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# Garudapurana 1.213

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.213

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [1.213.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.159) — 1 part

### [1.213.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.1)

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 213  
sūta uvāca /  
hareḥ śrutvābravīdbrahmā yathā vyāsāya śaunaka /  
brāhmaṇādisamācāraṃ sarvadaṃ te tathā vade //

> The venerable Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 213 / Sūta said: / O Śaunaka, as Brahmā, having heard it from Hari, spoke to Vyāsa, / so I shall tell you the conduct of brāhmaṇas and the others, which bestows everything.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.2)

śrutismṛtī tu vijñāya śrautaṃ karma samācaret /  
śrautaṃ karma na ceduktaṃ tadā smārtaṃ samācaret //

> Having understood the Śruti and Smṛti, one should perform Vedic rites. / If a Vedic rite is not specified, one should then perform a Smṛti rite.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.3)

tatrāpyaśaktaḥ karaṇe sadācāraṃ caredvudhaḥ /  
śrutismṛtī ha viprāṇāṃ locane karmadarśane //

> If incapable of doing even that, the wise man should follow the conduct of the virtuous. / For the Śruti and Smṛti are the two eyes of brāhmaṇas for perceiving religious duties.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.4)

śrutyuktaḥ paramo dharmaḥ smṛtiśāstragato 'paraḥ /  
siṣṭācāreṇa saṃprāptastrayo dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ //

> Supreme dharma is that taught in the Śruti; that found in the Smṛti texts is another; / that obtained through the conduct of the virtuous is another: these are the three eternal dharmas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.5)

satyaṃ dānaṃ dayālobho vidyejyā pūjanaṃ damaḥ /  
aṣṭau tāni pavitrāṇi śiṣṭācārasya lakṣaṇam //

> Truth, charity, compassion, freedom from greed, learning, sacrifice, worship, and self-restraint: / these eight purifiers are the characteristic of the conduct of the virtuous.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.6)

tejomayāni pūrveṣāṃ śarīrāṇīndriyāṇi ca /  
na lipyate pātakena padmapatramivāmbhasā //

> The bodies and senses of the ancients were composed of light; / they are not tainted by sin, like a lotus leaf by water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.7)

nivāsamukhyā varṇānāṃ dharmācārāḥ prakīrtitāḥ /  
satyaṃ yajñastapo dānametaddharmasya lakṣaṇam //

> The duties and conduct of the castes, based primarily on their settlements, are proclaimed: / truth, sacrifice, austerity, and charity—this is the mark of dharma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.8)

adattasyānupādānaṃ dānamadhyayanaṃ japaḥ /  
vidyā vittaṃ tapaḥ śaucaṃ kule janma tvarogitā //

> Not taking what is not given, charity, study, silent recitation, / learning, wealth, austerity, purity, birth in a good family, and freedom from disease;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.9)

saṃsārocchittihetuśca dharmādeva pravartate /  
dharmātsukhaṃ ca jñānaṃ ca jñānānmokṣo 'dhigamyate //

> And the cause of severance from transmigration proceeds solely from dharma. / From dharma comes happiness and knowledge, and through knowledge liberation is attained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.10)

ijyādhyayanadānāni yathāśāstraṃ sanātanaḥ /  
brahmakṣattriyavaiśyānāṃ sāmānyo dharma ucyate //

> Sacrifice, study, and charity according to scripture are declared / to be the eternal, common dharma of the brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, and vaiśya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.11)

yājanādhyayane śuddhe viśuddhācca pratigrahaḥ /  
vṛttitrayamidaṃ prāhurmunayaḥ śreṣṭhavarṇinaḥ //

> Officiating at sacrifices and teaching when pure, and receiving gifts from the pure: / the sages declared these three livelihoods for the highest caste.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.12)

śastreṇājīvanaṃ rājño bhūtānāñcābhirakṣaṇam /  
pāśupālyaṃ kṛṣiḥ paṇyaṃ vaiśyasyājīvanaṃ smṛtam //

> Living by weapons and protecting beings are the livelihood of the king. / Cattle-rearing, agriculture, and trade are remembered as the livelihood of the vaiśya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.13)

śūdrasya dvijaśuśrūṣā dvijānāmanupūrvaśaḥ /  
gurau vāso 'gniśuśrūṣā svādhyāyo brahmacāriṇaḥ //

> Service to the twice-born in descending order is for the śūdra. / Living with the guru, tending the sacred fire, and Vedic recitation are for the celibate student.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.14)

triḥ snātā snāpitā bhaikṣyaṃ gurau prāṇāntikī sthitiḥ /  
samekhalo jaṭī daṇḍī muṇḍī vā gurusaṃśrayaḥ //

> Bathing thrice, bathing \[the teacher\], begging food, remaining with the guru until the end of life, / wearing a girdle, matted hair, carrying a staff, or shaven-headed, taking refuge in the guru;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.15)

agnihotropacaraṇaṃ jīvanaṃ ca svakarmabhiḥ /  
dharmadāreṣu kalpeta parvavarjaṃ ratikriyāḥ //

> Tending the Agnihotra fire, earning a livelihood through one's own duties, / and engaging in sexual union with one's lawful wife except on forbidden days;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.16)

devapitratitibhyaśca pūjādiṣvanukalpanam /  
śrutismṛtyarthasaṃsthānaṃ dharmo 'yaṃ gṛhamedhinaḥ //

> Arranging worship and the like for the gods, ancestors, and guests, / and remaining steadfast in the meaning of the Śruti and Smṛti—this is the duty of the householder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.17)

jaṭitvamagnihotratvaṃ bhūśayyājinadhāraṇam /  
vane vāsaḥ payomūlanīvāraphalavṛttitā //

> Wearing matted hair, maintaining the Agnihotra fire, sleeping on the ground, wearing animal hides, / dwelling in the forest, and subsisting on milk, roots, wild grain, and fruits;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.18)

pratiṣiddhānnivṛttiśca triḥ snānaṃ vratadhāritā /  
devatātithipūjā ca dharmo 'yaṃ vanavāsinaḥ //

> Abstaining from forbidden things, bathing thrice daily, observing religious vows, / and worshiping deities and guests—this is the duty of the forest-dweller.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.19)

sarvārambhaparityāgo bhikṣānnaṃ vṛkṣamūlatā /  
niṣparigrahatādrohaḥ samatā sarvajantuṣu //

