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# Garudapurana 1.226

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.226

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [1.226.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.40) — 1 part

### [1.226.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.1)

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 226  
sūta uvāca vakṣye sāṅgaṃ mahāyogaṃ bhuktimuktikaraṃ param /  
sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ bhaktyānupaṭhitaṃ śṛṇu //

> Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — \[Chapter\] 226  
> Sūta said: I will declare the supreme great yoga with its limbs, which grants worldly enjoyment and liberation,  
> which pacifies all sins; listen to it recited with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.2)

mameti mūlaṃ duḥ khasya na mameti nivartanam /  
dattātreyo hyalarkāya imamāha mahāmatiḥ //

> "Mine" is the root of sorrow; "not mine" is its cessation.  
> For the wise Dattātreya spoke this to Alarka:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.3)

ahamityaṅkurotpanno mameti skandhavānmahān /  
gṛhakṣetrāṇi śākhāśca yatra dārābhipallavaḥ //

> The sprout "I" has sprung up; it has the great trunk "mine",  
> where houses and fields are the branches, and a wife is the new shoot.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.4)

dhanadhānye mahāpatre pāpamūlo 'tidurgamaḥ /  
vidhivatsukhaśāntyarthaṃ jāto 'jñānamahātaruḥ //

> Wealth and grain are its large leaves; its root is sin; it is very difficult to pass;  
> the great tree of ignorance has grown, \[and must be cut\] duly for the sake of happiness and peace.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.5)

chinno vidyākuṭhāreṇa te gatā layamīśvare /  
prāpya brahmarasaṃ pītaṃ nīrajaskamakaṇṭakam //

> Felled by the axe of knowledge, they dissolve into the Lord;  
> having attained and drunk the essence of Brahman, devoid of dust, free of thorns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.6)

prāpnuvanti parāḥ prājñāḥ sukhanirvṛtimeva ca /  
mūrtendriyalayaṃ nūnaṃ na tvaṃ rājan na cāpyaham //

> the supreme wise attain the bliss of cessation;  
> there is indeed dissolution of forms and senses; you are not \[this\], O king, nor am I.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.7)

na tanmātrādikaṃ vācā naivāntaḥ karaṇaṃ tathā /  
kaṃ vā paśyasi rājendra pradhānamidamāvayoḥ //

> Neither the subtle elements and the like through speech, nor likewise the internal organ:  
> what do you see, O best of kings, as the fundamental material of us two?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.8)

mṛtaḥ pare 'hni kṣetrajñaḥ saṃjāto 'yaṃ guṇātmakaḥ /  
ekatve 'pi pṛthagbhāvastathā kṣetrātmano nṛpa //

> The knower of the field who died yesterday is born today, made of the qualities;  
> even in unity there is distinct existence, such is the case, O king, of the field and the Self.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.9)

jñānapūrvaviyogo 'sau jñāne naṣṭe ca yoginaḥ /  
sā muktirbrahmaṇā caikya manaikyaṃ prākṛtairguṇaiḥ //

> This separation is preceded by knowledge, and when knowledge is dissolved, it is so for a yogi;  
> that liberation is unity with Brahman, and disunity with the material qualities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.10)

tadgṛhaṃ yatra vasati tadbhojyaṃ yena jīvati /  
yanmuktaye tadevoktaṃ jñānājñāne na cānyathā //

> That is the house where one lives; that is the food by which one lives;  
> whatever leads to liberation, only that is declared knowledge; ignorance is not otherwise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.11)

upabhogena puṇyānā mapuṇyānāñca pārthiva /  
kartavyānāñca nityānāṃ kṣayantvakaraṇāttathā //

> Through the experiencing of merits and demerits, O ruler of the earth,  
> and likewise through the destruction of daily duties by non-performance:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.12)

ahiṃsā satyamasteyaṃ brahmacaryāparigrahau /  
yamāḥ pañcātha niyamāḥ śaucaṃ dvividhamīritam //

> Non-violence, truth, non-stealing, celibacy, and non-possession—  
> these are the five restraints; then the observances: purity is declared to be of two kinds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.13)

santoṣastapasā śāntirvāsudevārcanaṃ damaḥ /  
āsana padmakādyuktaṃ prāṇāyāmo marujjayaḥ //

