Passage 9

In English

While we perform the yagas and yajnas, we come across the statement “yagnanga yagnavahana”. This yagnavahana has also been referred to as vrishavahana. This implies that it is a form of dharma. This dharma is understood as something which is standing on four different legs. The four legs on which it is supported are sathya, yajna, thapas, and dana (charity) and because dharma takes these four legs as the support, one also called Paramatma as the Vrishavahana. Suparna is a name for Garuda. When we call Vishnu as Supranavahana, it also means that Vishnu is Garudavahana, and in this context Garuda also means manthras.