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# Garudapurana 1.28

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.28

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [1.28.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.28.12) — 2 parts

### [1.28.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.28.2)

/  
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;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.12.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.28.12.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.28.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.218.31) — Sanskrit

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