I grant you this crystal chariot that can fly through the sky, this unfading Vaijayanti garland, and this bamboo staff.
Vasu
Major
Appears in 3 substories
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Major
Vasu frees the river Shuktimati and marries GirikaCh. 57
The river near King Vasu's city is blocked by a mountain maddened by lust. Vasu intervenes with a single kick, freeing the waters and receiving a unexpected reward from the grateful river.
Major
Indra visits Vasu and grants him divine giftsCh. 57
After conquering his kingdom, King Vasu gives up weapons and takes to severe austerities. Indra, fearing the king seeks his heavenly throne, visits him not with a threat, but with extravagant gifts and a request.
Pivotal
The miraculous birth of Matsya and Satyavati from a fishCh. 57
King Vasu, commanded by his ancestors to hunt, discharges his seed while thinking of his wife. He sends it to her via a hawk, but a mid-air fight causes it to fall into the Yamuna, where it is swallowed by a cursed apsara living as a fish. The fish gives birth to human children, freeing the apsara and altering the course of a dynasty.