Mention of Garuda/Garudavahana & the like in kritis

balusatya · Post by **balusatya** » 01 May 2008, 10:26

*Shall we start a thread on this ?To begin with, the following kritis come to my mind.and I share my observations:-

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*Sri Garudagu Thyagaraja-Yethavunara-Charanam-.- Kalyani-( D N S).(T)

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*Garuda gamana Vasudeva- Gowri Manohari-(N D P) T.
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MGRM.GRS
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*Garuda vaharohitham in the charanam.-Saranga-Varadharaja mupasmake-
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(G R S S N D N S). MD.

While in all kritis swaras symbolise for high flying in the last sangati in Kriti Gowrimanohari it is low signifying landing.

* We may also list Vinatha sudha .

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 01 May 2008, 10:48

garuda gamana samayamidhe - nagaswaravali (Patnam Subramaniam)
garuda vahana - garudadhwani (Muthiah Bhagavathar)

balusatya · Post by **balusatya** » 01 May 2008, 12:07

Thank you for the value addition.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 01 May 2008, 12:38

In the Kalyani krithi,
it is Shrikarudaku and not shrigarudagu; this has no reference to garuda.
It is 'vinatA sutha' not vinatA suda. Garuda is called 'vainatEya' because he is the son ov vinatA-hence vinatAsuta.
Purandaradasa uses the word 'khaga' for 'garuda(of cousre the word denotes any bird- the one which travels in the sky'.)

balusatya · Post by **balusatya** » 01 May 2008, 13:49

Thank you for the correction.Punarvasu!

balusatya · Post by **balusatya** » 01 May 2008, 14:00

Vinathasutha vahanudai vetalina kanchi varadudu-Hari Kamboji-Thygaraja?is yet another song.

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 01 May 2008, 20:42

some more that come to mind:

PalukavadEmirA rAma (MV) has "garuDa-gamana vAsudeva"
seethamma mAyamma has "vainatEya" among "close family" of ST.
puLLum silambinakAN puLLaraiyan kOil - ANDAL's tiruppAvai
uVaNam-Urdi mAmAyan - tiruppuagzh

vainika · Post by **vainika** » 01 May 2008, 20:49

1&2. Also the beautiful shankarAbharaNa kRti viShNuvAhanuNDidigO veDalajUDarE that follows vinatAsuta rArA in husEnI, both in prahlAda bhakti vijayam of tyAgarAja

3. nagumOmuganalEni of tyAgarAja also has a reference khagarAjuniyA

4. shrI vEnkaTagirIsham AlOkayE of m.dIkshitar in suruTi has vinAyaka-turagArUDham referring to another name of garuDa, i.e. vinAyaka

5. jagadAnandakAraka , nATa, of tyAgarAja: khaga-turanga sat-kavihRdAlaya

6. indirAramaNanu of aNNamAchArya, bauLi: mandinaTTi khagarAja garuDA

7. virAja turagarAja of tyAgarAja, balahamsa

8. varadarAja avAva of m. dikshitar in gangAtarangiNI has garuDa turanga sanga gangA taranga

9. In sAdhinchene of tyAgarAja (Arabhi), you have virAja turaga rAja rAja nuta

10. marakatamanivarNa of the same composer in varALi has the epithet suparNa vAhana.

There are probably many more...

balusatya · Post by **balusatya** » 01 May 2008, 21:38

Thank Vainika for the referring to another useful link!