Sri Garuda Namavali
INTRODUCTION
Garuda is a powerful bird. He is the vehicle of Lord Vishnu, and contains all the good features, and serves Lord Vishnu in a pleasing manner in Vaikunta. He always stood in front of Lord Vishnu with bowed hands. He always chants the glory of Lord Vishnu, and wilfully carries Lord Vishnu in his shoulders. His parents are Kashyapa and Vinata. His brother is Aruna, a charioteer of Lord Surya, and his wife name is Unnati.
Garuda is the king of birds and an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. He freed his mother from the clutches of his step mother Kadru by bringing the divine drink (Amirtha) from heaven.
Garuda is also worshipped in Buddhism. In Vishnu temples, he is given a prominent place of worship. There is one famous temple dedicated for Lord Garuda which is situated in Mulbagal, Karnataka state.
He is mentioned in Hindu epics such as Mahabharatha, Bhagavatha purana and in Ramayana.
In Ramayana, he has helped Lord Rama from the cluthes of Nagastra. As soon as he arrived near Lord Rama, Lord Rama was freed from Nagastra, and then Lord Garuda worshipped Lord Rama, circumambulated him for three times, and went back to Vaikunta.
He helped Lord Krishna towards fighting with the Demon king, Narakasura. It is regarded that he is the enemy of the serpents. But he does not cause harm to anyone who are the devotees of Lord Vishnu, and who sincerely worships Lord Vishnu. He is regarded as a divine attendant of Lord Vishnu in Vaikunta.
Let us chant the 108 beautiful names of Lord Garuda in order to glorify him, and let us be blessed.
- Om Maha garudaya namah
- Om harivallabhaya namah
- Om svastikikrtadaksinapadaya namah
- Om akuncitavamapadaya namah
- Om pranjalikrtadoryugmaya namah
- Om vamakatakikrtanantaya namah
- Om yajnasutrikrtavasukaye namah
- Om katisutrikrtataksakaya namah
- Om harikrtakarkotakaya namah
- Om sapadmadaksinakarnaya namah
- Om samahapadmavamakarnaya namah
- Om sasankhasiraskaya namah
- Om bhujantaragulikaya namah
- Om paundrakalikanaga suvijitaya namah
- Om elaputrakadi narayanaya namah
- Om mudanvitaya namah
- Om kapilaksaya namah
- Om garutmate namah
- Om suvarnasadrsaprabhaya namah
- Om ajanutah suparnabhaya namah
- Om akatyostu hinaprabhaya namah
- Om akandhankunkumarunaya namah
- Om sata candranibhananaya namah
- Om nilagranasikavaktraya namah
- Om sumahaccarukundalaya namah
- Om damstrakaralavadanaya namah
- Om mukutojjvalaya namah
- Om kunkumarunasarvangaya namah
- Om kundendudhavalanaya namah
- Om visnuvahaya namah
- Om nagabhusanaya namah
- Om visatularasyanalaya namah
- Om bhagavate namah
- Om srimahagarudaya namah
- Om paksindraya namah
- Om visnuvallabhaya namah
- Om tryailokyaparipujitaya namah
- Om ugraya namah
- Om bhayankaraya namah
- Om kalanalarupaya namah
- Om vajranakhaya namah
- Om vajratundaya namah
- Om vajradantaya namah
- Om vajradamstraya namah
- Om vajrapucchaya namah
- Om vajrapaksalaksita sariraya namah
- Om apratisanaya namah
- Om dustavisadusanaya namah
- Om sprsta visanasaya namah
- Om dandasukavisadaranaya namah
- Om pralinavisapranasaya namah
- Om sarvavisanasaya namah
- Om candramandalasankasaya namah
- Om suryamandalamustikaya namah
- Om prthvimandalamudrangaya namah
- Om ksipasvahamantraya namah
- Om suparnaya namah
- Om garutmate namah
- Om trivrcchiraya namah
- Om gayatricaksuse namah
- Om stomatmane namah
- Om samatanave namah
- Om vasudevya bhaktaya namah
- Om yannayanniyapucchaya namah
- Om chandongaya namah
- Om dhisnisaphaya namah
- Om yajurnamne namah
- Om im bijaya namah
- Om stryam bijaya namah
- Om anantakadutavisaharaya namah
- Om vasukidutavisaharaya namah
- Om taksakadutavisaharaya namah
- Om karkotakadutavisaharaya namah
- Om padmakadutavisaharaya namah
- Om mahapadmakadutavisaharaya namah
- Om sabdadutavisaharaya namah
- Om gulikadutavisaharaya namah
- Om paundrakalikadutavisaharaya namah
- Om nagakadutavisaharaya namah
- Om lutavisaharaya namah
- Om pralutavisaharaya namah
- Om vrscikavisaharaya namah
- Om ghotakavisaharaya namah
- Om sthavaravisaharaya namah
- Om jangamakavisaharaya namah
- Om divyanam mahanaganam namah
- Om mahanagadirupanam namah
- Om musikavisaharaya namah
- Om grhagaulikavisaharaya namah
- Om grhagodhikavisaharaya namah
- Om ghranapavisaharaya namah
- Om grhagirigahvarakalanala namah
- Om tarnavisaharaya namah
- Om paurnavisaharaya namah
- Om kasthadaruvrksakotararata namah
- Om mulatvagdaruniryabhutaya namah
- Om dustakitakapisvanamarjala namah
- Om jarayujandajodbhijnam namah
- Om sastrabanaksata Pakshirajaya namah
- Om krtrimavisaharaya namah
- Om Parama Bhagavathaya namah
- Om visatundanam visaharaya namah
- Om Vishnuswarupaya namah
- Om visadamstranam visaharaya namah
- Om visanganam visaharaya namah
- Om visapucchanam visaharaya namah
- Om visvacaranam visaharaya namah
- Om nirvisesa parabrahmane namah
“OM”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR