Garuda Dandaka

Garuda Dandaka
Bronze statue of Garuda, 15th-16th century CE, Tamil Nadu, India. Linden-Museum, Germany.
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ReligionHinduism
AuthorVedanta Desika
LanguageSanskrit
Period13th-14th century CE

The Garuda Dandaka (Sanskrit: गरुडदण्डकम्, romanizedGaruḍadaṇḍakam) is a Sanskrit hymn written by the Hindu philosopher Vedanta Desika.[1] Comprising six stanzas composed in the dandaka metre, the hymn eulogises Garuda, the vahana (mount) of the Hindu deity Vishnu.[2][3]

  1. ^ Singh, Satyavrata (1958). Vedānta Deśika: His Life, Works and Philosophy; a Study. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office. p. 62.
  2. ^ Narasimhachary, Mudumby (2004). Śrī Vedānta Deśika. Sahitya Akademi. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-260-1890-1.
  3. ^ Slouber, Michael (2017). Early Tantric Medicine: Snakebite, Mantras, and Healing in the Gāruḍa Tantras. Oxford University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-19-046181-2.