Skandapurana 5.80.14

5.80.14

.. sūta uvāca .. ..
purāsīdbrāhmaṇo mitraṃ bhṛguvaṃśakulodvahaḥ ..
garuḍasya dvijaśreṣṭhā bālabhāvādapi prabho .. 14 ..

Sūta said:
“Formerly, O best of brahmins, a brahmin, an upholder of the lineage of the Bhṛgu race,
was a friend to Garuḍa from his very childhood, O lord. 14