Vinata

According to Hindu legends, Vinata is the mother of Aruna and Garuda. She is one of the daughter of Prajapati Daksha. Married to Kashyapa along with her sisters. She bore him two sons, the elder son was Aruna and younger was Garuda.[1]

Vinata
The Mother of the Birds
Personal information
ParentsDaksha (father)
SpouseKashyapa
ChildrenAruṇa and Garuda

Legends

Vinata was a daughter of Daksha. She was married to Kashyapa along with her sisters. Kadru was her younger sister, and when they both lived with Kashyapa as his wives and attended to all his comforts he blessed them by granting each of them a boon.[2] Kadru asked for a thousand nāga sons who should be valiant. Prompted by her sister's demand for sons, Vinata asked for only two sons who should be more powerful and brighter than Kadru's children. Kashyapa granted them their wishes. After his wives became pregnant, he advised them to look after the children, and then left for his penance in the forest.

After a long time, Kadru gave birth to a thousand nāga sons. The most prominent were Shesha, Anantnag and Takshaka. All the nagas born in this world are the descendants of these sons.

Reference
  1. Söhnen, Renate; Söhnen-Thieme, Renate; Schreiner, Peter (1989). Brahmapurāṇa: Summary of Contents, with Index of Names and Motifs. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-02960-5.
  2. Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic encyclopaedia : a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature. Robarts - University of Toronto. Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass.
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