> Abandoning all undertakings, living on begged food, dwelling at the roots of trees, / freedom from possessions, harmlessness, and equanimity toward all creatures;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.20)

priyāpriyapariṣvaṅgesukhaduḥ khādhikāritā /  
sabāhyābhyantare śaucaṃ vāgyamo dhyānacāritā //

> Impartiality amid the embrace of pleasant and unpleasant, and happiness and sorrow; / inner and outer purity, restraint of speech, and devotion to meditation;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.21)

sarvaidriyasamāhāro dhāraṇādhyānanityatā /  
bhāvasaṃśuddhiretyeṣa parivrāḍdharma ucyate //

> Withdrawing all senses, constancy in concentration and meditation, / and purity of disposition—this is declared to be the duty of the wandering mendicant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.22)

ahiṃsā sūnṛtā vāṇī satyaśauce kṣamā dayā /  
varṇināṃ liṅgināṃ caiva sāmānyo dharma ucyate //

> Harmlessness, truthful speech, truthfulness, purity, forgiveness, and compassion / are declared to be the common duty of members of the castes and religious orders alike.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.23)

yathoktakāriṇaḥ sarve prayānti paramāṃ gatim /  
ā bodhātsvapanaṃ yāvat gṛhidharmaṃ ca vacmi te //

> Those who act as prescribed all reach the highest destination. / I shall now tell you the householder's duty from waking until sleeping.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.24)

brāhme muhūrte budhyeta dharmārthau cānucintayet /  
kāyakleśāṃśca tanmūlānvedatattvārthameva ca //

> One should wake in the hour of Brahman and reflect upon dharma and wealth, / the bodily afflictions arising from them, and the essential meaning of the Vedas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.25)

śarvaryante samutthāya kṛtaśaucaḥ samāhitaḥ /  
snātvā sandhyāmupāsīta sarvakālamatandritaḥ //

> Having risen at the end of night, purified oneself, and concentrated one's mind, / having bathed, one should attend to the twilight worship at all times without slackness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.26)

prātaḥ sandhyāmupā sīta dantadhāvanapūrvikām /  
ubhe mūtrapurīṣe ca divā kuryādudaṅmukhaḥ //

> One should perform the morning twilight worship after brushing the teeth. / By day, one should pass urine and feces facing north;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.27)

rātrau ca dakṣiṇe kuryādubhe sandhye yathā divā /  
chāyāyāmandhakāre vā rātrau vāhani vā dvijaḥ //

> And at night one should do so facing south, and during both twilights as by day. / In shade, in darkness, at night, or by day, a twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.28)

yathā tu samukhaḥ kuryātprāṇabādhābhayeṣu ca /  
gomayāṅgāravalmīkaphālākṛṣṭe śubhe //

> may face whatever direction he must when there is danger to life or fear; / \[never\] on cow-dung, charcoal, an ant-hill, a ploughed field, or an auspicious place;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.29)

mārgopajīvyacchāyāsu na mūtraṃ ca purīṣakam /  
antarjalāddevagṛhādvalmīkānmūṣikasthalāt //

> Nor should one pass urine and feces on a path or in shades used by others. / From within water, from a temple, from an ant-hill, from a mouse-hole,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.30)

pareṣāṃ śaucaśiṣṭācca śmaśānācca mṛdaṃ tyajet /  
ekāṃ liṅge mṛdaṃ dadyādvāma haste mṛdaṃ dvidhā //

> from earth left over from another's purification, and from a cremation ground, one must avoid taking clay. / One should apply clay once to the penis, and twice to the left hand;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.31)

ubhayordve ca dātavye mūtraśaucaṃ pracakṣate /  
ekāṃ liṅge gude tistrastathā vāmakare daśa //

> And two \[applications\] must be given to both hands: this is declared as the purification after urination. / One to the penis, three to the anus, and ten to the left hand;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.32)

pañca pāde daśaikasminkarayoḥ saptamṛttikāḥ /  
ardhaprasṛtimātrā tu prathamā mṛttikā smṛtā //

> Five to each foot, ten to one, and seven portions of clay to the hands. / The first portion of clay is remembered to be the measure of half a handful;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.33)

dvitīyā ca tṛtīyā ca tadardhā parikīrtitā /  
upaviṣṭastu viṇmūtraṃ kartuṃ yastu na vindati //

> The second and third are declared to be half of that. / But one who is unable to pass stool and urine while sitting down,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.34)

sa kuryādardhaśaucaṃ tu svasya śaucasya sarvadā /  
divā śaucasya rātryardhaṃ yadvā pādo vidhīyate //

> he should always perform half the cleansing of his normal purification. / At night, half of the daytime purification is prescribed, or else one-quarter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.35)

svasthasya tu yathoddiṣṭamārtaḥ kuryādyathābalam /  
vasā śukramasṛṅ majjā lālā viṇmūtrakarṇaviṭ //

> A healthy man should perform as prescribed; a sick man may do so according to his strength. / Muscle fat, semen, blood, marrow, saliva, feces, urine, and earwax:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.36)

śleṣmāśradūṣikā svedo dvādaśaite nṛṇāṃ malāḥ /  
manyeta yāvatā śuddhiṃ tāvacchaucaṃ samācaret //

> Phlegm, tears, eye-rheum, and sweat: these are the twelve impurities of men. / One should perform purification until one considers oneself clean.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.37)

pramāṇaṃ śaucasaṃkhyāyā nādiṣṭairavaśiṣyate /  
śaucaṃ tu dvividhaṃ proktaṃ bāhyamābhyantaraṃ tathā //

> The measure of purification is not determined merely by prescribed numbers. / Purification is declared to be of two kinds: external as well as internal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.38)

mṛjjalābhyāṃ smṛtaṃ bāhyaṃ bhāvaśuddhirathāntaram /  
trirācāmedapaḥ pūrvaṃ dviḥ pramṛjyāttato mukham //

> External \[purification\] is traditionally taught as performed with clay and water, and internal \[purification\] as purity of intent. / First one should sip water three times, and then wipe the mouth twice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.39)

saṃmṛjyāṅguṣṭhamūlena tribhirāsyamupaspṛśet /  
aṅguṣṭhena pradeśinyā ghrāṇaṃ paścādanantaram //

> Having wiped \[it\] with the base of the thumb, one should touch the mouth with three \[fingers\]; / immediately afterward, the nose with the thumb and the forefinger;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.40)

aṅguṣṭhānāmikābhyāṃ ca cakṣuḥ śrotre punaḥ punaḥ /  
kaniṣṭhāṅgaṣṭhayornābhiṃ hṛdayaṃ tu talena vai //

