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Garuda Amulet
Model : Brass Thai designed Garuda Pendant
with Rope Necklace
Garuda Size : 2.4 x 2.7 cm. (Approx.)
Rope Necklace length :
60 cm. or 24 inches(Approx.)
This is Garuda amulet.Garuda is the amulet for protection of dangerous and harmful thing.
**You can use this amulet as a cool unique Pendant & Necklace**
In Hindu mythology, a Garuda is a lesser Hindu divinity, usually the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu. Garuda is depicted as having a golden body, white face, red wings, and an eagle's beak, but with a strong man's body. He wears a crown on his head. He is ancient and has size enough to block out the sun.
Birth and deeds
The story of Garuda's birth and deeds is told in the first book of the great epic Mahabharata.[2] According to the epic, when Garuda first burst forth from his egg, he appeared as a raging inferno equal to the cosmic conflagration that consumes the world at the end of every age. Frightened, the gods begged him for mercy. Garuda, hearing their plea, reduced himself in size and energy.
Garuda's father was the creator-rishi Kasyapa. His mother was Vinata, whose sister was Kadru, the mother of serpents. One day, Vinata entered into and lost a foolish bet, as a result of which she became enslaved to her sister. Resolving to release his mother from this state of bondage, Garuda approached the serpents and asked them what it would take to purchase her freedom. Their reply was that Garuda would have to bring them the elixir of immortality, also called amrita. It was a tall order. The amrita at that time found itself in the possession of the gods, who guarded it jealously, since it was the source of their immortality. They had ringed the elixir with a massive fire that covered the sky. They had blocked the way to the elixir with a fierce mechanical contraption of sharp rotating blades. And finally, they had stationed two gigantic poisonous snakes next to the elixir as deadly guardians.
Undaunted, Garuda hastened toward the abode of the gods intent on robbing them of their treasure. Knowing of his design, the gods met him in full battle-array. Garuda, however, defeated the entire host and scattered them in all directions. Taking the water of many rivers into his mouth, he extinguished the protective fire the gods had thrown up. Reducing his size, he crept past the rotating blades of their murderous machine. And finally, he mangled the two gigantic serpents they had posted as guards. Taking the elixir into his mouth without swallowing it, he launched again into the air and headed toward the eagerly waiting serpents. En route, he encountered Vishnu. Rather than fight, the two exchanged promises. Vishnu promised Garuda the gift of immortality even without drinking from the elixir, and Garuda promised to become Vishnu's mount. Flying onward, he met Indra the god of the sky. Another exchange of promises occurred. Garuda promised that once he had delivered the elixir, thus fulfilling the request of the serpents, he would make it possible for Indra to regain possession of the elixir and to take it back to the gods. Indra in turn promised Garuda the serpents as food.
At long last, Garuda alighted in front of the waiting serpents. Placing the elixir on the grass, and thereby liberating his mother Vinata from her servitude, he urged the serpents to perform their religious ablutions before consuming it. As they hurried off to do so, Indra swooped in to make off with the elixir. From that day onward, Garuda was the ally of the gods and the trusty mount of Vishnu, as well as the implacable enemy of snakes, upon whom he preyed at every opportunity.
Descendents
Also according to the Mahabharata, Garuda had six sons from whom were descended the race of birds. The members of this race were of great might and without compassion, subsisting as they did on their relatives the snakes. Vishnu was their protector.[3]
As a Symbol
Throughout the Mahabharata, Garuda is invoked as a symbol of impetuous violent force, of speed, and of martial prowess. Powerful warriors advancing rapidly on doomed foes are likened to Garuda swooping down on a serpent.[4] Defeated warriors are like snakes beaten down by Garuda.[5] The field marshall Drona uses a military formation named after Garuda.[6] Krishna even carries the image of Garuda on his banner.[7]
In Buddhism
In Buddhist mythology, the garu?as (Pali: garu?a) are enormous predatory birds with intelligence and social organization. Another name for the garu?a is supar?a (Pali: supa??a), meaning "well-winged, having good wings". Like the Nagas, they combine the characteristics of animals and divine beings, and may be considered to be among the lowest devas.
