Garudapurana 1.13
Garuḍapurāṇa 1.13
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- 1.13.14 — 1 part
1.13.1
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 13
hariruvāca /
pravakṣyāmyadhunā hyetadvaiṣṇavaṃ pañjaraṃ śubham /
namonamaste movidaṃ cakraṃ gṛhya sudarśanam //
Śrī Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 13
Hari said:
I shall now explain this auspicious Armour of Viṣṇu.
Salutations, salutations to you, Govinda! Taking up the Sudarśana disc,
1.13.2
prācyāṃ rakṣasva māṃ viṣṇo ! tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ /
gadāṃ kaumodakīṃ gṛhṇa padmanābha namo 'sta te //
protect me in the east, O Viṣṇu! I have gone to you for refuge.
Take up the Kaumodakī mace, O Padmanābha, salutations be to you!
1.13.3
yāmyāṃ rakṣasva māṃ viṣṇo ! tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ /
halamādāya saunande namaste puruṣottama //
Protect me in the south, O Viṣṇu! I have gone to you for refuge.
Taking up the plough Saunanda, salutations to you, O Highest Puruṣa!
1.13.4
pratīcyāṃ rakṣa māṃ viṣṇo ! tvāmaha śaraṇaṃ gataḥ /
musalaṃ śātanaṃ gṛhya puṇḍarīkākṣa rakṣa mām //
Protect me in the west, O Viṣṇu! I have gone to you for refuge.
Taking up the destructive pestle, protect me, O lotus-eyed one!
1.13.5
uttarasyāṃ jagannātha ! bhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ /
khaḍgamādāya carṃmātha astraśāstrādikaṃ hare ! //
In the north, O Lord of the Universe, I have gone to you for refuge.
Taking up the sword, the shield, and the weapons and missiles, O Hari!
1.13.6
namaste rakṣa rakṣoghna ! aiśānyāṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ /
pāñcajanyaṃ mahāśaṅkhamanughoṣyaṃ ca paṅkajam //
Salutations to you, protect [me], O slayer of rākṣasas! In the northeast I have gone for refuge.
Taking the Pāñcajanya, the great conch, the resounder, and the lotus,
1.13.7
pragṛhya rakṣa māṃ viṣṇo āgnyeyyāṃ rakṣa sūkara /
candrasūryaṃ samāgṛhya khaḍgaṃ cāndramasaṃ tathā //
protect me, O Viṣṇu! In the southeast, protect [me], O Boar!
Taking up the moon and sun, and likewise the lunar sword,
1.13.8
nairṛtyāṃ māṃ ca rakṣasva divyamūrte nṛkesarin /
vaijayantīṃ smapragṛhya śrīvatsaṃ kaṇṭhabhūṣaṇam //
and protect me in the southwest, O divine-formed Man-Lion!
Taking the Vaijayantī garland and the Śrīvatsa ornament on the chest,
1.13.9
vāyavyāṃ rakṣa māṃ deva hayagrīva namo 'stu te /
vainateyaṃ samāruhya tvantarikṣe janārdana ! //
protect me in the northwest, O God Hayagrīva, salutations be to you!
Having mounted Garuḍa, in the intermediate space, O Janārdana!
1.13.10
māṃ rakṣasvājita sadā namaste 'stvaparājita /
viśālākṣaṃ samāruhya rakṣa māṃ tvaṃ rasātale //
Protect me always, O Invincible One; salutations be to you, O Unconquered One!
Having mounted the large-eyed [Garuḍa], protect me in Rasātala!
1.13.11
akūpāra namastubhyaṃ mahāmīna namo 'stu pte /
karaśīrṣādyaṅgulīṣu satya tvaṃ bāhupañjaram //
O Tortoise, salutations to you! O Great Fish, salutations be to you!
Having made an armour of arms on hands, head, and fingers, O Truth,
1.13.12
kṛtvā rakṣasva māṃ viṣṇo namaste puruṣottama /
etaduktaṃ śaṅkarāya vaiṣṇavaṃ pañjaraṃ mahat //
protect me, O Viṣṇu! Salutations to you, O Highest Puruṣa!
This great Armour of Viṣṇu was declared unto Śaṅkara,
1.13.13
purā rakṣārthamīśānyāḥ kātyāyanyā vṛṣadhvaja /
nāśāyāmāsa sā yena cāmarānmahiṣāsuram //
in ancient times for the protection of Kātyāyanī, O bull-bannered [Śiva],
by means of which she destroyed Mahiṣāsura together with Cāmara,
1.13.14
dānavaṃ raktabījaṃ ca anyāṃśca surakaṇṭakān /
etajjapannaro bhaktyā śatrūnvijayate sadā //
and the dānava Raktabīja, and other thorns of the gods.
A person reciting this with devotion always conquers enemies.
1.13.14.p1
iti śrīgāruḍe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe viṣṇupañjarastotraṃ nāma trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the thirteenth chapter, entitled 'The Hymn of the Armour of Viṣṇu', in the Ritual Section named the First Part in the First Section of the glorious Garuḍa Purāṇa.
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