[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.112 # Garudapurana 1.112 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.112 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [1.112.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.25) — 1 part ### [1.112.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 112 sūta uvāca / bhṛtyā bahuvidhā jñeyā uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ / niyoktavyā yathārheṣu trividheṣveva karmasu // > The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa—112 / Sūta said: / Servants should be known to be of many kinds: superior, inferior, and middling; / they should be appointed to the threefold duties according to their fitness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.2) bhṛtye parikṣaṇaṃ vakṣye yasyayasya hi yo guṇaḥ / tamimaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi ye yathākathitaṃ kila // > I shall explain the testing of a servant according to the quality he possesses; / I will proclaim all of this as it has been traditionally stated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.3) yathā caturbhiḥ kanakaṃ parīkṣyate nigharṣaṇacchedanatāpatāḍanaiḥ / tathā caturbhirbhṛtakaṃ parīkṣayedvatena śīlena kalena karmaṇā // > Just as gold is tested in four ways—by rubbing, cutting, heating, and beating— / so one should test a servant in four ways: by observance, character, family lineage, and conduct. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.4) kulaśīlaguṇopetaḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ / rūpavānsuprasannaśca kośādhyakṣo vidhīyate // > Endowed with noble birth, character, and virtue, devoted to truth and dharma, / handsome and genial—such a person is appointed treasury-keeper. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.5) mūlyarūpaparīkṣākṛdbhave dratnaparīkṣakaḥ / balābalaparijñātā senādhyakṣo vidhīyate // > One who can examine value and quality should be an examiner of gems; / one who knows the relative strength and weakness \[of armies\] is appointed army commander. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.6) iṅgitākāratattvajño balavān priyadarśanaḥ / apramādī pramāthī ca pratīhāraḥ sa ucyate // > Knowing gestures and outward appearance, strong, pleasant to behold, / heedful and capable of subduing—such a one is called a door-keeper. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.7) medhāvī vākpaṭuḥ prājñaḥ satyavādī jitendriyaḥ / sarvaśāstrasamālokī hyeṣa sādhuḥ sa lekhakaḥ // > Intelligent, eloquent, wise, truthful, with senses restrained, / conversant with all the scriptures—such a good man is a scribe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.8) buddhimānmatimāṃścaiva paracittopalakṣakaḥ / krūro yathoktavādī ca eṣa dūto vidhīyate // > Intelligent, prudent, discerning the minds of others, / formidable, and reciting faithfully what was stated—such a person is appointed an envoy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.9) samastasmṛtiśāstrajñaḥ paṇḍito 'tha jitendriyaḥ / śauryavīryaguṇopeto dharmādhyakṣo vidhīyate // > Conversant with all the Smṛti treatises, learned, with senses mastered, / endowed with the virtues of heroism and valor—such a person is appointed judge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.10) pitṛpaitāmaho dakṣaḥ śāstrajñaḥ satyavācakaḥ / śuciśca kaṭhinaścaiva sūpakāraḥ sa ucyate // > From an ancestral lineage \[of cooks\], skillful, knowing culinary texts, speaking the truth, / pure and resilient—such a person is called a cook. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.11) āyurvedakṛtābhyāsaḥ sarveṣāṃ priyadarśanaḥ / āyuḥ śīlaguṇopeto vaidya eva vidhīyate // > Practiced in Āyurveda, pleasant to look upon for all, / endowed with longevity and good character—such a person alone is appointed a physician. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.12) vedavedāṅgatattvajño japahamaparāyaṇaḥ / āśīrvādaparo nityameṣa rājapurohita // > Knowing the essence of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, devoted to silent recitation and oblations, / and constantly intent on blessings—such is the royal chaplain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.13) lekhakaḥ pāṭhakaścaiva gaṇakaḥ pratirodhakaḥ / ālasyayuktaścaidrājā karma saṃvarjayetsadā // > A scribe, a reciter, an astrologer, a watchman, / and \[anyone\] prone to laziness: if the king possesses \[such\], he should always avoid \[their\] work. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.14) dvijihvamudvegakaraṃ krūramekāntadāruṇam / khalasyāheśca vadanamapakārāya kevalam // > Double-tongued, causing agitation, cruel, and exceedingly fierce: / the mouth of a wicked man, like that of a serpent, is meant only for harm. