The lord Nārāyana, hearing of the preparations of the Rākşasas from a celestial messenger, set his heart on fight. And equipped with weapons and quivers, he mounted on Vinata's offspring.* *Garuda, Narayana's vehicle.
राक्षसानां समुद्योगं तं तु नारायणः प्रभुः॥ देवदूतादुपश्रुत्य चक्रे युद्धे तदा मनः। ससज्जायुधतूणीरो वैनतेयोपरि स्थितः॥