yagna of sagara-contd

So ,Sagaras sonswent in search of the horse.They harassed each and everyone who came acrossand killed them.They could not find the horse.They returned told their their father but heorderd them to and search again and return with the horse only.They dug the earth deep. at its end ,they found an elephant Virupakshabearing the part of the earth.They saluted it and turned South from east.There they found great elephant-Mahapadmamu.Towards west they came across great elephant-Sowmenasamu and towardsNorth they found bhadramu.Towards the corner EAsanya. they found Vishnu in the form of Kapila.Near hi was the horse they were searching.THey thought he was the culprit and went against him. Kapila burnt them alive with his anger.

SAgara waited for his sons ,but it was futile.Then he sent his grandson Amsumantha in search of his sons and the horse.Amsumantha came across the horse and the ashes of his uncles.To do jalatarpanam he searched for water but he could not find any.Then maternal uncle of his uncles came there.He advised him that ordinary water would not suffice the purpose. But Ganga from heaven should be brought and flown over the ashes to fulfil the jalatarpanam.But for the present . he told amsumantha to take the horse and do the yagna successfully.