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.15) durjanaḥ parihartavyo vidyayālaṅkṛto 'pisan / maṇinā bhūṣitaḥ sarpaḥ kimasau na bhayaṅkaraḥ // > A wicked person should be avoided even when adorned with learning; / is a serpent adorned with a jewel not terrifying? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.16) akāraṇaviṣkṛtakopadhāriṇaḥ khalādbhayaṃ kasya na nāma jāyate / viṣaṃ mahāherviṣamasya durvacaḥ saduḥ sahaṃ sannipatetsadā mukhe // > Who indeed does not feel fear before a villain bearing causeless anger? / The harsh speech of a venomous serpent-like \[scoundrel\] falls upon the mouth like an unbearable poison. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.17) tulyārthaṃ tulyasāmarthyaṃ marmajñaṃ vyavasāyinam / ardharājyaharaṃ bhṛtyaṃ yo hanyātsa na hanyate // > Whoever slays a servant possessing equal wealth, equal prowess, knowing one's weak points, industrious, / and usurping half the kingdom, is not slain himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.18) śūratvayuktā mṛdumandavākyā jitendriyāḥ satyaparākramāśca / prāgeva paścādviparī tarupā ye te tu bhṛtyā na hitā bhavanti // > Those servants endowed with courage, of soft and gentle speech, self-controlled, of true valor / at first, but who later prove of contrary character, are indeed not beneficial. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.19) nirālasyāḥ susantuṣṭāḥ pratibodhakāḥ / sukhaduḥ khasamā dhīrā bhṛtyā lokeṣu durlabhāḥ // > Free from indolence, highly contented, vigilant, / equal in joy and sorrow, steadfast—such servants are rare in the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.20) kṣāntistayavihīnaśca krūrabuddhiśca nindakaḥ / dāmbhikaḥ kapaṭī caiva śaṭhaśca spṛhayānvitaḥ / aśakto bhayabhītaśca rājñā tyaktavya eva saḥ // > One devoid of patience and truth, cruel-minded and slanderous, / deceitful, hypocritical, crooked, and greedy, / incapable and terrified of fear—such a one must indeed be dismissed by the king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.21) susandhānāni cāstrāṇi śastrāṇi vividhāni ca / durge praveśitavyāni tataḥ śatruṃ nipātayet // > Missiles well prepared and weapons of various kinds / should be introduced into the fortress; then he should strike down the enemy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.22) ṣaṇmāsamatha varṣaṃ vā sandhiṃ kuryānnarādhipaḥ / paśyansañcitamātmānaṃ punaḥ śatruṃ nipātayet // > The king should make peace for six months or for a year; / seeing his own resources gathered, he should strike down the enemy again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.23) mūrkhānniyojayedyastu trayo 'pyete mahīpateḥ / ayaśaścārthanāśaśca narake caiva pātanam // > Whoever employs fools brings about these three for the king: / infamy, loss of wealth, and falling into hell. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.24) yatkiñcitkurute karma śubhaṃ vā yādi vāśubham / tena sma vardhate rājā sūkṣmato bhṛtyakāryataḥ // > Whatever action one performs, whether auspicious or inauspicious, / through that subtly the king prospers by the service of his servant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.25) tasmādbhūmīśvaraḥ prājñaṃ dharmakāmārthasādhane / niyoja yeddhisatataṃ gobrāhmaṇahitāya vai // > Therefore, the lord of the earth should constantly employ a wise man / in the accomplishment of dharma, desire, and wealth, for the welfare of cows and brāhmaṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112.25.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.25.p1) iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe bṛhaspatyukta nītiptāre dvādaśottarakaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ > Thus ends the one hundred and twelfth chapter, entitled 'Summary of Statecraft Spoken by Bṛhaspati' in the Section on Conduct, in the First Part of the First Section of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.112.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (8) - [Nītiśāstram](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vidya.nitisastra.150) — Sanskrit - [Hitopadeśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.1.90) — Nārāyaṇa, Sanskrit - [Rājanītiprakāśa (Mitramiśra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.rajanitiprakasa.2.p200) — Mitramiśra, Sanskrit - [Rājanītiśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.gnomic.niti.rajanitisastra.5.11) — Cāṇakya, Sanskrit - [Bṛhadyogataraṅgiṇī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.yoga.brhadyogatarangini.23.22) — Trimalla, Sanskrit - [Yogataraṅgiṇī (Trimalla)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.yoga.yogatarangini-trimalla-bhatta.23.22) — Trimalla, Sanskrit - [Śārṅgadharapaddhati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.sarngadharapaddhati.20.10) — Śārṅgadhara, Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.4.42) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112) · Pramāṇa