Vinata

Quick Facts

About Vinata

Wife of Kashyapa and mother of Aruna and Garuda. Tricked into slavery by her sister Kadru, she was redeemed by Garuda's quest for the amrita.

In Their Words

My son's wings will carry away my bondage.

Vinata

Traits

• patient
• enduring
• blessed mother

Story Appearances

• Garuda and the AmritaThe enslaved mother freed❧ 19 min

Stories Featuring Vinata

14 further tales on this site name Vinata, in canonical reading order.

• The Elephant and the TortoiseTwo brothers who could not divide a houseAdi Parva ‧ 16 min
• Garuda's Pact and the Forked TonguesHow the snakes lost the nectar and got their split tonguesAdi Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Lineages of Gods and DemonsVaishampayana recites the descent of every creature from Brahma and the daughters of DakshaAdi Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Arm on the Bird's ShoulderThe strongest flier in the worlds, taught his sizeAdi Parva
• The Wager Over the Horse's TailHow the serpents and the birds became enemiesAdi Parva
• The Thumb-Sized SagesA god's idle joke and the bird it createdAdi Parva
• Swaha and the Six DisguisesThe wives who were punished for a child that was never theirsVana Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Thunderbolt and the Seizers of ChildrenWhat came out of the wound, and the bargain that followedVana Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Bird With the Burnt WingsA search that ended at a cliff, and the brother of JatayuVana Parva ‧ 16 min
• How the Krittikas Took Abhijit's PlaceA star leaves the sky in envy of her elder sister, and Skanda's six nurses are raised into the empty stationVana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Cow at the Bottom of the WorldSurabhi, the four cows of the quarters, and the cities beneath PatalaUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• Garuda's Map of the WorldThe four directions described from a bird's backUdyoga Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Ascetic Who Would Not Be CarriedA thought Garuda never spoke aloud costs him his wingsUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Names That Cleanse SinAsked what destroys sin, Bhishma answers with a litany of gods, rivers, mountains, sages and kingsAnushasana Parva ‧ 15 min

Places in Vinata's Story

Drawn from the stories Vinata appears in.

• Amaravatiअमरावती
• Kshira Sagaraक्षीरसागर
• Nagalokaनागलोक
• Forest Hermitageवन आश्रम
• Naimisharanyaनैमिषारण्य
• Alamva Lakeआलम्ब
• Gandhamadanaगन्धमादन
• Hiranyapuraहिरण्यपुर
• Kshira Sagaraक्षीरसागर
• Badarikashramaबदरिकाश्रम
• Mount Kailasaकैलास
• Himavatहिमवत्

Related Characters

Others counted among the Sages & Others.

• ✦Sage Kanva
• ◎Eklavya
• ★Shukracharya
• ♛Vrishaparva
• ♛Yadu
• ✧Princess Amba