Garud.. Garud!
Speaking of the one who forged his fate
I wonder what enmity he has with us!
We cannot blame anyone else, Kaliya
when our own brothers
choose to side with our opponent.
What was the need for them
to travel there with Garud?
You can indeed bring your brothers under control
but what about Garud?
Now, Vinta too is aware of the truth
behind me sending him to Lord Surya's Realm.
She has comprehended my ploy.
Now, she will be even more cautious and..
She will alert Garud as well.
Your Majesty.
The offertory.
Have you come here to keep an eye on us
under the garb of giving us some offertory?
No, Your Majesty.
Why would I do.. - Your justification
is something I am not remotely interested in.
You can keep the offertory here.
Then you can leave the chamber.
All right.
My sons will return soon.
After they are given a warm welcome
I shall deal with your son.
Garud.. Why are you headed towards Earth?
We are supposed to travel to Lord Surya's Realm, correct?
Did we not tell you
not to halt anywhere until we reach Lord Surya's Realm?
Brother, we had also asked him to make haste.
And he.. - Needs to halt
only after reaching Lord Surya's Realm.
I cannot take you all to Lord Surya's Realm.
You are disregarding our orders, Garud!
You are our slave!
And you will have to do whatever we ask you to!
Or we will..
Award me with a punishment?
Go ahead.
You all can award me with any punishment you like
but I will not take you to Lord Surya's Realm.
You all have no inkling of how to behave with our elders!
I heard what you all uttered..
The unsavoury terms you uttered pertaining to Lord Shani..
Despite being aware of the fact that he led a life
marred by agony, you all mocked him!
For shame..
You all attacked his soldiers and wounded them!
Despite that, Lord Shani healed you all
and let you leave his realm unharmed, unscathed!
But what did you all do?
You deemed his compassion his frailty.
You all have erred gravely!
The prayers offered and venerations performed
by our mothers were the sole entities
which aided us in evading Lord Shani's ominous gaze!
But enough is enough.
Taking you all to your abode safe and sound is my duty
and I cannot jeopardise your lives any further.
Who knows..
What if you all disregard Lord Surya too
in the same manner you disregarded Lord Shani?
How dare he
take my sons along, that too, without my permission!
He has become too clever for his own good.
He had approached me last night.
He implored me to release you.
And today..
Today, he flew away with my sons before my very eyes!
I kept calling out to him but he turned a deaf ear to me.
It was not solely me..
He also failed to hear your voice.
What does he think?
That he will have his way by employing threat and fear?
It is not in my nature to fall prey to fear.
It is not so, Your Majesty.
My Garud cannot even conceive of such a thing
let alone materialise it!
Will you be deciding everything?
What Garud is capable of and what he is incapable of
are things we will decide.
Did you comprehend it or not?
I am Kadru.
Kadru, the Mother of Serpents.
Garud..
You have made us realise our erroneous deeds.
Nothing of this nature will ever be repeated.
It will never be repeated, Garud.
If you wish, we will remain silent.
We will not utter a single word.
Pray heed our request, Garud.
None of us will utter anything incorrect or unsavoury.
Indeed. We will not even assume our human form.
We will assume our serpent forms and hide in your wings.
That way, our presence will not be sensed.
Pray allow us to marvel at it from a distance, Garud.
Moreover, Brother Dhoomal already said
that we will remain silent.
We will be so very silent that you will not even realise
that we are travelling with you!
You all fail to comprehend this..
In Lord Surya's Realm.. - We have no inkling if mother
will give us permission to travel again or not.
Will you not do this for us, my brother?
All right.
But you all need to give me your word..
None of you will engage in any deed
or utter anything
which can make peril befall us.
We give you our word, Garud.. - We give you our word, Garud..
All right.
'He has neither a fair complexion nor beauty.'
'He is terribly ugly!'
'I am wondering how such a being'
'got such a beautiful wife!'
'Owing to my ominous gaze'
'you serpents'
'will never be able to reach Lord Surya's Realm.'
'However, Garud will have no inkling of it.'
'It is a good thing that the serpents'
'are honouring their word by remaining silent.'
'If they do not utter anything'
'it will not give rise to any predicament.'
My Lord.
You had blessed Garud with a boon.
Hence, your ominous gaze had no effect on him!
