Sauti said : Thus told by the snakes, Garuda said to his mother, “I shall go to bring the Ambrosia, but I wish to eat something. Tell me where to get it.”

Vinata said: The Nishadas have their homes in a remote place in the midst of the ocean. Eat thousands of Nishadas and bring the Ambrosia.

But let not your heart be ever set on killing a Brahmana. A Brahmana is not to be killed amongst all creatures; he is like the fire.

A Brahmana, when angry; becomes like the fire or the sun or the poison or a sharp weapon. A Brahmana is declared to be the preceptor of all creature. For these and other reasons the Brahmana is adored by all.

O child, he is never to be killed by you even if you be angry. Enmity with Brahmanas is never proper under any circumstances.

O sinless one, neither fire nor the sun does consume so much as does a Brahman of rigid austerity when angry.

You must know a good Brahmana by these indications. A Brahmana is the first-born of all creatures, the best of four castes, the father, master and teacher of all.

Garuda said: O mother, what form a Brahmana has? What is his character and what is his power? Does he shine like fire or is he of gentle nature?

O mother, you should tell me, who ask you, the auspicious indications by which I shall be able to recognise a Brahmana.

Vinata said: O son, know him to be a Brahmana who will torture you like a fishhook, or burn you like a hot charcoal, when he will enter into your throat.

You must not kill a Brahmana even in anger." Out of affection for her son Vinata again said,

“Know him to be a good Brahmana, who will not be digested in your stomach.” Vinata again repeated those words from the great love she bore for her son.

Sauti said: Though she knew the matchless strength of her son, yet being exceedingly sorrowful and gentle and deceived by the Nagas, Vinata heartily blessed him, (saying)

Vinata said : Let Maruta protect your wings, let Chandra and Surya protect your back; let Agni protect your head and the Vasus your whole body.

I also, my son, shall somewhere, wishing for your good and being engaged in ceremonies that will produce you good. Go then, my son, in safety to accomplish your purpose.

Sauti said: Having heard what his mother said, Garuda stretched his wings and rose to the skies and then being endued with great strength like another Yama, he soon came upon the Nishadas.

Bent upon destroying the Nishadas he raised up a great storm of dust that covered the whole sky. He sucked up water from the ocean and shook the trees growing on adjacent mountains.

Then the king of birds, opening his great mouth, stopped the road of the Nishadas and the Nishadas too went into his open mouth flying in fright.

As birds in great affliction rose by thousands into the skies when the trees of the forest were shaken in a great storm, so the Nishadas, blinded by the dust raised by the storm, entered into the wide-opened mouth of the great snake-eater.

Then the hungry bird, the chastiser of his enemies, who is endued with great strength and who moves with the greatest speed to achieve his end, closed his mouth, thereby killing thousands of Nishadas who followed the occupation of fishermen.