> the eyes and ears repeatedly with the thumb and ring finger; / the navel with the little finger and thumb; and the chest with the palm;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.41)

sarvābhistu śiraḥ paścādbāhū cāgreṇa saṃspṛśet /  
ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni triḥ paṭhanprīṇayetkramāt //

> the head with all \[fingers\]; and afterward touch the two arms with the tips \[of the fingers\]. / Reciting the Ṛc, Yajus, and Sāman \[mantras\] thrice, one should gratify \[the deities\] in order.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.42)

atharvāṅgirasau pūrvaṃ dviḥ pramārṣṭyatha tansukham /  
itihāsapurāṇāni vedāṅgāni vedāṅgāni yathākramam //

> First he wipes twice the Atharvan and Aṅgiras, then easily \[gratifies\] / the Itihāsas, Purāṇas, and Vedāṅgas in due order:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.43)

khaṃ mukhe nāsike vāyuṃ netre sūryaṃ śrutī (tīrdi) diśaḥ /  
prāṇagranthimatho nābhiṃ brahmāṇaṃ hṛdaye spṛśet //

> \[gratifying\] space in the mouth, wind in the two nostrils, the sun in the two eyes, the quarters in the two ears; / then one should touch the knot of the breath, the navel, and Brahmā at the heart;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.44)

rudraṃ mūrdhnā samālabhya prīṇātyatha śikhāmṛṣīn /  
bāhū yamendravaruṇakuberavasudhānalān //

> touching Rudra on the head, one then pleases the sages at the topknot; / and on the arms: Yama, Indra, Varuṇa, Kubera, the Earth, and Fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.45)

abhyukṣya caraṇau viṣṇumindraṃ viṣṇu karadvayam /  
agnirvāyuśca sūryendugirayo 'ṅguliparvasu //

> Sprinkling the two feet, \[one pleases\] Viṣṇu; on the two hands, Indra and Viṣṇu; / on the joints of the fingers, Fire, Wind, the Sun, the Moon, and the Mountains;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.46)

gaṅgādyāḥ saritastāsu yā rekhāḥ karamadhyagāḥ /  
uṣaḥ kāle tu saṃprāpte śaucaṃ kṛtvā yathārthavat //

> and the Gaṅgā and other rivers upon the lines running across the palms. / When the dawn has arrived, having performed purification properly according to the rules,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.47)

tataḥ snānarṃ pkurvīta dantadhāvanapūrvakam /  
mukhe paryuṣite nityaṃ bhavatyaprayato naraḥ //

> one should then take a bath preceded by brushing the teeth. / When the mouth remains unwashed, a man is always impure;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.48)

tasmātsarvaprayatnena kuryādvai dantaghāvanam /  
kadambabilvakhadirakaravīravaṭārjunāḥ //

> therefore, with every effort, one should indeed brush the teeth. / Kadamba, bilva, khadira, karavīra, vaṭa, arjuna,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.49)

yūthī ca bṛhatī jātī karañjārkātimuktakāḥ /  
jambūmadhūkā pāmārgaśirīṣodumbarāsanāḥ //

> yūthī, bṛhatī, jātī, karañja, arka, atimuktaka, / jambū, madhūka, apāmārga, śirīṣa, udumbara, asana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.50)

kṣīrikaṇṭakivṛkṣādyāḥ praśastā dantadhāvane /  
kaṭutiktakaṣāyāśca dhanārogyasukhapradāḥ //

> milky and thorny trees, and the like, are praised for tooth-brushing; / astringent, bitter, and pungent ones bestow wealth, health, and happiness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.51)

prakṣālya bhuktvā ca śucau deśe tyaktvā tadācāmet /  
amāyāṃ ca tathā ṣaṣṭhyāṃ navamyāṃ pratipadyapi //

> Having washed \[the tooth-stick\], used it, and discarded it in a clean place, one should then sip water. / On the new moon, the sixth day, the ninth day, and the first day \[of a lunar fortnight\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.52)

varjayeddantakāṣṭhantu tathaivārkasya vāsare /  
abhāve danta kāṣṭhasya niṣiddhāyāṃ tathā tithau //

> as well as on Sunday, one should avoid the tooth-stick. / In the absence of a tooth-stick, and likewise on a forbidden lunar day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.53)

aṣāṃ dvādaśagaṇḍūṣaiḥ kurvīta mukhaśodhanam /  
prātaḥ snānaṃ praśaṃsanti dṛṣṭādṛṣṭakaraṃ hitam //

> one should cleanse the mouth with twelve mouthfuls of water. / They praise the morning bath as producing visible and invisible benefits and being wholesome.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.54)

sarvamar hati śuddhātmā prātaḥ snāyī japādikam /  
atyantamalinaḥ kāyo navacchidrasamanvitaḥ //

> One who bathes in the morning, whose self is purified, is eligible for all \[rites\], recitation, and the like. / The body is extremely impure, endowed with nine openings;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.55)

stravatyeṣa divā rātrau prātaḥ snānaṃ viśodhanam /  
manaḥ prasādajananaṃ rūpasaubhāgyavardhanam //

> it discharges \[filth\] day and night; the morning bath is its purifier. / It produces clarity of mind, increases beauty and good fortune,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.56)

śokaduḥ khapraśamanaṃ gaṅgāsnānavadācaret /  
adya haste tu nakṣatre daśamyāṃ jyeṣṭhake site //

> and allays sorrow and grief; one should perform it like a bath in the Gaṅgā: / "Today, under the Hasta asterism, on the tenth day of the bright half of Jyeṣṭha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.57)

daśapāpa harāyāṃ ca adatvā dānakalmaṣam /  
viruddhācaraṇaṃ hiṃsā paradāropasevanam //

> which removes ten sins: the taint of not giving charity, / improper conduct, violence, resorting to another's wife,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.58)

pāruṣyānṛtapaiśunyamasambaddhābhibhāṣaṇam /  
paradravyābhidhānaṃ ca manasāniṣṭacintanam //

> harshness, falsehood, malicious gossip, incoherent chatter, / coveting another’s property, and harbouring ill intent in the mind—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.59)

etaddaśāghaghātārthaṃ gaṅgāsnānaṃ karomyaham /  
prātaḥ saṃkṣepataḥ snānaṃ vānaprasthagṛhasthayoḥ //

