Annamayya Keerthanas Garuda Gamana Garudadhvaja
Annamayya Keerthanas Garuda Gamana Garudadhvaja
अन्नमय्य कीर्तन गरुड गमन गरुडध्वज
रागं: हिन्दोलम् (20 नटभैरवि जन्य)
आ: स ग2 म1 द1 नि2 स
अव: स नि2 द1 म1 ग2 स
तालं: रूपकम्
पल्लवि
गरुड गमन गरुडध्वज
नरहरि नमोनमो नमो ॥
चरणं 1
कमलापति कमलनाभा
कमलज जन्मकारणिक । (2)
कमलनयन कमलाप्तकुल
नमोनमो हरि नमो नमो ॥ (2)
गरुड गमन गरुडध्वज .. (प..)
चरणं 2
जलधि बन्धन जलधिशयन
जलनिधि मध्य जन्तुकल । (2)
जलधिजामात जलधिगम्भीर
हलधर नमो हरि नमो ॥ (2)
गरुड गमन गरुडध्वज .. (प..)
चरणं 3
घनदिव्यरूप घनमहिमाङ्क
घनघना घनकाय वर्ण । (2)
अनघ श्रीवेङ्कटाधिपतेहं (2)
नमो नमोहरि नमो नमो ॥
गरुड गमन गरुडध्वज .. (प..)
About This Stotram
Overview
Garuda Gamana Garudadhvaja is a Telugu keerthana by Tallapaka Annamacharya (1408–1503 CE) honoring Lord Vishnu. The title invokes the Lord as "one who rides Garuda" (Garuda Gamana) and "one who bears Garuda as his emblem" (Garudadhvaja). The verses describe the Lord's lotus navel, lotus eyes, and role as the cause of creation. The composition belongs to the Vaishnava devotional tradition of South India and is set to raga Hindolam, tala Rupakam.
What are the benefits of chanting Garuda Gamana Garudadhvaja?
- Invokes Lord Vishnu through his Vaishnava epithets associated with Garuda.
- Associated with seeking divine protection and spiritual well-being.
- Sung during Vaishnava festivals and regular temple worship.
- Set to raga Hindolam and tala Rupakam for Carnatic musical practice.
- Part of the Annamayya Keerthanalu corpus used in temple and home devotion.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening prayers are appropriate. The keerthana is also recited during Vaishnava festivals. No single prescriptive time beyond general devotional use is established in tradition.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Tallapaka Annamacharya (1408–1503 CE) served as a court musician and poet at the Tirumala temple during the Vijayanagara Empire. He composed this keerthana as part of his corpus of over 32,000 sankirtanas, most of which were inscribed on copper plates at Tirumala and rediscovered in the 20th century. The composition follows the Carnatic musical framework and belongs to the Vaishnava Bhakti tradition. The Garuda imagery used in this keerthana is a standard Vaishnava iconographic reference found across Puranic literature.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Annamayya Keerthanas Srimannaaraayana — another Annamacharya keerthana addressing Lord Vishnu/Narayana directly.
- Annamayya Keerthanas Deva Devam Bhaje — a keerthana by Annamacharya honoring a Vaishnava deity with royal and heroic epithets.