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A bird of eagle genus which is the ride of Vishnu.
He is supposed to be the enemy of serpents. His importance was so heightened in
the Hindoo pantheon that the old Hindoo civilization that even today he is looked
upon with respected. Indonesia which was a Hindoo country before, still has this
tradition. Its national airline is called Garud. Soorya Dev is also considered
flying through the sky everyday and hence the word Taarkshya is used for him to
invoke Mantra for him - "Aum Swasti na Indro..." Rig Ved 1-89-6. According to Hindoo mythology,
Garud is one of the two sons of Maharshi Kashyap and Vinataa. His brother's name
is Arun who lives with Soorya Dev. He himself is the ride of Vishnu.
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