> to destroy these ten sins, I take a bath in the Gaṅgā." / The morning bath is brief for the forest hermit and the householder;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.60)

yatestriṣavaṇaṃ snānaṃ sakṛtta brahmacāriṇaḥ /  
ācamya tīrthamāvāhya snāyātsmṛtvāvyayaṃ harim //

> for the ascetic, bathing is at the three junctures of the day; for the celibate student, it is once. / Having sipped water and invoked the sacred ford, one should bathe while remembering the imperishable Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.61)

tisraḥ koṭyastu vijñeyā mandehā nāma rākṣasāḥ /  
udayantaṃ durātmānaḥ sūryamicchanti khāditum //

> Thirty million rākṣasas, known by the name Mandehas, / wicked in nature, desire to devour the rising sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.62)

sa hanti sūryaṃ sandhyāyāṃ nopāstiṃ kurute tu yaḥ /  
dahanti mantrapūtena toyenānalarūpiṇā //

> He who does not perform worship at twilight slays the sun; / \[the performers\] burn them with water purified by mantras, which takes the form of fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.63)

ahorātrasya yaḥ sandhiḥ sā sandhyā bhavatīti ha /  
dvināḍikā bhavetsandhyā yāvadbhavati darśanam //

> The junction of day and night is indeed the twilight. / Twilight lasts two nāḍikās, as long as \[the stars or sun\] remain visible.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.64)

gandhyākarmāvasāne tu svayaṃ homo vidhīyate /  
svayaṃ homaphalaṃ yattu tadanyena na jāyate //

> At the conclusion of the twilight rites, one should perform the fire offering oneself; / the fruit of an offering made by oneself is not produced through another.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.65)

ṛtvikputro gururbhrātā bhāgineyo 'tha viṭpatiḥ /  
ebhireva hutaṃ yattu taddhutaṃ svayameva hi //

> An officiating priest, a son, a guru, a brother, a nephew, or a son-in-law: / whatever is offered by these is considered offered by oneself indeed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.66)

brahmā vai gārhapatyāgnirdakṣaṇāgnistrilocanaḥ /  
viṣṇurāhavanīyāgniḥ kumāraḥ satya ucyate //

> Brahmā is the Gārhapatya fire; the Three-Eyed \[Rudra\] is the Dakṣiṇa fire; / Viṣṇu is the Āhavanīya fire; Kumāra is called the true \[Sabhya fire\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.67)

kṛtvā homaṃ yathākālaṃ saurānmantrāñjapettataḥ /  
samāhitātmā sāvitrīṃ praṇavaṃ ca yathoditam //

> Having performed the fire offering at the proper time, one should then recite the solar mantras; / with a concentrated mind, \[one should recite\] the Sāvitrī and the praṇava as prescribed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.68)

praṇave nityayuktasya vyāhṛtīṣu ca saptasu /  
tripadāyāṃ ca sāvitryāṃ na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit //

> For one constantly devoted to the praṇava, to the seven sacred utterances, / and to the three-footed Sāvitrī, there is no fear anywhere.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.69)

gāyattrīṃ yo japennityaṃ kalyamutthāya mānavaḥ /  
lipyate na sa pāpena padmapatramivāmbhasā //

> The man who, rising at dawn, constantly recites the Gāyatrī / is not stained by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not moistened by water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.70)

śvetavarṇā samuddiṣṭā kauśaiyavasanā tathā /  
akṣasūtradharā devī padmāsanagatā śubhā //

> She is described as white in complexion, dressed in silken garments, / holding a rosary, seated on a lotus, and auspicious.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.71)

āvāhya yajupānena tejo 'sīti vidhānataḥ /  
etadyajuḥ purā daivairdṛṣṭidarśanakāṅkṣibhiḥ //

> Having invoked her according to the rule with the Yajus formula beginning "Thou art brilliance", / this Yajus was formerly \[perceived\] by the gods who sought a vision \[of her\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.72)

ādityamaṇḍalāntaḥ sthāṃ brahmalokasthitāmapi /  
tatrāvāhya japitvāto namaskārādvisarjayet //

> Dwelling within the orb of the sun and also residing in the world of Brahmā, / having invoked her there and recited \[the prayer\], one should dismiss her with a salutation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.73)

pūrvāhna eva kurvīta devatānāṃ ca pūjanam /  
na viṣṇoḥ paramo devastasmāttaṃ pūjayetsadā //

> In the forenoon itself, one should perform the worship of the deities; / there is no deity higher than Viṣṇu, therefore one should always worship him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.74)

brahmaviṣṇuśivāndevānna pṛthagbhāvayetsudhīḥ /  
loke 'sminmaṅgalānyaṣṭau brāhmaṇo gaurhutāśanaḥ //

> The wise person should not view Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva as separate deities. / In this world there are eight auspicious things: a brāhmaṇa, a cow, fire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.75)

hiraṇyaṃ sarpirāditya āpo rājā tathāṣṭamaḥ /  
etāni satataṃ paśyedarcayecca pradakṣiṇam //

> gold, clarified butter, the sun, water, and the king as the eighth; / one should constantly look upon these, venerate them, and circumambulate them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.76)

vedasyādhyayanaṃ pūrvaṃ vicārobhyasanaṃ japaḥ /  
taddānaṃ caiva śiṣyabhyo vedābhyāso hi pañcadhā //

> First studying the Veda, then reflecting upon it, repeatedly practising it, reciting it, / and imparting it to pupils: the study of the Veda is indeed fivefold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.77)

vedārthaṃ yajñaśāstrāṇi dharmaśāstrāṇi caiva hi /  
mūlyena lekhayitvā yo dadyādyāti sa vaidikam //

> He who, having had texts on the meaning of the Veda, sacrificial treatises, and treatises on dharma / transcribed for payment, donates them, attains the Vedic realm.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.78)

itihā sapurāṇāni likhitvāyaḥ prayacchati /  
brahmadānasamaṃ puṇyaṃ prāpnoti dviguṇīkṛtam //

> He who, having transcribed the Itihāsas and Purāṇas, gives them away, / obtains merit equal to the gift of the Veda, doubled.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.79)

mṛtīye ca tathā bhāge poṣyavargārthasādhanam /  
mātā pitā gururbhrātā prajā dīnāḥ samāśritāḥ //

