viSNu vAhanuNDidigO
Sahityam
Pallavi
viSNu vAhanuNDidigO veDale jUDarE
Show Word Meanings
Behold here! Garuda - the carrier of Lord Vishnu is proceeding.
Anupallavi
kRSNa caraNa bhaktulalO kIrti galgu bhAgyazAli (vi)
Show Word Meanings
Garuda - the carrier of Lord Vishnu, the famous fortunate one among devotees of the holy feet of Lord Krishna, is proceeding.
Charanam 1
raGga patini poGgucu hRd-raGgamunanu talaci
baGgaru sari raGgu gala pataGga rAju tAnanucunu (vi)
Show Word Meanings
baGgaru sari raGgu gala pataGga rAju tAnanucunu (vi)
Thinking of the Lord Ranganatha exultingly in the arena of his heart, Garuda - the carrier of Lord Vishnu is proceeding, priding that ‘I am the king of birds with a hue resembling gold’.
Charanam 2
varuNAlayu moraliDa vini karuNA pUrituDai
hari bhaktula paritApamu hariyintunanucu vEDkaga (vi)
Show Word Meanings
hari bhaktula paritApamu hariyintunanucu vEDkaga (vi)
- Having heard the appeals made by Lord of Oceans – the abode of waters, brimming with mercy, saying ‘I shall relieve the distress of the devotees of Lord Hari’, Garuda - the carrier of Lord Vishnu is proceeding spectacularly.
Charanam 3
rAjillu virAjAdhipuDI jagamunakEgi ahi
rAja rAja bhOji tyAgarAja nutuni tA pogaDucu (vi)
Show Word Meanings
rAja rAja bhOji tyAgarAja nutuni tA pogaDucu (vi)
- Garuda - the shining Lord of birds - eater of great Lords of snakes - he extolling Lord Hari - praised by this Thyagaraja, is set out to proceed for this World.
Commentary
- varuNAlayu moraliDa – This songs forms part of ‘Prahlada Bhakta Vijayam’. As Prahlada is thrown in the ocean bound with snakes, the Lord of Ocean calls on Garuda to relieve the distress of Prahlada by cutting away the snake bondage; that is why Garuda is proceeding to this Earth.