Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.8.29
गरुडो भगवान् स्तोत्रस्तोभश्छन्दोमय: प्रभु: ।
रक्षत्वशेषकृच्छ्रेभ्यो विष्वक्सेन: स्वनामभि: ॥ २९ ॥
garuḍo bhagavān stotra-
[garudo bhagavaan stotra-]
stobhaś chandomayaḥ prabhuḥ
[stobhash chandomayah prabhuh]
rakṣatv aśeṣa-kṛcchrebhyo
[rakshatv ashesha-krichchrebhyo]
viṣvaksenaḥ sva-nāmabhiḥ
[vishvaksenah sva-naamabhih]
Word-for-word
garuḍaḥ
—
His Holiness Garuḍa, the carrier of Lord Viṣṇu
bhagavān
—
as powerful as the Supreme Personality of Godhead
stotra-stobhaḥ
—
who is glorified by selected verses and songs
chandaḥ-mayaḥ
—
the personified Vedas
prabhuḥ
—
the lord
rakṣatu
—
may He protect
aśeṣa-kṛcchrebhyaḥ
—
from unlimited miseries
viṣvaksenaḥ
—
Lord Viṣvaksena
sva-nāmabhiḥ
—
by His holy names.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
garuḍo bhagavān stotra-
garuḍaḥ
His Holiness Garuḍa, the carrier of Lord Viṣṇu
bhagavān
as powerful as the Supreme Personality of Godhead
stotra-stobhaḥ
who is glorified by selected verses and songs
stobhaś chandomayaḥ prabhuḥ
chandaḥ-mayaḥ
the personified Vedas
prabhuḥ
the lord
rakṣatv aśeṣa-kṛcchrebhyo
rakṣatu
may He protect
aśeṣa-kṛcchrebhyaḥ
from unlimited miseries
viṣvaksenaḥ sva-nāmabhiḥ
viṣvaksenaḥ
Lord Viṣvaksena
sva-nāmabhiḥ
by His holy names.
Lord Garuḍa, the carrier of Lord Viṣṇu, is the most worshipable lord, for he is as powerful as the Supreme Lord Himself. He is the personified Vedas and is worshiped by selected verses. May he protect us from all dangerous conditions, and may Lord Viṣvaksena, the Personality of Godhead, also protect us from all dangers by His holy names.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
May Garuḍa, praised in verses of the sāmas, the personified Vedas, protect us from unlimited miseries! May Visvakṣena protect us from miseries by his names!
Garuḍa is praised in the Bṛhad-sāma and Rathantara-sāmas. Another version is stotra-stobha-chandomayaḥ. In that case stobha mean the syllables of the Gītā and Purāṇas. Another version is stotra-stomaḥ, meaning “a collection of hymns of praise.”
Personal Guidance
Garuḍa, the carrier of Viṣṇu, is worship-worthy as personified Vedas. The Lord's vehicle is itself a sage; nothing 'lower' in the divine retinue is actually low.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I dismiss 'support staff' (people or things) as lower than the headline figure?
- What would honoring the 'Garuḍa' in my life look like?
My note
Source: vedabase.io