Garuḍa Prāsāda

Garuḍa Prāsāda · garuḍa-prāsāda, “the prāsāda of Garuḍa’s form”

Grammar: masculine noun; garuḍa and prāsāda (temple).

Meaning: a kind of prāsāda built in the form of Garuḍa.

In the scriptures: Sumantu tells Śatānīka how Nārada Maharshi taught Sāmba the kinds of prāsāda for the temple of Bhagavān Sūrya. Garuḍa is sixth in his list of twenty kinds. Nārada gives its marks: it has the form of Garuḍa, a width of sixty hastas, a body of seven bhūmikās (storeys) and twenty-seven anubandha parts (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 130).

Related terms: Prāsāda · Haṃsa Prāsāda · Ghaṭa Prāsāda

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 130