Editing Garuda (section)

{{short description|Eagle-like demigod in Hindu mythology}}
{{for-multi|the wasp|Megalara garuda|other uses}}
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{{Infobox deity<!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology-->
| type = Hindu
| image = Garuda by Hyougushi in Delhi.jpg
| name = Garuda
| caption = Garuda secures [[Amrita]] by defeating the [[Daitya]]
| Devanagari = गरुड़
| Sanskrit_transliteration = {{IAST|Garuḍa}}
| parents = [[Kashyapa]] and [[Vinata]]
| affiliation = {{unordered list |Devotee of [[Vishnu]] (Hinduism) |[[Dharmapala]] (Buddhism)<ref name="Lopez314"/> |[[Shantinatha]] (Jainism)}}
| siblings = [[Aruṇa]], Sumati<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sumati#purana | title=Sumati, Sumatī: 26 definitions | date=29 June 2012 | access-date=2 November 2022 | archive-date=2 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102132646/https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sumati#purana | url-status=live }}</ref>
| children = Sumukha (son)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sumukha | title=Sumukha: 26 definitions | date=12 April 2009 | access-date=7 September 2022 | archive-date=7 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907100016/https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sumukha | url-status=live }}</ref>
| god_of = God of Strength and Vigilance
| spouse = Unnati<ref>{{Cite book|last=Daniélou|first=Alain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1HMXN9h6WX0C&q=Bhishma|title=Gods of India: The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series|date=December 1991|publisher=Inner Traditions / Bear & Co|isbn=978-0-89281-354-4|language=en|page=161|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=6 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706205928/https://books.google.com/books?id=1HMXN9h6WX0C&q=Bhishma|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
'''Garuda''' ({{langx|sa|गरुड|translit=Garuḍa}}; {{langx|pi|गरुळ|Garuḷa}}; [[Vedic Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|गरुळ}}, {{IAST3|Garuḻa}}) is a [[Hindu god|Hindu deity]] who is primarily depicted as the mount (''[[vahana]]'') of the Hindu god [[Vishnu]]. This divine creature is mentioned in the [[Hindu mythology|Hindu]], [[Buddhist mythology|Buddhist]], and [[Jain]] faiths.<ref name="Lopez314">{{cite book|author1=Robert E. Buswell Jr.|author2=Donald S. Lopez Jr.|title=The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DXN2AAAAQBAJ|year=2013|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-1-4008-4805-8|pages=314–315}}</ref><ref name="Dalal2010p145">{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC |year=2010|publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=978-0-14-341421-6|page=145}}</ref><ref name="Glasenapp1999p532">{{cite book|author=Helmuth von Glasenapp|title=Jainism: An Indian Religion of Salvation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WzEzXDk0v6sC&pg=PA532|year=1999|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=978-81-208-1376-2|page=532|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-date=6 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706205929/https://books.google.com/books?id=WzEzXDk0v6sC&pg=PA532|url-status=live}}</ref> Garuda is also the half-brother of the [[Deva (Buddhism)|Devas]], [[Gandharva]]s, [[Daityas]], [[Danavas]], [[Nāga]]s, [[Vanara]] and [[Yakshas]]. He is the son of the sage [[Kashyapa]] and [[Vinata]]. He is the younger brother of [[Aruna (Hinduism)|Aruna]], the charioteer of the [[Surya|Sun]]. Garuda is mentioned in several other texts such as the [[Puranas]] and the [[Vedas]].

Garuda is described as the king of the birds and a [[Brahminy kite|kite]]-like figure.<ref name=williams21/><ref name=rao285/> He is shown either in a zoomorphic form (a giant bird with partially open wings) or an anthropomorphic form (a man with wings and some ornithic features). Garuda is generally portrayed as a protector with the power to swiftly travel anywhere, ever vigilant and an enemy of every serpent.<ref name="Lopez314"/><ref name=rao285>{{cite book |author=T. A. Gopinatha Rao |title=Elements of Hindu iconography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MJD-KresBwIC&pg=PA285 |year=1993 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-0878-2 |pages=285–287 |access-date=7 January 2018 |archive-date=6 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706205929/https://books.google.com/books?id=MJD-KresBwIC&pg=PA285 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Donaldson2001p253"/> He is also known as '''Tarkshya''' and '''Vainateya'''.

Garuda is a part of state insignia of [[India]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Thailand]]. Both [[Emblem of Indonesia|Indonesia]] and [[Emblem of Thailand|Thailand]] have Garuda as their [[coat of arms]], the [[Indian Army]] uses the Garuda on their [[Brigade of the Guards|Guards Brigade]] Regimental Insignia. The Indian Air Force named their special operations unit after him as the [[Garud Commando Force]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet the 7 mighty commando forces of India |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infrastructure/meet-the-7-mighty-commando-forces-of-india/garud/slideshow/47611225.cms |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Economic Times |date=10 June 2015 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509122054/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infrastructure/meet-the-7-mighty-commando-forces-of-india/garud/slideshow/47611225.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> It is often associated with the [[greater adjutant|Greater adjutant stork]] (''Leptoptilos dubius'').<ref>{{cite news|last=IANS|date=21 June 2015|title=Garuda's population now 500 in Bhagalpur, Bihar|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/garudas-population-now-500-in-bihar_1617481.html|work=Zee News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723004138/http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/garudas-population-now-500-in-bihar_1617481.html|archive-date=23 July 2015|access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sarkar|first=Gautam|date=16 December 2017|title=Stork nests spread|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/stork-nests-spread/cid/1371119|work=The Telegraph|access-date=9 May 2022|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228040644/https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/stork-nests-spread/cid/1371119|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="embassyofindonesia.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofindonesia.org/about/natsymbols.htm |title=National Symbols |access-date=17 March 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827103247/http://www.embassyofindonesia.org/about/natsymbols.htm |archive-date=27 August 2013}}</ref>