A narrative surrounds the author of the Garud Puran. It's thought that Lord Vishnu told Garud the story. Sage Kashyap then received a Puran account from the Kind of Birds. Sage Ved Vyasa was affected by it as it spread like a fire through the fabled forest of Naimishi. He then created a written version of Garud Puran's 19,000 shlokas.