> And in the third part \[of the day, one should engage in\] the acquisition of wealth for the group of dependants: / mother, father, guru, brother, offspring, the destitute, those who rely on one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.80)

abhyāgato 'tithiścāgniḥ poṣyavargā udāhṛtaḥ /  
bharaṇaṃ poṣyavargasya praśastaṃ svargasādhanam //

> a visitor, a guest, and the sacred fire are declared to be the group of dependants. / Maintaining the group of dependants is praised as the means to achieve heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.81)

bharaṇaṃ poṣya vargasya tasmādyatnena kārayet /  
sa jīvati varaścaiko bahubhiryopajīvyati //

> Therefore, one should maintain the group of dependants with effort. / That one excellent man lives, upon whom many depend for their livelihood;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.82)

jīvanto mṛtakāstvanye puruṣāḥ svodarambharāḥ /  
svakīyodarapūrtiśca kukkurasyāpi vidyate //

> other men who merely fill their own bellies are dead while still alive; / even a dog is capable of filling its own belly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.83)

arthebhyo 'pi vivṛddhebhyaḥ sambhūtebhyastatastataḥ /  
kriyāḥ sarvāḥ pravartante parvatebhya ivāpagāḥ //

> From wealth, moreover, grown large and collected here and there, / all undertakings proceed, just as rivers from mountains.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.84)

sarvaratnākarā bhūmirdhānyāni paśavaḥ striyaḥ /  
arthasya kāryayogitvādartha ityabhidhīyate //

> The earth, which is a mine of all jewels, grains, cattle, and women— / because of their suitability for purpose, each is designated as 'wealth' (artha).  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.85)

adroheṇaiva bhūtānāmalpadroheṇa vā punaḥ /  
yā vṛttistāṃ samāsthāya vipro jīvedanāpadi //

> Without harming living beings at all, or else with very little harm, / adopting that livelihood, a brahmin should live in times free from distress.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.86)

dhanaṃ tu trividhaṃ jñeyaṃ śuklaṃ śabalameva ca /  
kṛṣṇaṃ ca tasya vijñeyo vibhāgaḥ saptadhā pṛthak //

> Wealth is to be known as threefold: white, speckled, / and black; its division is to be understood as separately sevenfold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.87)

kramāyattaṃ prītidattaṃ prāptaṃ ca saha bhāryayā /  
aviśeṣeṇa sarveṣāṃ varṇānāṃ trividhaṃ dhanam //

> Acquired by succession, given out of love, and obtained along with a wife— / this is the threefold wealth common to all castes without distinction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.88)

vaiśeṣikaṃ dhanaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ brāhmaṇasya trilakṣaṇam /  
yājanādhyāpane nityaṃ viśuddhaśca (ddhācca) pratigrahaḥ //

> The specific wealth of a brahmin is seen to have three characteristics: / constantly \[earned\] by officiating at sacrifices and teaching, and gifts received from pure persons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.89)

trividhaṃ kṣatriyasyāpi prāhurvaiśeṣikaṃ dhanam /  
śuddhārthaṃ labdhakarajaṃ daṇḍāptaṃ jayajaṃ tathā //

> They declare a threefold specific wealth for the kṣatriya as well: / that which is gained through taxes for pure governance, that acquired through fines, and likewise that produced by victory.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.90)

vaiśeṣikaṃ dhanaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ vaiśyasyāpi vilakṣaṇam /  
kṛṣigorakṣavāṇijyaṃ śūdrasyaibhyastvanugrahāt //

> The specific wealth of a vaiśya is also seen to be distinctive: / agriculture, cattle-rearing, and trade; while that of a śūdra is from the favour of these \[three castes\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.91)

kusīdakṛṣivāṇijyaṃ prakurvīta svayaṃ param (kṛtam) /  
āpatkāle svayaṃ kurvannainasā yujyate dvijaḥ //

> One may undertake usury, agriculture, and trade in person in an emergency; / in a time of distress, a twice-born performing \[them\] himself is not joined with sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.92)

bahavo vartanopāyā ṛṣibhiḥ parikīrtitāḥ /  
sarveṣāmapi caivaiṣāṃ kusīdamadhikaṃ viduḥ //

> Many means of livelihood have been proclaimed by the sages; / yet of all of them, they consider usury to be superior.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.93)

anāvṛṣṭyā rājabhayānmūṣikādyairupadravaiḥ /  
kṛṣyādike bhavedbādhā sā kusīde na vidyate //

> From drought, fear of the king, or calamities caused by mice and the like, / an obstruction may arise in agriculture and other pursuits, but it does not exist in usury.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.94)

śuklapakṣe tathā kṛṣṇe rajanyāṃ divasepi vā /  
uṣṇe varṣati śīte vā vardhanaṃ na nivartate //

> During the bright fortnight as well as the dark, by night or by day, / in heat, rain, or cold, the increase \[of interest\] does not cease.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.95)

deśaṃ gatānāṃ yā vṛddhirnānāpaṇyopajīvinām /  
kusīdaṃ kurvataḥ samyak saṃsthitasyaiva jāyate //

> Whatever profit comes to those who have gone abroad, living by various wares, / that same \[profit\] arises for one who practises usury properly, merely while staying in place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.96)

labdhalābhaḥ pitṝndevānbrāhmaṇāṃścaiva pūjayet /  
te tṛptāstasya taddoṣaṃ śamayanti na saṃśayaḥ //

> Having obtained gain, he should worship the ancestors, the gods, and brahmins; / they, being satisfied, quell the fault in it; there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.97)

vaṇikkusīdaṃ dadyādyo vastraṃ gāṅkāñcanādikam /  
kṛṣīvalo 'nnapānādiyānaśayyāsanāni ca //

> A merchant who gives interest \[or\] clothing, cattle, gold, and the like, / and a farmer who gives food, drink, vehicles, beds, and seats,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.98)

rājabhyo viṃśatiṃ dattvā paśusvarṇādikaṃ śatam /  
pādenāsya ca yāvakyaṃ kuryātsaṃcayamātmavān //

> Giving twenty \[parts\] to kings, \[from\] a hundred cattle, gold, and so on; / with a quarter of it, a self-controlled man should make provision for his subsistence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.99)

ardhena cātmabharaṇaṃ nityanaimittikāṃnvitam /  
pādaṃ cetyarthayāmasya mūlabhūtaṃ vivardhayet //

> With half, he should maintain himself, together with regular and occasional rites; / and with one quarter, constituting his capital, he should increase his wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.100)

vidyā śilpaṃ bhūtiḥ sevā gorakṣā vipaṇiḥ kṛṣiḥ /  
vṛttirbhaikṣyaṃ kusīdaṃ ca daśa jīvanahetavaḥ //

