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# Garudapurana 1.13

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [1.13.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.13.14) — 1 part

### [1.13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.13.14.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.13.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Vāmanapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vamana.18.26) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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