[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) › 1.217.3 # Garudapurana 1.217.3 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.217.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.217.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.217.3) gāyattrīcchando viśvāmitra ṛṣistripāt / samudrāḥ kukṣiścandrādityau locanau / agnirmukham / viṣṇurhṛdayam / brahmarudrau śiraḥ / rudraḥ śikhā / upanaya ne viniyogaḥ / oṃ bhūḥ pāde / bhuvaḥ jānuti / svaḥ hṛdaye / mahaḥ śirasi / janaḥ śikhāyām / tapaḥ kaṇṭhe / satyaṃ lalāṭe / oṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ / oṃ bhūḥ śirase svāhā / oṃ bhuvaḥ śikhāyai vauṣaṭ / oṃ svaḥ kavacāya huṃ / oṃ bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ astrāya phaṭ // > The metre is Gāyatrī; the ṛṣi is Viśvāmitra; it has three feet. / The oceans are the belly; the moon and sun are the eyes; / fire is the mouth; / Viṣṇu is the heart; / Brahmā and Rudra are the head; / Rudra is the topknot. / The application is in the sacred thread ceremony. / Oṃ bhūḥ, on the feet; / bhuvaḥ, on the knees; / svaḥ, on the heart; / mahaḥ, on the head; / janaḥ, on the topknot; / tapaḥ, on the throat; / satyam, on the forehead. / Oṃ, to the heart, namaḥ; / oṃ bhūḥ, to the head, svāhā; / oṃ bhuvaḥ, to the topknot, vauṣaṭ; / oṃ svaḥ, to the armour, huṃ; / oṃ bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ, to the weapon, phaṭ. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.217.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.217.2) - [Next: 1.217.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.217.4) - [Up: 1.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.217) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.217.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.217.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.217.3) · Pramāṇa