> Knowledge, craft, wages, service, cattle-rearing, shopkeeping, farming, / a profession, begging alms, and usury are the ten means of livelihood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.101)

pratigrahārjitā vipre kṣatriye śastranirjitā /  
vaiśye nyāyārjitāḥ svārthāḥ śūdre śuśrūṣayārjitāḥ //

> One's wealth is acquired through accepting gifts for a brahmin, won by weapons for a kṣatriya, / acquired through lawful trade for a vaiśya, and acquired by service for a śūdra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.102)

nadī bahūdakā śākamṛtparṇāni samitkuśāḥ /  
āgneyo brahmaghoṣaśca viprāṇāṃ dhanamuttamam //

> A river with abundant water, greens, clay, leaves, sacrificial kindling, and kuśa grass, / the sacred fire, and the chanting of the Veda are the supreme wealth of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.103)

ayācitopapanne tu nāsti doṣaḥ pratigrahe /  
amṛtaṃ tadvidurdevāstasmāttannaiva varjayet //

> In accepting a gift that arrives unasked, there is no fault; / the gods know that to be nectar; therefore, one should never reject it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.104)

gurudravyāṃścaujjihīrṣurarciṣyande vatātithīn /  
sarvataḥ pratigṛhṇīyānna tuṣyettu svayaṃ tataḥ //

> Desiring to maintain the guru's family, or intending to honour deities and guests, / one may accept from everywhere, but one should not personally enjoy satisfaction from it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.105)

sādhutaḥ pratigṛhṇīyādatha vāsādhuto dvijaḥ /  
guṇavānalpadoṣaśca nirguṇo hi nimajjati //

> Whether a twice-born receives \[a gift\] from a good person or from a bad person, / if endowed with virtue, the fault is slight; but one devoid of virtue sinks down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.106)

evaṃ tvakṣavṛttyā vā kṛtvā bharaṇamātmanaḥ /  
kuryādviśuddhiṃ parataḥ prāyaścittaṃ dvijottamaḥ //

> Having thus maintained himself, even by an impermissible livelihood, / the best of the twice-born should afterwards perform purification and expiation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.107)

caturthe ca tathā bhāge snānārthaṃ mṛda māharet /  
tilapuṣpakuśādīni snānaṃ cākṛtrime jale //

> And in the fourth part \[of the day\], he should collect earth for the purpose of bathing, / sesame, flowers, kuśa grass, and the like, and bathe in natural water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.108)

nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyaṃ kriyāṅgaṃ malakarṣaṇam /  
mārjanācamāvagāhāścāṣṭasnānaṃ prakīrtitam //

> Regular, occasional, optional, forming part of a ritual, removing dirt, / sprinkling, sipping water, and full immersion—an eightfold bath is proclaimed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.109)

asnātastu pumānnārhe japāgnihavanādiṣu /  
prātaḥ snānaṃ tadarthaṃ tu nityasnānaṃ prakīrtitam //

> One who has not bathed is not entitled to recitation, oblations into the fire, and other rites; / the morning bath for that purpose is proclaimed as the regular bath.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.110)

cāṇḍālaśavaviṣṭhādyānspṛṣṭvā snānaṃ rajasvalām /  
snānārhastu yadā snāti snānaṃ naimittikaṃ hi tat //

> Having touched a Cāṇḍāla, a corpse, excrement, and the like, or a menstruating woman, / when one who is fit to bathe takes a bath, that indeed is the occasional bath.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.111)

puṣyasnānādikaṃ snānaṃ daivajñavidhicoditam /  
taddhi kāmyaṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ nākāmastatprayojayet //

> A bath such as the Puṣya-bath, prescribed according to the rules of an astrologer— / that is declared to be optional; one who does not desire \[its fruit\] should not perform it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.112)

japtukāmaḥ pavitrāṇi arciṣyandevatātithīn /  
snānaṃ samācaredyastu kriyāṅgaṃ tacca kīrtitam //

> Desiring to recite purifying texts, intending to worship deities and guests, / the bath which one performs is proclaimed as forming part of a ritual.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.113)

malāpakarṣaṇārthāya pravṛttistatra nānyathā /  
saraḥ sudevakhāteṣu tīrtheṣu ca nadīṣu ca //

> The effort undertaken solely for the sake of removing dirt, and not otherwise, / in lakes, ponds made by the gods, pilgrimage sites, and rivers—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.114)

snānameva kriyā yasmātkriyāsnānamataḥ param /  
adbhirgātrāṇi śudhyanti tīrthasnānātphalaṃ labhet //

> Since the bath itself is the religious action, it is known as a ritual bath beyond this; / the limbs are cleansed with water, and from a bath at a pilgrimage site one obtains the fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.115)

mārjanānmajjanairmantraiḥ pāpamāśu praṇaśyati /  
nityaṃ naimittikaṃ cāpi kriyāṅgaṃ malakarṣaṇam //

> Through sprinkling, immersions, and mantras, sin is swiftly destroyed; / \[this applies to\] the regular, the occasional, that forming part of a ritual, and that removing dirt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.116)

tīrthābhāve tu kartavyamuṣṇodakaparodakaiḥ /  
bhūmiṣṭhāduddhṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ tataḥ prastravaṇodakam //

> In the absence of a sacred water-place, however, it should be done with warm water or other waters; / water drawn from the ground is meritorious; more so than that is water from a spring.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.117)

tato 'pi sārasaṃ puṇyaṃ tasmānnādeyamucyate /  
tīrthatoyaṃ tataḥ puṇyaṃ gāgaṃ puṇyaṃ tu sarvataḥ //

> Even more meritorious than that is pond-water; river-water is said to be greater than that; / the water of a pilgrimage site is more meritorious than that, but Gaṅgā water is meritorious above all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.118)

gāgaṃ payaḥ punātyāśu pāpamāmaraṇāntikam /  
gayāyāṃ ca kurukṣetre yattoyaṃ samupasthitam //

> The water of the Gaṅgā quickly purifies sins up to the end of life; / and whatever water is present at Gayā and at Kurukṣetra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.119)

tasmāttu gāṅgamaparaṃ jānīyāttoyamuttamam /  
putrajanmani yogeṣu tathā saṃkramaṇe raveḥ //

