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Satyan, Nagu on Fri, Jan 24, 1997 12:07 PM

Sri Garuda Vaibhavam

bhakti digest; RANGASWAMY

 

Thanks to Sri Murali, I am learning more about our family diety Sri

Garuda Azhwar. I knew the general story about Garuda. Specific

details being provided by Sri Murali is informative and helping me

appreciate the mahima of Sri Garudar. As he has noted, Garudachar,

Vainetheya, Garudadwajan are common names in Karanataka Iyengar

Families. In fact my father-in-law's name is Garudachar. I did not

know that ApuLLar is the Tamil equivalent name to Garuda. I am

humbled by the connection between Sri Apullar, Sri Garuda and Swami

Desikan.

 

Near Hassan there is a village by name Bindiganavale, from where quite

a few Karnataka Iyengars come from, including my husband whose great

great grandfather was a temple priest in that village. The moolavar

is Sri Keshava Perumaal (Channa Kesava). To His left, there is an

adjoining sannidhi of Thaayar, Sowmya Nayaki. To His right, there is

an adjoining sannidhi of Sri Garudan. Garuda is in his usual posture

of kneeling on his knees, palms streched out ever ready to carry

Sriman Narayana. Because the village is remote and the fact the

families have all moved out for various reasons, there is only one Sri

Vaishnava family involved in the kainkaryam. Recently I believe the

temple was taken over by the Govt and the administrators are running

the temple activities. In fact in 1992 after our son's upanayanam we

visited the temple and we had to make special arrangements to have

Thirumanjanam performed.

 

A large segment of these families (including ours) from this village

belong to Powrakutsa Gothram and Sri Ahobila Matam. Prior to marriage,

as was my parents tradition, I used to do the four namaskarams in

front of the Perumaal and Thaayar sannidhi. However, the tradition in

those families whose family diety is Sri Garuda do the four

namaskarams in front of the dwajasthambham as a respect to Garuda who

is on the flag. If one prostrates after passing the flag showing

their back to the flag post, it is considered as a disrespect to

Garuda, a Nitya Suri.

 

During 1995, when our family visited India we were fortunate to visit

Srirangam and Kumbakonam. Yesterday we were discussing about our

visit and specifically my husband was so excited and thrilled about

the the huge and magnificent Vigraham of Garuda. I thought it was in

Kumbakonam. My husband thinks it is in Srirangam. I hope Sri

Sampath whos seems to know every details of these temples can help us

in our faint memory since we want to visit these places again.

 

I am eagerly awaiting for the postings on Garuda Vaibhavam and I hope

Sri Murali will explain why Sri Garuda is called Periya Thiruvadi.

 

Nagu Satyan

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