A Purana named after this figure gives him authority over the Nine Pearls.
A Purana named after this figure gives him authority over the Nine Pearls. For a time, his enemies thwarted his attacks by swallowing rocks, but Karambiya taught him a trick to force them to spit out the stones. On one occasion, he filled his mouth with the water of many rivers in order to put out a divine fire, then shrank himself in order to avoid some whirling blades. This occurred after Kadru imprisoned his mother Vinata, forcing this figure to steal amrita from the gods secure her release. Said to be large enough to block out the sun, he is the sworn enemy of the nagas. For 10 points, name this king of birds, the mount of Vishnu.
A Purana named after this figure gives him authority over the Nine Pearls.
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