In fact, the realisation has not yet dawned upon him
that his brothers are being reduced to a pitiable state!
But when the realisation finally dawns upon him
what will..
What will happen then, My Lord?
Upon seeing her sons partially alive, will Kadru
be able to control her rage towards Garud?
Will his mother, Vinta
be able to pardon him for the fact
that he failed at safeguarding his brothers?
And Garud..
He is so sensible
that he did not even ask for anything as a boon!
The sole wish he expressed
was to transport his brothers back to their abode safely.
Given the situation, My Lord
will he be able to pardon himself?
Owing to Garud
I had pardoned those serpents once before
but not anymore..
When beings worthy of punishment
get pardoned time and again
they begin to deem kindness, frailty
and employ it unfairly.
Speaking of those serpents
and their mother, I had warned all of them.
Despite that, those serpents disregarded me with their words
and their mother
disregarded the sanctity of offertory.
Such ill behaviour is unacceptable.
As far as Garud is concerned
he will learn a valuable lesson from this chain of events.
He will have to learn
as to who is worthy of punishment
and who is worthy of compassion.
That is because in the future
he will have to take such decisions time and again.
Garud.
Arun.
You need to turn invisible for some time.
'I am seeing my brother after ages'
'but my lord is ordering me to turn invisible!'
I comprehend the dilemma you are faced with, Arun.
I will have to make Garud undergo a test.
Make haste.
Lord Surya..
Where is Brother Arun?
Salutations, Lord Surya.
'Have I erred in any manner'
'that Lord Surya neither looked at me'
'nor accepted my salutations?'
Lord Surya, do accept the salutations of Garud.
'I do not see Brother Arun around'
'and Lord Surya refuses to even look at me!'
'So, how do I even converse with him?'
If Garud wishes to discuss something with me
he will have to think of a solution.
'Lord Surya is on his chariot, which is in motion.'
'He will not halt. But I must remain unwavering.'
'He will cross this path again after finishing'
'his circumambulation.'
All hail Lord Aditya!
- O Lord of Avians.
Judging by your eagerness, it seems as though
you have approached me for a special reason.
That is correct, Lord Surya.
Nothing can remain hidden from you!
My aunt wished for.. - Halt.
You are way swifter than my chariot, Garud.
You chanted merely one mantra pertaining to me
and expressed your wish before me!
If you wish to possess the right to ask for something from me
you must heed my words, correct?
Pray pardon me, My Lord.
I erred owing to my eagerness.
Move your right hand forth, Garud.
This is the chariot of the sun, Garud.
Akin to time, this too
has never halted for anyone and neither will it ever do so.
If you wish to discuss something with me
you must carry this lamp
while sprinting backwards.
Remember..
Neither should the flame get extinguished
nor should the oil in the lamp spill.
Let us see
if you are able to focus or not.
As you say, Lord Surya.
Arun.
You may turn visible for some time.
Then you need to turn invisible again.
I comprehend your actions, My Lord.
You wish to make my brother undergo a test.
Why are you staring at me, O Lord of Avians?
My mother told me
that the Supreme Entity is devoid of attributes.
Speaking of what the entire creation holds in itself
the Supreme Entity lies both within and beyond it.
When it wishes to assume a comprehensible form and shape
it makes itself visible
namely, in six different forms
as per the demand and need of time.
Shiva.
Vishnu.
Shakti.
Ganesh.
Surya.
These five entities should be revered in all households.
Owing to it, woes, discord
and perils get obliterated.
In that manner, joy, prosperity
and health are able to dwell in a household.
You are correct
but you had spoken of six such forms.
However, you mentioned only five such entities!
So, speaking of the attribute-less Supreme Entity
what is its sixth physical form, Garud?
The sixth form
is Kartikey.
He always dwells with them
in the form of a lit lamp.
I truly am immensely fortunate, Lord Surya
because today
I was blessed with the opportunity
to circumambulate with you by being in close proximity to you.
Mother says
that the beings who behold you early in the morning
and worship you by offering you holy water
after cleansing themselves, tend to be
quite joyful.
Hence, Lord Surya
by ordering me to sprint along with you today
you have given me a great blessing.
I am truly honoured.
If you are of the opinion
that I am truly worthy of such praise
that I am one of the forms of the Supreme Entity
why did you paint me
in a negative light before my son?