Garudalwar's mother was Vinata and his father Kasyapa, the law-minded grandfather of the world, who did tapas at the banks of the Lamhitya.
When Garudalwar crawled out of his egg, he was very hungry.His mother sent Garudalwar to get advice from his father, who sent him to a place, where he could find food.Garudalwar could eat the natives living there, but he advised to spare the Brahmins, who was living with the natives.However he accidentally swallowed the Brahmin, who got stuck in his throat.The Brahmin said that he would give up his life,if Garudalwar would not let go all of his relatives.Out of fear to murder a Brahmin,Kasyapa ordered Garudalwar to spit out the natives with their Brahmin.
Still hungry, Garudalwar's father sent him to the oceans, where a giant elephant and a tortoise where fighting.He took them and flew to the sky.When Garudalwar perched on the branch of a tree it broke and again Garudalwar was full of fear of killing cows and the Brahmins with the falling branch, so he caught it.Meanwhile Lord Vishnu saw the bird and asked what Garudalwar was doing.The bird replied that no trees or mountain seemed able to support his weight.Vishnu offered his arms to sit on and did not tremble when Garudalwar took place on it.
Even after eating,Garudalwar was still hungry, so vishnu offered the flesh of his arm.When Garudalwar ate from it, no wound showed.Garudalwar bowed his head to Lord Vishnu, realizing his divine nature and was his heroic friend for all times.In many indian epics,Garudalwar carries Vishnu.
At a time when Garudalwar's mother Vinata became imprisoned by Kadru, mother of the serpents, Garudalwar sought to release her. As a ransom, the serpents demanded the cup of Amritha, which was has held by the Gods.Garudalwar stole the Amritha from the Gods and thus he could liberate his mother.Just as the serpents were about to drink from Amritha, Indra snatched the cup away from them.Nevertheless, a few drops were spilled and licked up by the serpents, which made them immortal and also split their tongues.
