[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) › 1.16.16 # Garudapurana 1.16.16 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.16.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.16.16) vajrapāṇiṃ ca nairṛtyāṃ bhūrbhuvaḥsvaśca vāyave / oṃ candrāya nakṣatrādhipataye namaḥ / oṃ aṅgārakāya kṣitisutāya namaḥ / oṃ budhāya somasutāya namaḥ / oṃ vāgīśvarāya sarvavidyādhipataye namaḥ / oṃ śukrāya maharṣaye bhṛgusutāya namaḥ / oṃ śanaiścarāya sūryātmajāya namaḥ / oṃ rāhave namaḥ / oṃ ketave namaḥ // > and Vajrapāṇi in the southwest, and Bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ in the northwest. > "Oṃ, homage to the Moon, the lord of asterisms!" > "Oṃ, homage to Mars, the son of the Earth!" > "Oṃ, homage to Mercury, the son of Soma!" > "Oṃ, homage to the Lord of Speech, the lord of all knowledge!" > "Oṃ, homage to Venus, the great seer, the son of Bhṛgu!" > "Oṃ, homage to Saturn, the son of Sūrya!" > "Oṃ, homage to Rāhu!" > "Oṃ, homage to Ketu!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.16.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.16.15) - [Next: 1.16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.16.17) - [Up: 1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.16.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vratakāṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.vrata.vratakanda.6.p415) — Lakṣmīdhara, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.16.16) · Pramāṇa