Garuda Dandakam is a poem, composed by Sri Vedanta Dasika, extolling Lord Garuda, who is a great devotee and the vehicle of Lord Vishnu. It is said that if one chants Garuda Dandakam when going on a long distance journey, Lord Garuda will guard and protect the devotee from any harm during the journey. Get Sri Garuda Dandakam in English Pdf Lyrics here and chant it with devotion for the grace of Lord Garuda, who is the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.
Garuda Dandakam Lyrics in English
Namah pannaganadhaaya Vaikuntavasavarthiney
Shruti Sindhu sudhothpadha mandharaya guruthmathe ||
Garudamakhilaveeda needadhiroodam dwishath peedanoth kanditha kunta vaikunta peeti krutha skandameede swaneedagathi preeta Rudra sukeerthi sthanaa bhoga gaadoupa gooda sphuratha kantaka vratha veda vyadhaa vepamaan dwi jihwa aadhi pakalpa vishpharyamana sphatavatika rathna rochichchata raji neerajitham kanthi kallolinee rajitham || 2 ||
Jaya Garuda suparna dharveekaraahara devaadhipahara haarindivoukaspathi kshiptha dhamboli dharaa kinna kalpa kalpaantha vaathoola kalpodayan alpa veerayithodhya Chamathkara dhaithyari thra dwajaroha nirdharithothkarsha sankrashanathman garuthman marut panchakaadeesa sathyadhi murthey nakaschid samasthe namasthe punasthe namah || 3 ||
Namah idhamajahathsa paryaaya paryaaya niryaatha pakshaani laaspaalanodh vela padhoodi Veechi chapetaa hathaagaadha paathala bhankara sankruttha nagendra peedaashrunee bhaava bhasvanna khasrenaye chanda thundaaya nrutyat bhujangabhruve vajrine dhamshtrayaa thubhya madhyaathmavidhyaa vidheyaa vidheyaa
bhavadhasya maapaadhayetha dhayedhaaschha meh || 4 ||
Manuranugatha pakshi vaktra spurat tharaka sthaavakaschitra bhanupriyaa sekharastthrayathaam nasthri vargaapavarga prasuthi: paravyoma dhaamanvala dhveshi dharpajjwaladwaalakilya pratignaavatheerna stiraam tathva buddhim paraam bhaktidhenum jaganmoola kandhe mukundhe mahaanandadhogdhreem dhatetaa mudhaa kaamaheenamaheenaanthaka || 5 ||
Shathrim sathgana charanooh nara paripaati naveena ghumbha ganah: |
Vishnuradhanda koyam vigatayathu vipaksha vaahinee vyuham || 6 ||
vichithra siddhidadah: soyam venkatesha vipaschithaa |
Garudadhwaja thoshaaya geetho garudadhandakah: || 7 ||
kavithaarkika simhaaya kalyaana guna shaaline |
shrimate venkateshaaya vedhaantha gurave namah || 8 ||
Shrimate nigamantha mahadesikaya namah ||
Ithi Sri Garuda Dandakam Samapatam ||
