Thus cursing his mother Vinata, the child rose to the sky. O Brahmana, Aruna (this child) became the charioteer of the Sun and he is to be seen in the hour of the morning. At the stipulated time was also born the snake-eater Garuda.
एवं शप्त्वा ततः पुत्रो विनतामन्तरिक्षगः। अरुणो दृश्यते ब्रह्मन्प्रभातसमये यदा॥ आदित्यरथमध्यास्ते सारथ्यं समकल्पयत्। गरुडोऽपि यथाकालं जज्ञे पन्नगभोजनः॥