Suta said: “Vahni who was cursed by Bhrigu, angrily asked: “Brahmin! Why is this action against me? What adultery have I committed by walking in the path of righteousness and speaking the truth when asked to tell the truth? If the witness says otherwise than what he knows when he is asked to testify, he destroys his ancestors and his next generation - both for seven generations. There is no doubt that a philosopher who does not tell what he knows when asked also commits a similar sin. I can curse you too. But I prefer offering good hospitality to Brahmins. Although you already know all this, I am telling you to express that. Through yoga I have made myself multi-souled and become Agnihotra, Satra, Kriya and Makha. Gods and Fathers are satisfied when I pour havissu inside me by vedic methods. All Gods are water and Pitrganas are also water. Deva and Pitras appear on full moon and new moon respectively. Gods are ancestors and ancestors are gods. Both of them are worshiped in two festiv...
Shaunaka said: “Suta! Retell in detail the great story of the saintly poet Astika that you told me. You tell the story melodiously, using the right syllables. We are delighted by your words, which are like those of your father. "Your father has always been busy with our caretaking. So tell me the story you are telling, just as your father told you." The Suta said: “I will tell the story of this Astika just as I heard my father tell the story. Brahmin! In the past, in the Devayuga, Prajapati Daksha had two auspicious daughters. Both these sisters had assumed the form of a wonderful goddess. They were the wives of Kasyapa: Kadru and Vinata. Kasyapa, the husband of Prajapati’s daughters, who had attained supreme happiness with his wives, bestowed boons of love upon them. Hearing that Kashyapa was going to grant them good boons, both the women were filled with incomparable joy and love. Kadru asked for a thousand Nagas, equal in brilliance, as her sons. Vinata asked for two sons,...
Suta said: “Then Mahavira, Mahabala, that bird who can go at will came to the mother on the other side of the ocean. There, Vinatha lost the bet and became a slave, and was very sad. Then once Kadru called Vinatha and said to her who was bowing before her son: “Bhadre Vinate! Take me to the solitude of the temple of Nagas, which is very beautiful located at the bottom of the sea.” Then the mother of Suparna left with the mother of serpents and Garuda carrying the Pannagas on the shoulders as the mother said. As that Vihangama Vainateya ascended towards the sun, all the pannagas were struck by the rays of the sun. Seeing the plight of the children, Kadru praised Shakra Indra: “Save the snakes from the scorching sun by raining. Amarottama! You alone are our greatest strength. Purandara! You are the lord of rain and you can make it rain as much as you want. You are the cloud, you are the air, and you are the lightning that shines in amber. You are the one who disperses the clouds and ...
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