A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.587

c5.587

Garuda has many names and epithets. From his parents he is called Kāsyapi and Vainateya. He is the Suparna and the Garutmān, or chief of birds. He is also called Dakshāya, Sālmalin, Tārkshya, and Vināyaka, and among his epithets are the following :—Sitānana, ‘white faced;’ Rakta-paksha, ‘red winged;’ Sweta-rohita, ‘the white and red;’ Suvarna-kāya, ‘golden bodied;’ Gaganeswara, ‘lord of the sky;’ Khageswara, ‘king of birds;’ Nāgāntaka, and Pannaga-nāsana, ‘destroyer of serpents;’ Sarpārāti, ‘enemy of serpents;’ Taraswin, ‘the swift;’ Rasāyana, ‘who moves like quicksilver;’ Kāma-chārin, ‘who goes where he will;’ Kāmāyus, ‘who lives at pleasure;’ Chirād, ‘eating long;’ Vishnu-ratha, ‘vehicle of Vishnu;’ Amritāharana and Sudhā-hara, ‘stealer of the Amrita;’ Surendra-jit, ‘vanquisher of Indra;’ Vajra-jit, ‘subduer of the thunderbolt,’ &c.