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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 




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