> Even compared to that, one should know the other water, that of the Gaṅgā, to be supreme. / At the birth of a son, during astronomical conjunctions, and likewise at the transit of the sun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.120)

rāhośca darśane snānaṃ praśastaṃ niśi nānyathā /  
uṣasyuṣasi yatsnānaṃ sandhyāyāmudite ravau //

> And at the sight of Rāhu, bathing at night is praised, but not otherwise. / The bath that is taken at every dawn, at twilight, or when the sun has risen,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.121)

prājāpatyena tattulyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam /  
yatphalaṃ dvādaśābdāni prājāpatye kṛte bhavet //

> Is equal to a Prājāpatya penance, destroying great sins. / The fruit that would arise when a Prājāpatya penance is performed for twelve years,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.122)

prātaḥ snāyī tadāpnoti varṣeṇa śraddhayānvitaḥ /  
ya icchedvipulān bhogāṃścandrasūryagrahopamān //

> One who bathes in the morning, endowed with faith, obtains that in a single year. / He who desires extensive enjoyments comparable to the lunar and solar eclipse,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.123)

prātaḥ snāyī bhavennityaṃ māsau dvau māghaphālgunau /  
yastu māghaṃ samāsādya prātaḥ snāyī haviṣyabhuk //

> Should continually bathe in the morning during the two months of Māgha and Phālguna. / But he who, having reached the month of Māgha, bathes in the morning and eats sacrificial food,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.124)

itipāpaṃ mahāghoraṃ māsādeva vyapohati /  
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ vāpi bhrātaraṃ suhṛdaṃ gurum //

> Disperses even very terrible sin in just a month. / Intending a mother, a father, a brother, a friend, or a guru,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.125)

yamuddiśya nimajjeta dvādaśāṃśaṃ labhettu saḥ /  
tuṣyatyāmalakairviṣṇurekādaśyā viśeṣataḥ //

> For whose sake one immerses oneself, that person obtains a twelfth part. / Viṣṇu is pleased by āmalaka fruits, especially on the eleventh lunar day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.126)

śrīkāmaḥ sarvadā snānaṃ kurvotāmalakairnaraḥ /  
santāpaḥ kīrtiralpāyurdhanaṃ nidhanameva ca //

> A man desiring prosperity should always take a bath with āmalaka fruits. / Torment, fame, short life, wealth, and indeed death,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.127)

ārogyaṃ sarvakāmāptirabhyaṅgādbhāskarādiṣu /  
upoṣitasya vratinaḥ kṛttakeśasya nāpitaiḥ //

> Health, and the attainment of all desires \[result\] from an oil-massage on days beginning with Sunday. / For one who has fasted, one observing a vow, and one whose hair has been cut by barbers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.128)

tāvacchrīstiṣṭhati prītā yāvattailaṃ na saṃspṛśet /  
evaṃ snātvā pitṝndevānmanuṣyāṃstarpayennaraḥ //

> Fortune remains pleased only as long as he does not touch oil. / Having bathed thus, a man should offer libations to the ancestors, gods, and mortals.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.129)

nābhimātre jale sthitvā cintayedūrjamānasaḥ /  
āgacchantu me pitara imaṃ gṛhṇantvapoñjalim //

> Standing in water up to the navel, with his mind focused on strength, he should reflect: / 'May my ancestors come; may they receive this handful of water.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.130)

trīṃstrīnevāñjalīndadyādākāśe dakṣiṇe tathā /  
vasitvā vasanaṃ śuṣkaṃ sthalasthā starṇabarhiṣi //

> He should offer three handfuls of water \[each\] into the sky and to the south, / then put on dry clothing, standing on land upon strewed kuśa grass.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.131)

vidhijñāstarpaṇaṃ kuryurna pātre tu kadācana /  
yadapāṃ krūramāṃsāttu yadamedhyaṃ tu kiñcana //

> Those who know the ritual should perform the water-offering, but never in a vessel. / 'Whatever cruelty or raw meat adheres to the water, whatever is impure,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.132)

aśāntaṃ malinaṃ yacca tatsarvamapagacchatu /  
gṛhītvānena mantreṇa toyaṃ savyena pāṇinā //

> whatever is restless and stained, may all that go away.' / Having taken water in his left hand with this mantra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.133)

prakṣipoddiśi nairṛtyāṃ rakṣo 'pahataye tu tat /  
niṣiddhabhakṣaṇādyattu pāpādyacca pratigrahāt //

> he should throw it into the south-western direction to destroy the rakṣasas: / 'Whatever \[evil comes\] from forbidden food, from sin, or from accepting gifts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.134)

duṣkṛtaṃ yacca me kiñcidbāṅmanaḥ kāyakarmabhiḥ /  
punātu me tadindrastu varuṇaḥ sabṛhaspatiḥ //

> and whatever bad deed of mine done by speech, mind, and bodily acts, / may Indra, Varuṇa, together with Bṛhaspati, purify me of that,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.135)

savitā ca bhagaścaiva munayaḥ sanakādayaḥ /  
ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ jagattṛpyatviti bruvan //

> and Savitṛ, Bhaga, and the sages headed by Sanaka.' / Saying, 'May the universe, from Brahmā down to a clump of grass, be satisfied,'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.136)

kṣipedabañjalīṃstrīstu kurvansaṃkṣepatarpaṇam /  
surāṇāmarcanaṃ kuryādbrahmā dīnāmamatsarī //

> he should cast three handfuls of water, performing the concise water-offering. / Free from envy, he should worship the gods headed by Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.137)

brāhmavaiṣṇavaraudraiśca sāvitrairmaitravāruṇaiḥ /  
talliṅgairarcayenmantraiḥ sarvadevānnamasya ca //

> with mantras dedicated to Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Savitṛ, Mitra, and Varuṇa, / using the mantras that name them, and bowing to all the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.138)

namaskāreṇa puṣpāṇi vinyasettu pṛthakpṛthak /  
sarvadevamayaṃ viṣṇuṃ bhāskaraṃ cāpyathārcayet //

> He should deposit flowers separately with an obeisance. / Then he should worship the Sun, and Viṣṇu, who comprises all deities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.139)

dadyātpuruṣasūktena yaḥ puṣpāṇyapa eva vā /  
arcitaṃ syājjagādidaṃ tena sarvaṃ carācaram //

> Whoever offers flowers or water with the Puruṣasūkta, / by him this entire universe, moving and unmoving, is worshiped.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.140)

anyaiśca tāntrikairmantraiḥ pūjayecca janārdanam /  
ādāvarghyaṃ pradātavyaṃ tataḥ paścādvilepanam //

