Garuda Garva Khandan !

GARUDA GARVABHANGAM

One day Lord Vishnu tells Garuda to go for and accompany Hanuman back, who was meditating on a mountain.

Garuda Joyed by the order of Vishnu to accompany Hanuman back as Garuda was delighted on having the opportunity to have all the stories which we heard about hanuman coming to reality as we as going to meet Hanuman, as hanuman is the GREATEST DEVOTEE of LORD RAMA

Garuda fly’s without delay to the Mountain where Hanuman was chanting the Lord’s Name while meditating .Garuda went and stood behind him, and made small sounds and then leisurely touched Hanuman with his wings. Hanuman without any movement stood still as if nothing was touching him. Garuda touched Hanuman again and there was no acknowledgment from Hanuman 

Garuda starts getting frustrated by the annoyance of hanuman and touches him again bit harder this time. Hanuman remains rock solid in his mediation.  On the other hand Garuda gets himself hurt by touching Hanuman Harder and using force against the mighty Hanuman.

Garuda being self righteous and proud of being king of all Birds and the fastest to fly to places than anyone else Infuriated by Hanuman’s in- responsiveness, Garuda Gathers his energy and Lashes hard on still lying Hanuman.

Garuda before he knows what had happened to him was thrown away far back and his wings badly hurt with pain. This made Garuda more angrier, with all his might he jumps again over Hanuman. and Garuda was thrown away far off like a speck of dust.

With the mighty force of Hanuman hitting garunda hard, Garuda ended up hurting himself both physically and mentally were his ego was hurt, and decided to return back to Lord Vishnu

Post reaching lord Vishnu narrates him the sequence of incidents that took place, lord Vishnu with smile, advises garuda to be polite this time and asks him to go back to hanuman yet another time and asks him to inform hanuman on Lord Rama wanting to see him.

Obeying to the Lords instructions Garuda Re-traced his path to Hanuman without   his sense of self and not being proud of his unmatched strength. Garuda standing before hanuman with folded hands, tell hanuman that Lord Rama and Sita wanted to see him, the minute Hanuman Listens to the names of Rama and Sita wakes up from the meditation and jumps to Garuda asking him to whereabouts of Lord Rama and Sita.

Garuda Replies to Hanuman that Lord Rama and Sita Devi were in Vaikuntam waiting for Hanuman and he would transmit Hanuman on his back. As he was the king of birds and was the only one who can carry Hanuman to Vaikuntam .and Hanuman will not be able to make his way to Vaikuntam. But Hanuman instructs Garuda to go ahead and he would reach Vaikuntam all by himself.

Garuda without  reacting to Hanuman , left and goes on his way to vaikuntam as soon as his wings could take him  at the gate of  Vaikuntam Garuda instructs gate keepers to allow Hanuman inside  without confronting him. To Garuda’s Surprise ,the Guards informs him the Hanumanji was already there in vaikuntam and  were instructed to arrange for his refreshment as would reach tired .
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Garuda by now learnt that there are many people  stronger than he was and cover distance faster than the king of all birds. Garuda with all his Ego cracked up  melted and dissolved  and learnt the lesson of not being self righteous and proud . offered his salutations to the Lord Vishnu and Hanumanji.and descended to his place.

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