānānadhomukhān ..

> Seeing the Vālakhilya sages hanging head-downward on it,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.136)

dṛṣṭvā tatpātaśaṃkāvām̐stāṃ śākhāṃ garuḍo'grahīt .. 66 ..

> fearing they might fall, Garuḍa seized that branch.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.137)

gajakūrmo ca tāṃ śākhāṃ gṛhītvā yāṃtamaṃ bare ..

> As he flew in the sky carrying the elephant, the tortoise, and that branch,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.138)

pitā tasyābravīttatra garuḍaṃ vinatāsutam .. 67 ..

> his father spoke there to Garuḍa, the son of Vinatā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.139)

tyajemāṃ nirjane śaile śākhāṃ taṃ vinatodbhava ..

> "O son of Vinatā, drop this branch on a deserted mountain."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.140)

ityuktaḥ sa tathā gatvā śākhāṃ niṣpuruṣe nage .. 68 ..

> Thus addressed, he went and deposited the branch on an uninhabited mountain;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.141)

vinyasyābhakṣayatpakṣī tau tadā gajakacchapau ..

> then the bird devoured both the elephant and the tortoise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.142)

athotpātaḥ samabhavattasminnavasare divi .. 69 ..

> Now at that moment, an evil omen appeared in heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.143)

dṛṣṭvotpātaṃ balārātiḥ papraccha svapurohitam ..

> Seeing the portent, the enemy of Bala asked his own priest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.144)

utpātakāraṇaṃ jīva kimatreti punaḥpunaḥ ..

> again and again: "O Jīva, what is the cause of this portent here?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.145)

bṛhaspatistadā śakraṃ provāca dvijasattamāḥ .. 3.1.38.70 ..

> Then, O best of brahmins, Bṛhaspati spoke to Śakra:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.146)

.. bṛhaspatiruvāca .. ..

> Bṛhaspati said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.147)

kāśyapo hi muniḥ pūrvamayajatkratunā hare ..71..

> "Formerly, O Hari, the sage Kāśyapa performed a sacrificial rite;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.148)

sarvānnṛṣīnsurānsiddhānyakṣāngaṃdharvakinnarān ..

> all the seers, gods, siddhas, yakṣas, gandharvas, and kinnaras  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.149)

yajñasaṃbhārasiddhyarthaṃ preṣayāmāsa sa dvijāḥ.. 72 ..

> he dispatched, O brahmins, to secure the sacrificial provisions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.150)

vālakhilyānsasaṃbhārānhrasvānaṃguṣṭhamātrakān ..

> Seeing the Vālakhilyas, carrying their provisions, short \[and\] only thumb-sized,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.151)

majjato goṣpadajale dṛṣṭvā hasitavānbhavān .. 73 ..

> sinking in the water of a cow's footprint, you laughed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.152)

bhavatāvamatāḥ kruddhā vālakhilyāstadā hare ..

> Insulted by you, the Vālakhilyas, enraged then, O Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.153)

juhuvuryajñavahnau te krodhena jvalitānanāḥ .. 74 ..

> offered oblations into the sacrificial fire, their faces blazing with anger:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.154)

deveṃdrabhayadaḥ śatruḥ kaśyapasya suto'stviti ..

> 'May there be an enemy of the lord of the gods, causing fear to him, born as a son to Kaśyapa!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.155)

tasya putro'dya garuḍaḥ sudhāharaṇakautukī .. 75 ..

> Today his son Garuḍa, eager to carry off the nectar,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.156)

samāgacchati taddheturayamutpāta āgataḥ ..

> is approaching. Due to that, this portent has appeared."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.157)

ityuktaḥ so'bravīdiṃdro devānagnipurogamān .. 76 ..

> Thus addressed, Indra spoke to the gods headed by Agni:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.158)

sudhāmāhartumāyāti pakṣī sā rakṣyatāmiti ..

> "A bird is coming to steal the nectar; let it be guarded!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.159)

itīṃdrapreritā devā rarakṣuḥ sāyudhāḥ sudhām .. 77 ..

> Thus urged by Indra, the gods, bearing weapons, guarded the nectar.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.160)

pakṣirājastadābhyāgāddevānāyudhadhāriṇaḥ ..

> The king of birds then approached the gods who bore weapons;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.161)

mahābalaṃ te garuḍaṃ dṛṣṭvā'kampaṃta vai surāḥ .. 78 ..

> seeing Garuḍa of mighty strength, the gods indeed trembled.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.162)

garuḍasya surāṇāṃ ca tato yuddhamabhūnmahat ..

> Then a great battle took place between Garuḍa and the gods;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.163)

akhaṃḍi pakṣituṇḍena bhauvano'mṛtapālakaḥ .. 79 ..

> Bhauvana, the guardian of the nectar, was torn to pieces by the beak of the bird.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.164)

tadā nijaghnugarruḍaṃ devāḥ śastrairanekaśaḥ ..

> Then the gods repeatedly struck Garuḍa with various weapons;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.165)

atīva garuḍo devairbādhitaḥ śastrapāṇibhiḥ .. 3.1.38.80 ..

> exceedingly afflicted by the gods with weapons in their hands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.166)

pakṣābhyāmākṣipaddūre devānagnipurogamān ..

> Garuḍa hurled the gods headed by Agni far away with his two wings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.167)

tatpakṣavikṣitā devāstadā paramakopanāḥ .. 81 ..

> Cast off by his wings, the gods then became exceedingly enraged,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.168)

nārācānbhiṃdi pālāṃśca nānāśastrāṇi cākṣipan ..