> He should also worship Janārdana with other tantric mantras. / First the water for honorific welcome should be offered, and after that the ointment;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.141)

tataḥ puṣpāñjaliṃ dhūpamu pahāraphalāni ca /  
snānamantarjale caiva mārjanācamanaṃ tathā //

> then a handful of flowers, incense, offerings, and fruits; / also the bath while immersed in water, as well as the sprinkling and sipping of water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.142)

jalābhimantraṇaṃ yacca tīrthasya parikalpayet /  
aghamarṣaṇasūktena trivāraṃ tveva nityaśaḥ //

> As for consecrating the water of a sacred bathing place, he should perform it / three times daily with the Aghamarṣaṇa hymn.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.143)

snāne caritamityetatsamuddiṣṭaṃ mahātmabhiḥ /  
brahmakṣatraviśāṃ caiva mantravatsnānamiṣyate //

> This is declared by the great-souled ones as the conduct observed in bathing. / For Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas, the bath is prescribed with mantras;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.144)

tūṣṇīmeva tu śūdrasya sanamaskārakaṃ smṛtam /  
adhyāpanaṃ brahmayajñaḥ pitṛyajñastu tarpaṇam //

> for a Śūdra, it is traditionally said to be in silence, accompanied by an obeisance. / Teaching is the sacrifice to Brahman; the water-offering is the sacrifice to the ancestors;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.145)

homo daivī balirbhauto na yajño 'tithipūjanam /  
gavā goṣṭhe daśaguṇaṃ agnyagāre śatādhikam //

> the fire oblation is for the gods; the food offering is for living beings; honoring a guest is the sacrifice to humanity. / \[The fruit\] is tenfold in a cow-pen, a hundred times more in a sacrificial hall,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.146)

siddhakṣetreṣu tīrtheṣu devatāyataneṣu ca /  
sahasraśatakoṭīnāmanantaṃ viṣṇusannidhau //

> thousands, hundreds, and tens of millions in perfected places, sacred sites, and temples, / and endless in the presence of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.147)

pañcame ca tathā bhāge saṃvibhāgo yathārthataḥ /  
pitṛde vamanuṣyāṇāṃ koṭīnāṃ copadiśyate //

> And in the fifth part \[of the day\] a proper distribution \[of food\] / is prescribed for the hosts of ancestors, gods, and men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.148)

brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradāyāgra yaḥ suhṛdbhiḥ sahāśnute /  
sa pretya labhate svargamannadānaṃ samācaran //

> Having given the first portion to Brahmins, he who eats together with friends, / practising the giving of food, attains heaven after death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.149)

pūrvaṃ madhuramaśrīyāllavaṇāmlau ca madhyataḥ /  
kaṭutiktakaṣāyāṃśca payaścaiva tathāntataḥ //

> He should eat sweet food first, salty and sour in the middle, / and pungent, bitter, and astringent, as well as milk, at the end.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.150)

śākaṃ ca rātrau bhūmiṣṭhamatyantaṃ ca vivarjayet /  
nacaikarasasevāyāṃ prasajjeta kadācana //

> He should completely avoid vegetables and whatever is on the ground at night, / and he should never become addicted to enjoying a single taste.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.151)

samṛtaṃ brāhmaṇasyānnaṃ kṣatriyānnaṃ payaḥ smṛtam /  
vaiśyasya cānnamevānnaṃ śūdrānnaṃ rudhiraṃ smṛtam //

> Food of a Brahmin is regarded as ambrosia; food of a Kṣatriya is milk; / food of a Vaiśya is simply food; and food of a Śūdra is blood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.152)

amāvāsī vasedatra ekahāyanameva vā //

> He should dwell here on the new moon day, or for a single year.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.153)

tatra śrīścaiva lakṣmīśca vasate nātra saṃśayaḥ /  
udare gārhapatyāgniḥ pṛṣṭhadeśe tu dakṣiṇaḥ //

> There fortune and wealth reside, no doubt in this. / The Gārhapatya fire is in the belly, and the Dakṣiṇa fire on the back;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.154)

āsye cāhavanīyo 'gniḥ satyaḥ parva ca mūrdhani /  
yaḥ pañcāgnīnimānveda āhitāgniḥ sa ucyate //

> the Āhavanīya fire is in the mouth; truth and the joint are on the crown of the head. / He who knows these five fires is called one who maintains the sacred fires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.155)

śariramāpaḥ somaṃ ca vividhaṃ cānnamucyate /  
prāṇo hyagnistathādityastribhoktā eka eva tu //

> The body, water, and soma are declared to be various foods; / the breath of life is fire, and likewise the Sun; there is only one consumer of the three.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.156)

annaṃ balāya me bhūmerapāmagnyanilasya ca /  
bhavatyetatpariṇatau mamāpyavyāhataṃ sukham //

> 'May the food bring strength to my earth, water, fire, and wind; / upon its digestion, may unbroken happiness come to me.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.157)

hastena parimārjyātha kuryāttāmbūlabhakṣaṇam /  
śravaṇaṃ cetihāsasya tatkuryātsusamāhitaḥ //

> Having wiped \[his mouth\] with his hand, he should chew betel leaf, / and attentive, he should listen to historical narrative.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.158)

itihāsapurāṇādyaiḥ ṣaṣṭhasaptamakenayet /  
tataḥ sandhyāmupāsīta snātvā vai paścimāṃ naraḥ //

> He should spend the sixth and seventh \[parts of the day\] with narratives, Purāṇas, and the like; / then, having bathed, a man should attend to the evening twilight worship.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.159)

etadvā divase proktamanuṣṭhānaṃ mayā dvija /  
ācāraṃ yaḥ paṭhedvidvāñchṛṇuyātsa divaṃvrajet /  
ācārādirdharmakartā keśavo hi smṛto dvija //

> This daily ritual has been taught by me, O twice-born! / The wise man who recites or hears this conduct shall go to heaven; / for Keśava is traditionally remembered as the origin of conduct and the author of dharma, O twice-born!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.213.159.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.159.p1)

iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe pañcottaradviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

> Thus ends the two hundred and fifteenth chapter in the Ācārakāṇḍa, designated as the first section, in the Pūrvakhaṇḍa of the glorious Mahāpurāṇa called Garuḍa Purāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.213.1) — English, machine translation

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213) · Pramāṇa
