Garud (4)

1. Who is Garud?
2. How Garud Became Vishnu's Ride
3. Garud Frees His Mother
4. How Vinataa Became a Slave of Her Sister?

How Vinataa Became a Slave of Her Sister?

Maharshi Kashyap Jee was married to Daksh's 13 girls. Among them were Vinataa and Kadru also. Kadru had all kinds of Naag as her sons and Vinataa had 2 sons - Arun and Garud.

Once Kadru and Vinataa started an argument on Soory'as chariot's horses' tails color. Kadru said - "Soorya's chariot's horses' tails are black." Vinataa said - "No, their tails are white." Kadru said - "No their tails are black." Both entered into argument and the argument came to an end with a bet. Kadru told that they would confirm this when the chariot would appear there again in the sky. If his tail was black then Kadru would win and Vinataa would be her slave; and if the tail was white then Vinataa would win and she would be her slave. Vinataa agreed upon this as she was sure of her knowledge.

Now it so happened that the chariot appeared again in the sky and both saw that the tails of the horses were black. Vinataa lost the bet and she started her life as a slave of Kadru. In fact Kadru knew that the horse's tail was white, but because of fear to lose the bet she asked her sons (Naag) to wrap around his tail so that it would look black. And she was successful, the tail looked black and she won the bet. Vinata started her life as the maidservant of her sister Kadru.

When Garud came to his mother and asked her what he could do for her, she asked him to free her from this slavery. Kadru told him the whole incident. Garud became so angry that he vowed to eat all Naag. Since then Garud became the enemy of Naag. Wherever he saw a Naag he used to eat it. And since then their enmity is well known and Naag are always careful about their lives. Even Kaaliya Naag also hid himself in Kaaliya Daha only because of fear of Garud. Then Krishn danced on his heads and made him fearless saying that "when Garud will see His footprints on his head he wouldn't say anything to him." and sent him to sea.

How Vinataa Was Released From this Slavery?

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