Garuda’s greatness is described by Vedanta Desika in Garuda Panchasat and Garuda Dandakam. In Garuda Panchasat, Desika says that the Gayatri mantra constitutes Garuda’s eyes. His name is the Yajur ...
When snakes were unleashed against Vaishnavite Acharya Vedanta Desika by a snake charmer, the Acharya chanted the Garuda mantra. Garuda captured the snakes and took them all away. So now the snake ...