In days of yore, for doing good to the world, Narayana was born as the great Rishi Vadavamukha. While practising severe austerities on the breast of Meru, he called the Ocean to his presence. The Ocean, however, disobeyed his command. Engaged at this, the Rishi, with the heat of his body, solidified the waters of the Ocean and made them as saltish in taste as the hurnan sweat. The Rishi further said, your waters will henceforth be not drinkable. Only when the Equine-head, roving within you, will drink your waters, they will be as sweet as honey!-It is for this curse that the waters of the Ocean to this day are saltish and are drunk by no one else than the Equine-head.