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Garudapurana 1.28

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.28

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1.28.1

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 28
sūta uvāca /
gopālapūjāṃ vakṣyāmi bhuktimuktipradāyinīm /
dvāre dhātā vidhātā ca gaṅgāyamunayā saha //

The glorious Garuḍa Purāṇa — 28. / Sūta said: / I shall explain the worship of Gopāla, which grants both worldly enjoyment and liberation. / At the door [one should worship] Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ together with the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā,

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1.28.2

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śaṅkhapadmanidhī caiva sāraṅgaḥ śarabhaḥ śriyā /
pūrve bhadraḥ subhadro dvau dakṣe caṇḍapracaṇḍakau //

and the treasures Śaṅkha and Padma, Sāraṅga and Śarabha with Śrī; / in the east, the two, Bhadra and Subhadra; in the south, Caṇḍa and Pracaṇḍa;

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1.28.3

paścime balaprabalau jayaśca vijayo yajet /
uttare śrīścaturdvāre gaṇo durgā sarasvatī //

in the west, one should worship Bala and Prabala, Jaya and Vijaya; / in the north, Śrī; at the four doors, Gaṇa, Durgā, and Sarasvatī;

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1.28.4

kṣetrasyāgnyādikoṇeṣu dikṣu nāradapūrvakam /
siddho gururnalakūvaraṃ koṇe bhagavataṃ yajet //

in the corners of the sanctuary beginning with the fire-quarter, and in the cardinal directions, beginning with Nārada, / the Siddha, the Guru; one should worship Nalakūbara in the corner, and the Lord.

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1.28.5

pūrve viṣṇuṃ viṣṇutapo viṣṇuśaktiṃ samarcayet /
tato viṣṇuparīvāraṃ madhye śaktiṃ ca kūrṃmakam //

In the east one should worship Viṣṇu, Viṣṇu's austerity, and Viṣṇu's power; / then Viṣṇu's retinue, and in the centre the Śakti and the Tortoise,

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1.28.6

anantaṃ pṛthivīṃ dharmaṃ jñānaṃ vairāgyamagnitaḥ /
aiśvaryaṃ vāyupūrvaṃ ca prakāśātmānamuttare //

Ananta, the earth, dharma, knowledge, and detachment starting from the fire-quarter; / sovereign power starting from the wind-quarter; and the self of light in the north.

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1.28.7

sattvāya prakṛtātmane rajase moharūpiṇe /
tamase kanda padmāya yajetkaṃ kākatattvakam //

One should worship Sattva as the nature of primordial matter, Rajas as the form of delusion, / Tamas as the bulb, and for the lotus the Ka-syllable, the Ka-element,

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1.28.8

vidyātattvaṃ paraṃ tattva sūryeduvahnimaṇḍalam /
vimalādyā āsanaṃ ca prācyāṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ prapūjayet //

the element of knowledge, the supreme element, and the disks of sun, moon, and fire; / and one should worship the seat [presided over by] Vimalā and the rest, and in the east Śrīṃ and Hrīṃ.

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1.28.9

gopījanavallabhāya svāhānto manurucyate /
aṅgāni yathā-āca kraṃ ca sucakraṃ ca vicakraṃ ca tathaica //

The mantra ending with “svāhā to the beloved of the cowherd maidens” is proclaimed. / As for the limbs: the cakra, Sucakra, and also Vicakra,

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1.28.10

trailokyarakṣakaṃ cakramasurārisudarśanam /
hṛdādipūrvakoṇaṣu astraṃ śaktiṃ ca pūrvataḥ //

Sudarśana, the protector of the three worlds and enemy of the asuras; / in the corners starting with the eastern [corner] for the heart and other limbs, and in the east the weapon and the power;

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1.28.11

rukmiṇī satyabhāmā ca sunandā nāgnajityapi /
lakṣmaṇā mitravindā ca jāmbavatyā śuśīlayā //

Rukmiṇī, Satyabhāmā, Sunandā, Nāgnajitī also, / Lakṣmaṇā, Mitravindā, and Jāmbavatī accompanied by Suśīlā.

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1.28.12

śaṅkhacakragadāpadmaṃ musalaṃ śārṅgamarcayet /
khaṅgaṃ pāśāṅkuśaṃ prācyāṃ śrīvatsaṃ kaustubhaṃ yajet //

One should worship the conch, discus, mace, lotus, pestle, and bow; / the sword, noose, and goad in the east, and one should worship the Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha jewel,

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1.28.12.p1

mukuṭaṃ valamālāṃ ca aindrādyāndhvajamukhyakān /
kumudādyānviṣvaksenaṃ śriyā kṛṣṇaṃ sahārcayet /
japyāddhyānātpūjanācca sarvānkāmānavānpuyāt /

the crown, the garland of forest flowers, the guardians headed by Indra, the foremost of banners, / the attendants headed by Kumuda, and Viṣvaksena; one should worship Kṛṣṇa together with Śrī. / From recitation, meditation, and worship, one will attain all desires.

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1.28.12.p2

iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe śrīgopālapūjānirūpaṇaṃ nāmāṣṭāviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Thus ends the twenty-eighth chapter, entitled “Description of the Worship of the Glorious Gopāla,” in the Ritual Section forming the first part in the first section of the glorious and great Garuḍa Purāṇa.

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