Garudapanchasath-sloka35

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brother of Aruna, aruNaanantharam, agreed to it.

35.kvaapyasgraa sarkaraadyam kvachana ghanasaraasrkchataaseedhu dhigDham

nirmokaih kvaapikeernam vishayam aparathomanditham rathnakhandaiH

aDhyaarooDaih svavaareshu ahamahamikaya vaDhyavesham dhaDhaanaih

kale khelan bhujangaih kalayathu kusalam kaadhraveyaanthako nah

May Garuda , who ate the serpents where their bones were heaped like stones in one place, their dried up blood was smeared in another, in yet another place their outer skins were strewn around and in some other place was adorned the gems from their hoods, and who played with the serpents who vied each other to come and seat themselves in the prearranged place to be killed by him on their appointed day, do good to us.

The king of serpents according to the agreement made, sent one serpent per day and Garuda ate them in turn. On the rock on which they used to place themselves was found with their bones heaped as stones in some part, kvaapi asThnaa sarkaraaDyam, with the solidified blood smeared on another as with wine, kvachanaghanathara asrkcChataa SeeDhudhigDham, with their outer skins strewn around in another part, kvaapi nirmokaih keerNam and the gems from their hoods adorning yet another part, aparatharah rathnakhandaih manditham. The serpents came willingly in order to save their clan and competed with each other, ahamahamikayaa svavaareshu aDhyaarooDaih to take their turn. Garuda played with them before eating them.