Garuḍa
animal · 3 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
also in the atlas: Garuḍa the deity
Tārkṣya · a garuḍa · king of birds
spoken of as
1 expressionTārkṣya“Garuḍa”1 mention
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Sanskrit)
"I have no power to follow your pace, O lord of the earth—as a donkey cannot match the pace of a horse, nor a common bird match Tārkṣya [Garuḍa].
in the texts
San Hyan Mahajnana
Garuḍa, the mythic king of birds, serving both as Viṣṇu's mount and as the allegorical identity of oṃkāra rescuing puruṣa from the ocean of saṃsāra.
Holding conch, discus, and mace, with the king of birds as his excellent vehicle.
The holy *oṃkāra* is named Garuḍa.
Knowing oṃkāra to be Garuḍa [.
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Legendary bird (Garuḍa), invoked in simile for surpassing speed.
"I have no power to follow your pace, O lord of the earth—as a donkey cannot match the pace of a horse, nor a common bird match Tārkṣya [Garuḍa].