Annamayya Keerthanas Garuda Gamana Garudadhvaja
Annamayya Keerthanas Garuda Gamana Garudadhvaja
annamayya kIrtana garuDa gamana garuDadhvaja
rAgaM: hindolam (20 naTabhairavi janya)
A: sa ga2 ma1 da1 ni2 sa
ava: sa ni2 da1 ma1 ga2 sa
tAlaM: rUpakam
pallavi
garuDa gamana garuDadhvaja
narahari namonamo namo ||
caraNaM 1
kamalApati kamalanAbhA
kamalaja janmakAraNika | (2)
kamalanayana kamalAptakula
namonamo hari namo namo || (2)
garuDa gamana garuDadhvaja .. (pa..)
caraNaM 2
jaladhi bandhana jaladhizayana
jalanidhi madhya jantukala | (2)
jaladhijAmAta jaladhigambhIra
haladhara namo hari namo || (2)
garuDa gamana garuDadhvaja .. (pa..)
caraNaM 3
ghanadivyarUpa ghanamahimAGka
ghanaghanA ghanakAya varNa | (2)
anagha zrIveGkaTAdhipatehaM (2)
namo namohari namo namo ||
garuDa gamana garuDadhvaja .. (pa..)
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.
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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.