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King Vibhushana and Lohajangha
One day Lohajangha asked the King of the Rakshasas, feeling curiosity on the point, why the whole ground of Lanka was made of wood; and Vibhishana, when he heard that, explained the circumstance to him, saying, “Brahmin, if you take any interest in this matter, listen, I will explain it to you. Long ago Garuḍa, the son of Kashyapa, wishing to redeem his mother from her slavery to the snakes, to whom she had been subjected in accordance with an agreement, and preparing to obtain from the gods the nectar which was the price of her ransom, wanted to eat something which would increase his strength, and so he went to his father, who, being importuned, said to him, ‘My son, in the sea there is a huge elephant and a huge tortoise. They have assumed their present form in consequence of a curse: go and eat them.’

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