14. Sister's betrayal.

The Suta said: “I have told you everything about the churning of nectar. At the same time, a beautiful horse of unparalleled strength was born. Watching it, Kadru asked Vinata: “Bhadra! What color is that ucchaishrava? Tell me quickly.” Vinata said: “This horse is white. Good luck! What do you think? Tell me what color it is. Let’s bet on it.” Kadru said: “Suchishmitha! I think this horse’s tail is black. Bhamini! The loser in this should become the other’s maid.” Suta said: “Thus, having made a vow to become each other’s maidservants, they went to their respective homes, saying, “Come tomorrow and see the horse.” With the intention of deceiving her, Kadru ordered her thousand sons, "If I do not want to be a maidservant, immediately go and wrap yourself around the tail of that horse and make it appear black." She cursed those Bhujangas who were unwilling to obey her words, saying, "Pavaka will burn you all to ashes in the yaga run by the wise Pandava king and sage Janamejaya."

Even the father himself heard this most cruel curse that came from the divine Kadru. But seeing that the snakes were multiplying, he, along with all the gods, approved the curse for the good of the people. "Considering their highly effective poison, their great strength, their sharp venom, and their biting nature, this is good for the welfare of the subjects!" He bestowed the knowledge of anti-venom on Mahatma Kashyapa” The Suta said: “Tapodhana! As the night passed and the sun rose in the morning, the sisters Kadru and Vinateya, anxious about the risk of slavery, set out to see the horse’s gallop. Then there they saw a treasure sea of water filled with the cries of whale sharks. It was filled with thousands of creatures of various forms, fierce beasts, and hordes of demons. The beautiful and excellent Sarita, who was the abode of all gems, the temple of Varuna, and the abode of serpents, saw her husband. Within it is the fiery underworld, the prison of the demons, who are terrifying to the righteous, and a treasure of water reaching to an endless depth.

It was auspicious, a source of supreme nectar for the immortals, an incomparable, inconceivable, virtuous, and wonderful reservoir. It was terrifying to everyone, filled with the furious roars of ferocious aquatic creatures and the serious whirlpools. Everywhere, the waves, swaying and swaying from the gale, were dancing with a furious speed, as if they were dancing with their hands raised. Panchajanya was born in that incomparable jewel, which waxes and wanes with the waxing and waning of the moon. The glorious Govinda, taking the form of a boar, stirred up the waters and lifted the earth from them. Despite performing a hundred years of penance, the sage Atri was unable to measure its depth, which lies even below the patalaloka. This served as a bed for the radiant Padmanabha Vishnu during the Yugadikala period when he was in a state of spiritual sleep. He, whose vast, boundless, and immeasurable expanse was filled with awe at the blazing fire emanating from the mouth of Vadava became the havissu. He saw thousands of great rivers and streams coming to join the ocean like a flock of swans competing to join their beloved. They saw the vast and infinite treasure of water, echoing with the roar of fierce herds of whales and dolphins, and the furious cries of other aquatic creatures, solemn, reflecting the radiance of the sky in vast expanses. "Thus, beholding the solemn sea, which is filled with a multitude of sperm whales, which is resplendent with the light of the sky, and which is blazing with the fire of the underworld, they saved the ocean."

The Suta said: "Hastening to cross that ocean, Kadruvu, accompanied by vinata immediately landed near that horse." Seeing that the tail was wrapped in black hair, Vinata, who was saddened, was appointed as Kadru's maid. Vinata, defeated by that bet, became extremely saddened by the servitude she had been given. Meanwhile, as time passed, the mighty Garuda broke the egg and emerged without anyone's help. The bird, burning fiercely and glowing like a fire, immediately grew into a giant and soared into the sky. Seeing him, all the citizens surrendered to Vibhavasu. They bowed down to the seated Vishwarupi and requested: "O Agni! How much more will you grow your body? This great mass of yours is spread everywhere." Agni said: “O Asurardha! It is not as you think. He is a mighty Garuda, equal in glory to me.”

The Suta said: “Hearing this, the gods, accompanied by a host of sages, went to Garuda, stood at a distance, and prayed to him, praising him: “Patageshwara! You are the sage. The great one. You are the god. You are the burning ray of the Lord Sun. There is no one like you. You are strong, but you are gentle. You are prosperous and free from evil. You are penance and unfading fame. Everything that has been heard, everything that has happened and everything that will happen is you. Of all the creatures here, you are the best, eclipsing the brightness of the sun. You, surpassing the brightness of the sun, are the end of all the certain and uncertain. Just as an angry fire burns, the people are burning with the blazing fire of despair. Khageshwara! O great one! You who move on the clouds! Great strength! We all have come to your shelter.” "Suparna reduced his brilliance and dimensions when the gods, including the sages, praised him in this way."

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