> contentment, peace through austerity, worship of Vāsudeva, and self-restraint;  
> posture is spoken of as the lotus posture and others; breath control is the conquest of the wind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.14)

pratyekaṃ trividhaḥ so 'pi pūrakumbhakarecakaiḥ /  
laghuryo daśamātrastu dviguṇaḥ sa tu madhyamaḥ //

> That too is of three kinds in each case: by inhalation, retention, and exhalation;  
> that which has ten measures is light; that which is double that is medium;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.15)

triguṇābhistu mātrābhiruttamaḥ sa udāhṛtaḥ /  
japadhyānayutau garbho viparītastvarbhakaḥ //

> that which has triple measures is pronounced superior;  
> that which is endowed with silent repetition and meditation is 'with seed'; the opposite is 'without seed'.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.16)

prathame najayetsvapnaṃ madhyamena ca vepathum /  
vipākaṃ hi tṛtīyena jātāndoṣāstvanukramāt //

> With the first \[kind of breath-control\] one should overcome sleepiness, and with the middle one, trembling; / with the third, indeed, \[one should conquer\] digestion, and in due order the defects that arise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.17)

āsanasthantuyuñjīta kṛtvā ca praṇavaṃ hṛdī /  
pārṣṇibhyāṃ liṅgavṛṣaṇau sparśannakāgramānasaḥ //

> Seated in a posture, one should meditate, placing the praṇava in the heart, / touching the penis and testicles with both heels, with single-pointed mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.18)

rajasā tamaso vṛttiṃ sattvena rajasastathā /  
nirudhya niścalo bhūtvā sthito yuñjīta yogavit //

> Restraining the activity of tamas by rajas, and likewise that of rajas by sattva, / becoming motionless and steady, the knower of yoga should practice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.19)

indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyaḥ prāṇādīnamna eva ca /  
nigṛhya samavāyena pratyāhāra mupakramet //

> Restraining the senses from the sense objects, and also the breath and the mind / by collective control, he should undertake withdrawal \[of the senses\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.20)

prāṇāyāmā daśāṣṭau ca dhāraṇā sā vidhīyate /  
dve dhāraṇe smṛto yogo yogibhistattvadarśibhiḥ //

> Eighteen breath-controls are prescribed as concentration. / Yoga is considered by the yogins who see the truth to consist of two concentrations.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.21)

prāṅnāḍyāṃ hṛdaye cātra tṛtīyā ca tathorasi /  
kaṇṭhe mukhe nā sikāgre netre bhrūmadhyamūrdhasu //

> First in the nāḍī, and here in the heart, and thirdly likewise in the chest, / in the throat, in the mouth, at the tip of the nose, in the eyes, between the eyebrows, on the crown of the head,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.22)

kiñcittasmātparasmiṃśca dhāraṇā daśadhā smṛtā /  
daśaitā dhāraṇāḥ prāpya prāpnotyakṣararūpatām //

> and somewhat beyond that—concentration is remembered as tenfold. / Having attained these ten concentrations, he attains identity with the Imperishable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.23)

yathāgniragnau saṃkṣiptastathātmā paramātmani /  
brahmarūpaṃ mahāpuṇyamomityekākṣaraṃ japet //

> Just as fire cast into fire \[becomes one\], so the self merges into the Supreme Self. / One should recite the single syllable 'Om,' which is the form of Brahman and of great merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.24)

akāraśca tathokāro makāraścākṣaratrayam /  
etāstistrastato mātrāḥ sattvarājasatāmasāḥ //

> The letter 'a', likewise the letter 'u', and the letter 'm' are the three syllables. / These are the three morae, corresponding to sattva, rajas, and tamas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.25)

nirguṇā yogigamyādyārdhamātrā parā sthitā /  
gāndhārīti ca vijñeyā gāndhārasvarasaṃśrayā /  
ityetadakṣaraṃ brahma paramoṅkārasaṃjñitam //

> The half-mora, devoid of qualities, accessible to yogins, stands as the supreme; / it should be known as Gāndhārī, resting on the note gāndhāra. / Such is the syllable Brahman, known as the supreme Om.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.26)

ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ sthūladehavivarjitam /  
ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirjarāmaraṇavarjitam //

> 'I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from the gross body. / I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from old age and death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.27)

ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ pṛthivyā malavarjitam /  
ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirvāyvākāśavivarjitam //

> I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from the impurity of earth. / I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from air and space.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.28)

ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ sūkṣmadehavivarjitam /  
ahaṃ brahmaparaṃ jyotiḥ sthānāsthānavivarjitam //

> I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from the subtle body. / I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from place and non-place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.29)

ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirgandhamātravivarjitam /  
ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ śrotratvakparivarjitam //

> I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from the subtle element of smell. / I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from hearing and skin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.30)

ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirjihvāghrāṇavivarjitam /  
ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ prāṇāpānavivarjitam //

> I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from tongue and smell. / I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from the prāṇa and apāna breaths.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.31)

ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirvyānodānavivarjitam /  
ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirajñānaparivarjitam //

> I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from the vyāna and udāna breaths. / I am Brahman, the supreme light, free from ignorance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.32)

ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotisturīyaṃ paramaṃ padam /  
dehendriyamanobuddhiprāṇāhaṅkāravarjitam //

> I am Brahman, the supreme light, the fourth state, the supreme abode, / free from body, senses, mind, intellect, breath, and ego.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.33)

nityaśuddhabuddhaṃmuktamahāmānandamadvayam /  
ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirjñānarūpo vimuktaye //

> Eternally pure, awakened, liberated, of the nature of supreme bliss, non-dual, / I am Brahman, the supreme light, whose form is knowledge, for liberation.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.34)

sūta uvāca /  
ityaṣṭāṅgo mayā yoga uktaḥ śaunaka muktidaḥ /  
nityanaimittikaṃ gatvā layaṃ prākṛtabandhanāḥ //

> Sūta said: / Thus has the eight-limbed yoga that grants liberation been spoken by me, O Śaunaka. / Having entered the dissolution of daily and occasional \[rites\], those bound by nature,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.35)

utpadyante hi saṃsāre naikaṃ yātvā parātmanām /  
vimucyate vimuktaśca jñānādajñānamohitaḥ //

> are indeed born in saṃsāra, not having attained the one Supreme Self. / One deluded by ignorance is freed, and being freed \[attains liberation\] through knowledge.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.36)

tato naṃ mriyate duḥ khī na rogī na ca vandhavān /  
na pāpairyujyate yogī narake na vipacyate //

> Then the yogin does not die sorrowful, nor sick, nor bound; / he is not joined with sins, nor does he cook in hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.37)

garbhavāse sa no duḥ khī sa syānnārāyaṇo 'vyayaḥ /  
bhaktyā tvananyayā labhyo bhagavānbhuktimuktidaḥ //

> He does not suffer in dwelling in a womb; he becomes the imperishable Nārāyaṇa. / The Blessed Lord, the giver of worldly enjoyment and liberation, is attainable through undivided devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.38)

dhyānena pūjayā japyaiḥ samyak stotrairyatavrataiḥ /  
yajñairdānaiścittaśuddhistayā jñānañca labhyate //

> Purity of mind is attained through meditation, worship, recitations, proper hymns of praise, strict vows, / sacrifices, and gifts; through that, knowledge is obtained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.39)

praṇavādikamantraiśca japyairmuktiṃ gatā dvijāḥ /  
indro 'pi paramaṃ sthānaṃ gandharvāpsaraso varāḥ //

> The twice-born have reached liberation by the recitation of mantras beginning with the praṇava; / Indra too attained the supreme station, as did the excellent gandharvas and apsarases.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.40)

prāptā devāśca devatvaṃ munitvaṃ munayo gatāḥ /  
gandharvatvañca gandharvā rājatvañca nṛpādayaḥ //

> The gods attained godhood, the sages attained saghood, / the gandharvas became gandharvas, and kings attained kingship.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.226.40.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.226.40.p1)

iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍeṣṭāṅgayogakathanaṃ nāma ṣaḍviṃśatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

> Thus ends the two hundred and twenty-sixth chapter, named 'The Description of the Eight-limbed Yoga', in the Ācārakāṇḍa, belonging to the first portion of the first section in the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.226.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Yogacintāmaṇi (Śivānanda Sarasvatī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.yoga.yogacintamani-sivananda-sarasvati.3.60) — Śivānanda Sarasvatī 1650, Sanskrit
- [Kṛtyakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.krtyakalpataru.27.p243) — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit

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