You will be a slave for five hundred years because of your impatience.
Aruna
the one who comes before the sun
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Appears in 2 substories
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Major
The Premature Birth of Aruna and Later Birth of GarudaCh. 14
After 500 years, Kadru's one thousand naga sons hatch, but Vinata's two eggs remain still. Impatient and ashamed, Vinata breaks one open, unleashing a curse and a prophecy that will bind her fate for centuries.
Supporting
Souti Recounts the Birth of Garuda and ArunaCh. 27
Indra, swollen with pride, steps over the heads of the tiny valakhilya sages. Enraged, they begin a ritual to create a new, more powerful Indra to replace him. To avert disaster, the sage Kashyapa intervenes, redirecting their terrible power into a blessing for his own wife.