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GARUDA ASHTOTHARAM
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(God Garuda, the vahana or steed of Mahavishnu was the son of Sage Kashyapa and
Vinutha. His elder brother is Aruna, the charioteer of the Sun God. The serpents were
the children of same sage Kashyapa through another wife Kadru. Kadru and the serpents
deceived Vinutha and made her , their slave. When Garuda wanted his mother to be freed
, they demanded that he should bring the pot of nectar guarded by Devendra. Garuda
defeats indra but they together play a trick and deceive Kadru and her children and
Vinutha gets her freedom. Later Garuda accepts the offer of becoming Vahana to Lord
Vishnu .His importance can be gauged by the fact that there is a Garuda Purana , which
details the journey of dead soul to the place of Yama and also Garuda Upanishad. IN Vedas
he is referred as Syena . He has a gold coloured body , white face , red wings , eagles
beak and a crown on his head. He is seen wearing many great serpents as
Ornaments. The Vaishnavites refer to him as the Periya Thiruvadi (The bigger
vahana) and Hanuman as the Siriya Thiruvadi because Garuda carries Lord Vishnu in all
his incarnations but Hanuman carries him only during the incarnation as Rama .let Lord
Garuda bless us all.)