Sri Garuda Dhandakam -Part II

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Dhandakam Paada 3

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Nama Idha Mahajat Saparyaaya Paryaaya Niryaata Pakshaanilaasppalanodhvela

Pathoti Veechi

chapetaahataagaadha paatala Bhankara sankrutta nagendra peetasrunee bhava

bhasvannakasrenayae chandatundaya nrtyat bhujanga bhruve vajrine dhamshtrayaa

tubyam Adhyaatmavidyaa vidheyaa vidheyaa bhavat dhasyamaapaadhayeta

dhayataasccha meh I

 

O Garuda Bhagavan! Learned scholars offer their uninterrupted worships to you.

Your wings in flight generate mighty winds that stir up all the oceans and

make them flow over their boundaries. The waves that rise and fall from

those powerful winds reach down to the netherworld(Paatalam) and the effect is

like a violent blow given by the palm of one"s hand. A frightening sound heard

as "Bhaam " reverbate around the world at that time . The mighty elephants

guarding the quarters are shaken up by this mighty sound of "Bhaam" and run to

attack you, the generator of that sound. Your rows of sharp nails acting as

the elephant goad attack those angry elephants of the quarters and repulse

them.Your mighty beak raises terror in the minds of your enemies.When you squint

your brows, it looks like the movement of the hood of a Cobra. Your cannine

teeth look like the Vajra weapon of Indra and strikes terror in the hearts of

your enemies.

My salutations to you of such limitless glory! May thou bless me so that Brahma

Vidyas become easy to be possessed by me! Please bless me out of your infinite

compassion

so that I can have the good fortune to offer kainkaryam to you .

 

Dhandakam Paada 4

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Manuranugata Pakshivaktra spurattharakas taavakaschitrabhanupriyaa

sekharastthrayathaam nastrivargaapavarga prasuthi: paravyoma dhaman

valadweshidharpjjvalat vaalakilya Pratigynaavatheerna sthiraam tatvabuddhim

paraam bhaktidhenum jaganmoolakandhe Mukundhe

mahaanandadhogdhreem dhatitaa mudaakaamaheenamaheenaanthaka II

 

O Garuda Bhagavan residing permanently in Sri Vaikuntam! Your mantram confers to

the reciters the four fold (Dharma-Artha-Kama -Moksha) goals of Life. THat

mantram of yours made up of 5 syllables,has the Pranavam as its first syllable.

At the end , it carries the syllable associated with the wife of Agni.May the

mantram of that structure protect us ! Once, Devendran became arrogant over

his powers and insulted the Sages with the name of Valakilyas. (The sages got

angry and cursed Indra.They cursed that Indra"s arrogance be destroyed by an

incarnation of Sankarshana (Garuda) at a future date). You were born from the

vow made by the Valakilyas that the mighty arrogance of Indra be destroyed by

you and you made their words become true. You serve as the lord of Death for

mighty serpents that challenged you.Please bless me with the discriminating

knowledge to distinguish between true(superior) and false (inferior) knowledge.

Your Lord is the fundamental and principal cause of all the universes.Please

bless me to have the cow representing the limitless devotion to your Lord , so

that It can yield for me its delectable milk . May that devotion of mine be

free from the distractions of the insignificant and evanescent pleasures of

life! May thou confer on me the boon of possessing such a superior devotion

to your Lord and True Knowledge about Him!

 

Sloka in Aarya meter outlining the structure of Garuda Dhandakam

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Shuttrhimsatganacharanoh Nara paripaati naveena Ghumbhagana: I

Vishnurathadhandakoyam Vikatayathu vipaksha Vahini Vyuham II

 

This entire Garuda Dhandakam is of the form of one slokam. This has four

Paadas. Each of the Paadas have 36 Ganas.Each Gana has three syllables. This

Dhandakam follows strictly the rules of composing

Dhandakams and has the Naganas and Ragnas in each of the Paadas and yields

novel word constructions.When one recites this Garuda Dhandakam , it will

destroy the formations of the enemies, who have assemblled to do battle with us

and scatter them to the winds.

 

Concluding Sloka in hte Anushtub meter

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Vichitra siddhidada: Soyam Venkatesa Vipascchitaa I

Garudadhwajathoshaaya Ghito Garudadhandaka: II

 

This Garuda Dhandakam was composed and sung by me , the Vidwan known as

Venkatesa to please the Lord, who has Garuda on his flagstaff. The recitation

of this Garuda Dhandakam will confer on the reciter multifold blessings and

fulfill their heartfelt wishes of every kind.

 

Kavithaarkikasimhaaya Kalyanagunasaalineh I

Srimathe Venkatesaaya Vedanthaguraveh nama: II

Srimathe Nigamantha Mahaa Desikaaya Namah:

 

V.Sadagopan