Garuda bhagwan has also many other names like Kruthman, Suparnan,Padakendran, Pakshirajan, Dharshayan, Modhaka modhar, Malli pushpa priyar, Mangalalayar, Kshemakari, Periya Thiruvadi, Jaya Garudan Pullarsu, Kaluzhan, Suvanan giri etc
1. Of all vahanas, in the utsava processions of Emperumaan, Garuda Sevai, is considered most important, because indirectly it gives an explanation of thatva thryam
The wooden blocks, on which garudan is seated is achit
garudan is chit,
and emperumaan is above all these is eshwara thatvam
It simply emphasizes 3 thatvas of our visishtadvaitha sampradayam and It is a proven fact through Gajendra Moksham that Emperumaan comes swiftly on garuda vahanam to save chetanas.
2.Mangala Vadhyas (auspicious sounds of instruments) are totally 16 in number, commonly they are called Aadhodhyam, Garuda bhagwan’s dwani is equal to this aadhodhyam
3″Garudam dharsanam punyam thathopi dhwaniruchyathey” is the proof which tells us it is auspicious to have darshan of garuda and hear his dwani
4 In the war between Lord Sri Rama and Ravana, it was garuda, who helped Rama and Lakshmana to come out Nagapasam says Ramayana
5 When the Milky ocean was churned , it was garuda who brought Mandira Mountain by the command of the lord and placed it in the milky ocean
6 Again by the consent of the lord Srinivasa, gardua brought one of the 8 vimanas namely Kiridachalam from the Vaikuntam, and placed it on the hills of Tirumala, and it is the same anandanilaya vimana which we see in Tirumala today to mark this kainkaryam of garuda, one of the seven hills is named as Garudachalam.
7 Ishwara Samhita states “Vaakchindhi mahathibaveth gyanam samahathabnothi yachaandathikkangsheetham” meaning, due to the grace of garuda bhagwan, we can get, good memory, vedantha gyanam and eloquent speech & even a mention of this is made in Padma Purana starting with verses “Chidyachayatha purvam”
8 Mostly vahanams of emperumaan dont have vahanams, for themselves but garuda bhagwan being himself the vahanam of Maha Vishnu has vayu as his vahanam this is proved by the verse of “Suparno vayu vahana:” of Vishnu Sahasranamam
9 In Mahabaratha,ultimately the Pandavas got their victory through the Garuda Vyuham
10 It was garuda again who fought with Virochana and brought back the “vairamudi”(crown) and presented it to Lord krishna, which now can be seen during the Vairmudi festival adorned by Chella pillai in Thirunaryanapuram, Melkote
11When Garuda brought the amrutha kalasam, to release his mother from bondage, the grass which was with the kalasam, got the divine touch of amrutha and got a new name called “amrutha veeryam”, which is now called dharbam in this world
12 Whenever a new city is developed, or vedhis are built in yaga salai, and organizing positions during war, it will done in the style of garuda flying with his large wings, as this position is believed to bring victory. There is also a talk, that Thanjavur was built in this style in olden days, and its former name was “Garudapuri”
13Garuda bhagwan is adhistana devathai for the 5 types of vayu which is jeevathara for humans
14 In his japa we have mala manthram, & according to adharva veda he is given the first place among 32 vidyas
15 It is said a fragmented piece of Meru Mountain by garuda bhagwan, fell into the ocean, and later came up as Lanka
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