The exact size of the garu?a is uncertain, but its wings are said to have a span of many miles. This may be a poetic exaggeration, but it is also said that when a garu?a's wings flap, they create hurricane-like winds that darken the sky and blow down houses. A human being is so small compared to a garu?a that a man can hide in the plumage of one without being noticed (Kakati Jataka, J.327). They are also capable of tearing up entire banyan trees from their roots and carrying them off.
The garu?as have kings and cities, and at least some of them have the magical power of changing into human form when they wish to have dealings with people. On some occasions Garu?a kings have had romances with human women in this form. Their dwellings are in groves of the simbali, or silk-cotton tree.
Garuda according to Ida Made Tlaga, a 19th century
Balinese artist.
The garu?as are enemies to the Nagas, a race of intelligent serpent- or dragon-like beings, whom they hunt. The garu?as at one time caught the nagas by seizing them by their heads; but the nagas learned that by swallowing large stones, they could make themselves too heavy to be carried by the garu?as, wearing them out and killing them from exhaustion. This secret was divulged to one of the garu?as by the ascetic Karambiya, who taught him how to seize a naga by the tail and force him to vomit up his stone (Pandara Jataka, J.518).
The garu?as were among the beings appointed by §Sakra to guard Mount Sumeru and the Trayastri?sa heaven from the attacks of the asuras.
In the Mahasamyatta Sutta, the Buddha is shown making temporary peace between the Nagas and the garu?as.
The Sanskrit word garu?a has been borrowed and modified in the languages of several Buddhist countries. In Thai the word for a garu?a is Krut (????). In Burmese, garu?as are called ga-lon. In Kapampangan the native word for eagle is Galura. In Japanese a garu?a is called Karura (however, the form Garuda ???? is used in recent Japanese fiction - see below).
For the Mongols, the garu?a is called Khan Garuda or Khangarid (Mongolian: ????????). Before and after each round of Mongolian wrestling, groups performs the Garu?a Dance, a stylised imitation of the Khangarid and a hawk.[citation needed]
In the Qing Dynasty fiction The Story of Yue Fei, Garuda sits at the head of the Buddha. But when a celestial bat (an embodiment of the Aquarius constellation) farts during the Buddha’s expounding of the Lotus Sutra, Garuda kills her and is exiled from paradise. He is later reborn as Song Dynasty General Yue Fei. The bat is reborn as Lady Wang, wife of the traitor Prime Minister Qin Hui, and is instrumental in formulating the "Eastern Window" plot that leads to Yue's political execution.[8]
As a cultural and national symbol
- Thailand uses the garu?a (Thai: ???? krut) as its national symbol. One form of the garu?a used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha, meaning "garu?a acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu)."
- The garu?a, known as Khangarid, is the symbol of the capital city of Mongolia, Ulan Bator.[9] According to popular Mongolian belief, Khangarid is the mountain spirit of the Bogd Khan Uul range who became a follower of Buddhist faith. Today he is considered the guardian of that mountain range and a symbol of courage and honesty. The bird also gives its name to Hangard Aviation and Khangarid (????????), a football (soccer) team in the Mongolia Premier League.
- The elite bodyguards of the medieval Hoysala kings in Karnataka, India, were called Garudas, because they served the king in the way that Garuda served Vishnu.
Magician Monk in Ayuthaya Province of Thailand created and blessed this amulet for using as
Life Protection Amulet.
This is a gorgeous amulet/ pendant from Thailand.Thai people believe that the image of Garuda is extremely powerful in making the owner safe from any harmful thing. It also keeps away bad or evil spirits.
It will make a fantastic gift for someone special or for a collector of Asian antiques.Keep it with you for Life Protection Power or keep it in your house .This is a fabulous collector's item indeed!
This Garuda Amulet will bring you Luck, Good things will unexpectedly happen to you.It also make you success in anything you hope for.This Amulet will bring Prosperity and ensure success in human endeavors.
It is very rare and looks so beautiful.
It will be one of the best in your collection!!!!
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