[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) › 1.136 # Garudapurana 1.136 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.136 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.136.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 136 brahmovāca / śravaṇadvādaśoṃ vakṣye bhuktimuktipradāyinīm / ekādaśī dvādaśī ca śravaṇena ca saṃyutā // > The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 136. > Brahmā said: / I shall declare the Śravaṇadvādaśī that bestows enjoyment and liberation. / When the eleventh lunar day and the twelfth lunar day are joined with the Śravaṇa \[nakṣatra\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.2) vijayā sā tithiḥ proktā haripūjādi cākṣayam / eka bhaktena naktena tathaivāyācitena ca // > that lunar day is called Vijayā; worship of Hari and other rites \[then performed\] are inexhaustible. / By taking one meal a day, by eating at night, or by eating food obtained unasked, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.3) upavāsena bhaikṣyeṇa naivādbādaśiko bhavet / kāsyaṃ māṃsaṃ tathā kṣaudraṃ lobhaṃ vitathabhāṣaṇam // > by fasting, or by begging for alms, one does not break the twelfth-day rite. / Bell-metal, meat, honey, greed, speaking falsehood, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.4) vyāyāmaṃ ca vyavāyaṃ ca divāsvapnamathāñjanam / śilāṣiṣṭaṃ masūraṃ ca dvādaśyāṃ varjayennaraḥ // > exercise, sexual intercourse, sleeping by day, collyrium, / food ground on stone, and lentils: a man should avoid these on the twelfth day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.5) māsī bhādrapade śuklā dvādaśī śravaṇānvitā / mahatī dvādaśī jñeyā upavāse mahāphalā // > In the month of Bhādrapada, the bright twelfth day joined with Śravaṇa / is to be known as the Great Twelfth; fasting \[on it\] brings great reward. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.6) saṃgama saritāṃ snānaṃ budhayuktā mahāphalā / kuṃbhe saratne sajale yajetsvarṇaṃ tu vāmanam // > Bathing at the confluence of rivers when \[the day is\] joined with Wednesday yields great fruit. / In a water-pot containing gems and water, one should worship golden Vāmana, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.7) sitavastrayugacchannaṃ chatropānadyugānvitam / oṃ namo vāsudevāya śiraḥ saṃpūjayettataḥ // > covered with a pair of white garments and provided with an umbrella and a pair of sandals. / Then, with “Om, obeisance to Vāsudeva,” one should worship his head. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.8) śrīdharāya mukhaṃ tadvatkaṇṭhaṃ kṛṣṇāya vai namaḥ / namaḥ śrīpataye vakṣo bhujau sarvāstradhāriṇe // > Likewise, the face with “To Śrīdhara,” the throat with “Obeisance to Kṛṣṇa,” / the chest with “Obeisance to Śrīpati,” and the two arms with “\[Obeisance\] to the Wielder of all weapons.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.9) vyāpakāya namaḥ kukṣau keśavāyodaraṃ budhaḥ / trailokyapataye meḍhraṃ jaṅghe sarvabhṛte namaḥ // > The wise man \[worships\] the sides with “Obeisance to the Pervading One,” the belly with “To Keśava,” / the penis with “To the Lord of the three worlds,” and the shanks with “Obeisance to the Sustainer of all.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.10) sarvātmane namaḥ pādau naivedyaṃ ghṛtapāyasam / kumbhāṃśca modakāndadyājjāgaraṃ kārayenniśi // > The feet with “Obeisance to the Self of all”; the food-offering should be pāyasa with clarified butter. / One should give water-pots and sweetmeats, and keep a vigil through the night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.11) snātvācāntor'cayitvā tu kṛtapuṣpāñjalirvadet / namonamaste govinda budha śravaṇasaṃjñaka ! // > Having bathed, sipped water, and worshipped, one should say with folded hands full of flowers: / “Obeisance, obeisance to you, Govinda, named Budha and Śravaṇa! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136_2) aghaughasaṃkṣayaṃ kṛtvā sarvasaukhyaprado bhava / prīyatāṃ devadeveśo viprebhyaḥ kalaśāndadet / nadyastīre 'yaḥ vā kuryātsarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt // > Having destroyed the mass of my sins, be the bestower of all happiness! / May the Lord of the gods of gods be pleased!” One should give the water-pots to brāhmaṇas. / Whoever performs this on a riverbank attains all desires. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136.p1) iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe purvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe śravaṇadvādaśīvratanirūpaṇaṃ nāma ṣaṭtriṃśaduttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ > Thus ends the one hundred and thirty-sixth chapter, entitled “The Determination of the Śravaṇadvādaśī Observance,” in the Ācārakāṇḍa, belonging to the first part of the Pūrvakhaṇḍa of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.136.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (7) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.189.8) — Sanskrit - [Daśanirṇaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.nirnaya.dasanirnaya.12.p151) — Veṅkaṭanātha Vaidikasārvabhauma, Sanskrit - [Vratakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.vrata.vratakhanda.113.p2.14) — Hemādri, Sanskrit - [Jayasīṃhakalpadruma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.jayasimhakalpadruma.10.p8.8) — Ratnākara 1688, Sanskrit - [Varṣakriyākaumudī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.varsakrtya.varsakriyakaumudi.4.p35) — Govindānanda Kavikaṅkaṇa 1510, Sanskrit - [Gūḍhārthadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.nirnaya.gudharthadipika.1.p78) — Vāmadeva, Sanskrit - [Kālaviveka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.kalaviveka.77.1.7) — Jīmūtavāhana, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.136) · Pramāṇa