[3][4] According to legend, due to her short-tempered temperament, the children born to her are regarded to be ferocious animals, birds, and fish, and all the species with sharp teeth.
[1] Krodavasha is stated to have ten daughters in some texts: Mrgi, Mrgamanda, Hari, Bhadramata, Matangi, Sarduli, Shveta, Surabhi, Surasa, and Kadru.
[3] According to a story from the epic Mahabharata, Bhima is on a pilgrimage to Gandharvamadana to pluck some saugandhika flowers to gift them to Draupadi.
Bhima, holding his mace and blowing a conch, walks through the thick forest to scare wild animals on his way to the mountain lake.
While he walks through the forest, a strong wind (Vayu, representing Bhima's father) carries to him the sweet smell of the flower.