> and discharged iron arrows, bhindipālas, and diverse weapons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.169)

tatastu garuḍo vegāddevadṛṣṭivilopinīm .. 82 ..

> Then, with swift speed, the son of Vinatā raised dust  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.170)

dhūlimutthāpayāmāsa pakṣābhyāṃ vinatāsutaḥ .. vāyunā  
śamayāmāsustānpāṃsūṃstridaśottamāḥ .. 83 ..

> with his wings that obstructed the gods' sight; / the best of the thirty \[gods\] quelled that dust with wind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.171)

rudrānvasūṃstathādityānmaruto'nyānsurāṃstathā ..

> The Rudras, the Vasus, likewise the Ādityas, the Maruts, and the other gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.172)

garuḍaḥ pakṣatuṃḍābhyāṃ vyathitānakaroddvijāḥ .. 84 ..

> Garuḍa distressed with his wings and beak, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.173)

palāyiteṣu deveṣu so'drākṣījjvalanaṃ puraḥ ..

> When the gods had fled, he beheld a fire before him;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.174)

jvalaṃtaṃ paritastvagniṃ śamāpayitumudyayau.. 85 ..

> and he set out to extinguish the fire that was blazing all around.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.175)

sa sahasramukho bhūtvā taiḥ pibañchataśo nadīḥ ..

> Having assumed a thousand mouths, drinking hundreds of rivers with them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.176)

tamagniṃ nāśayāmāsa taiḥ payobhistvarānvitaḥ .. 86 ..

> he swiftly destroyed that fire with those waters.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.177)

sitadhāraṃ bhramaccakraṃ sudhārakṣakamaṃtike ..

> Seeing nearby a sharp-edged, revolving wheel that guarded the nectar,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.178)

dṛṣṭvā tadariraṃdhreṇa saṃkṣiptāṃgotarāviśat .. 87 ..

> he contracted his body and entered through the space between its spokes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.179)

tato dadarśa dvau sarpo vyaktāsyau bhīṣaṇākṛtī...

> Then he saw two serpents with open mouths and terrifying forms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.180)

yābhyāṃ dṛṣṭopi bhasma syāttau sarpau garuḍastadā .. 88 ..

> by whom even a glance would turn \[anyone\] to ashes. Garuḍa then,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.181)

ācchidya pakṣatuṃḍābhyāṃ gṛhītvā'mṛtamudyayau ..

> tearing them apart with his wings and beak, seized the nectar and flew up.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.182)

yaṃtramutpāṭya codyaṃtaṃ garuḍaṃ prāha mādhavaḥ .. 89 ..

> As he was flying up after demolishing the machine, Mādhava said to Garuḍa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.183)

tava tuṣṭo'smi pakṣīśa varaṃ varaya suvrata ..

> "I am pleased with you, O lord of birds! Choose a boon, O one of good vows!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.184)

atha pakṣī tamāha sma kamalānāyakaṃ harim .. .. 3.1.38.90 ..

> Then the bird said to Hari, the lord of Kamalā:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.185)

tavopari sthitirme syānmā bhūtāṃ ca jarāmṛtī ..

> "May I have my place above you, and let there be no old age or death \[for me\]."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.186)

tathāstviti hariḥ prāha varaṃ madvriyatāmiti .. 91 ..

> "So be it," said Hari; "choose a boon from me \[in return\]."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.187)

ityuktastaṃ hariḥ prāha mama tvaṃ vāhanaṃ bhava ..

> Having said this, Hari told him: "You become my vehicle;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.188)

syaṃdanopari ketuśca mama tvaṃ vinatāsuta .. 92 ..

> and, O son of Vinatā, you shall be the emblem on top of my chariot."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.189)

tathāstviti khagopyāha kamalāpatimacyutam ..

> "So be it," the bird said to Acyuta, the lord of Kamalā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.190)

hṛtāmṛtaṃ khagaṃ śrutvā tata ākhaṃḍalo javāt .. 93 ..

> Hearing that the bird had taken the nectar, Ākhaṇḍala then in haste  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.191)

abhidrutyāśu kuliśaṃ pakṣe cikṣepa pakṣiṇaḥ ..

> rushed forward quickly and hurled the thunderbolt at the wing of the bird.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.192)

tato vihasya garuḍaḥ pākaśāsanamabravīt .. 94 ..

> Then, laughing, Garuḍa spoke to the chastiser of Pāka:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.193)

kuliśasya nipātānme na hare kāpi vedanā ..

> "From the fall of the thunderbolt, O Hari, I feel no pain whatsoever;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.194)

saphalo vajrapātaste bhūyācca suranāyaka .. 95 ..

> yet may the fall of your thunderbolt be fruitful, O lord of gods!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.195)

itīrayanpatramekaṃ vyasṛjatpakṣatastadā ..

> Saying this, he shed a single feather from his wing then;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.196)

śobhanaṃ parṇamasyeti suparṇa iti sobha vat .. 96 ..

> because his feather was beautiful, he became known as Suparṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.197)

tasminsuparṇe hemābhe sarve vismayamāyayuḥ ..

> At that golden-hued, fair-feathered one, all were filled with wonder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.198)

tatastu garuḍaḥ śakramabravīddvijapuṃgavāḥ .. 97 ..

> Then, O bulls among brahmins, Garuḍa said to Śakra:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.199)

bhavatā sākamakhilaṃ jagadetaccarācaram ..

> "Along with you, this entire world of the moving and unmoving—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.38.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.38.200)

deveṃdra satataṃ voḍhumamoghā śaktirasti me .. 98 ..

> O lord of the gods, I possess unfailing power to bear it continuously. / 98  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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