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# Garudapurana 1.30

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.30

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [1.30.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.20) — 1 part

### [1.30.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.1)

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 30  
sūta uvāca /  
vistareṇa pravakṣyāmi śrīdharasyārcanaṃ śubham /  
parivāraśca sarveṣāṃ samojñeyo hi paṇḍitaiḥ //

> Glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 30 / Sūta said: / I shall declare in detail the auspicious worship of Śrīdhara; / the retinue of all \[forms\] is indeed understood by the wise to be equal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.2)

oṃ śrāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ /  
oṃ śrīṃśirase svāhā /  
oṃ śrū śikhāyai vaṣaṭū /  
oṃ śraiṃ kavacāya huṃ /  
oṃ śrauṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ /  
oṃ śraḥ astrāya phaṭ iti //

> "Oṃ śrāṃ, homage to the heart! / Oṃ śrīṃ, svāhā to the head! / Oṃ śrūṃ, vaṣaṭ to the tuft of hair! / Oṃ śraiṃ, huṃ to the armour! / Oṃ śrauṃ, vauṣaṭ to the three eyes! / Oṃ śraḥ, phaṭ to the weapon!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.3)

darśayedātmano mudrāṃ śaṅkhacakragadādikām /  
dhyātvātmānaṃ śrīdharākhyaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam //

> One should display one's mudrās of the conch, disc, mace, and the rest, / having meditated upon oneself as Śrīdhara, bearing the conch, disc, and mace.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.4)

tatastaṃ pūjayeddevaṃ maṇḍale svastikādike /  
āsanaṃ pūjayedādau devadevasya śārṅgiṇaḥ /  
ebirmantrairmahādeva tānmatrāñchṛṇu śaṅkara //

> Then one should worship that god on a mandala of the svastika or other \[designs\]; / first one should worship the seat of the god of gods, the bow-bearer Śārṅgin, / with these mantras, O Mahādeva; hear those mantras, O Śaṅkara:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.5)

oṃ śrīdharāsanadevatāḥ āgacchatā /  
oṃ samastaparivārāyacyutāsanāya namaḥ //

> "Oṃ, O deities of Śrīdhara's seat, come! / Oṃ, homage to the seat of Acyuta and his entire retinue!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.6)

oṃ dhātre namaḥ /  
oṃ vidhātre namaḥ /  
oṃ gaṅgāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ yamunāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ ādhāraśaktayai namaḥ /  
oṃ kūrṃmāya namaḥ /  
oṃ anantāya namaḥ /  
oṃ pṛthivyai namaḥ /  
oṃ dharṃmāya namaḥ /  
oṃ jñānāya namaḥ /  
oṃ vairāgyāya namaḥ /  
oṃ aiśvaryāya namaḥ /  
oṃ adharṃmāya namaḥ /  
oṃ ajñānāya namaḥ /  
oṃ avairāgyāya namaḥ /  
oṃ anaiśvaryāya namaḥ /  
oṃ kandāya namaḥ /  
oṃ nālāya namaḥ /  
oṃ padmāya namaḥ /  
oṃ vimalāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ utkarṣiṇyai namaḥ /  
oṃ jñānāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ kriyāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ yogāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ prahvyai namaḥ /  
oṃ satyāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ īśānāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ anugrahāyai namaḥ //

> "Oṃ, homage to the Creator! / Oṃ, homage to the Ordainer! / Oṃ, homage to Gaṅgā! / Oṃ, homage to Yamunā! / Oṃ, homage to the Supporting Power! / Oṃ, homage to the Tortoise! / Oṃ, homage to Ananta! / Oṃ, homage to the Earth! / Oṃ, homage to Dharma! / Oṃ, homage to Knowledge! / Oṃ, homage to Dispassion! / Oṃ, homage to Sovereignty! / Oṃ, homage to Non-Dharma! / Oṃ, homage to Ignorance! / Oṃ, homage to Attachment! / Oṃ, homage to Impotence! / Oṃ, homage to the Bulb! / Oṃ, homage to the Stalk! / Oṃ, homage to the Lotus! / Oṃ, homage to Vimalā! / Oṃ, homage to Utkarṣiṇī! / Oṃ, homage to Jñānā! / Oṃ, homage to Kriyā! / Oṃ, homage to Yogā! / Oṃ, homage to Prahvī! / Oṃ, homage to Satyā! / Oṃ, homage to Īśānā! / Oṃ, homage to Anugrahā!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.7)

arcayitvā samaṃ rudra harimāvāhya saṃyajet /  
mantrairebhirmahāprājñaḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśanaiḥ //

> Having worshipped equally, O Rudra, having invoked Hari, / the wise person should worship \[him\] with these mantras, which destroy all sins:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.8)

oṃ hrīṃ śrīdharāya trailokyamohanāya viṣṇave namaḥ āgaccha //

> "Oṃ hrīṃ, homage to Śrīdhara, bewitcher of the three worlds, Viṣṇu: come!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.9)

oṃ śriyai namaḥ /  
oṃ śrāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ /  
oṃ śrīṃ śirase namaḥ /  
oṃ śrūṃ śikhāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ śraiṃ kavacāya namaḥ /  
oṃ śrauṃ netratrayāya namaḥ /  
oṃ śraḥ astrāya namaḥ /  
oṃ śaṅkhāya namaḥ /  
oṃ padmāya namaḥ /  
oṃ cakrāya namaḥ /  
oṃ gadāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ śrī vatsāya namaḥ /  
oṃ kaustubhya namaḥ /  
oṃ vanamālāyai namaḥ /  
oṃ pītāmbarāya namaḥ /  
oṃ vrahmaṇe namaḥ /  
oṃ nāradāya namaḥ /  
oṃ gurubhyo namaḥ /  
oṃ indrāya namaḥ /  
oṃ agnaye namaḥ /  
oṃ yamāya namaḥ /  
oṃ nirṛtaye namaḥ /  
oṃ varuṇāya namaḥ /  
oṃ vāyave namaḥ /  
oṃ somāya namaḥ /  
oṃ īśānāya namaḥ /  
oṃ anantāya namaḥ /  
oṃ brahmaṇe namaḥ /  
oṃ sattvāya namaḥ /  
oṃ rajase namaḥ /  
oṃ tamase namaḥ /  
oṃ viṣvaksenāya namaḥ //

> "Oṃ, homage to Śrī! / Oṃ śrāṃ, homage to the heart! / Oṃ śrīṃ, homage to the head! / Oṃ śrūṃ, homage to the tuft of hair! / Oṃ śraiṃ, homage to the armour! / Oṃ śrauṃ, homage to the three eyes! / Oṃ śraḥ, homage to the weapon! / Oṃ, homage to the conch! / Oṃ, homage to the lotus! / Oṃ, homage to the disc! / Oṃ, homage to the mace! / Oṃ, homage to the Śrīvatsa! / Oṃ, homage to the Kaustubha! / Oṃ, homage to the forest garland! / Oṃ, homage to the yellow garment! / Oṃ, homage to Brahmā! / Oṃ, homage to Nārada! / Oṃ, homage to the gurus! / Oṃ, homage to Indra! / Oṃ, homage to Agni! / Oṃ, homage to Yama! / Oṃ, homage to Nirṛti! / Oṃ, homage to Varuṇa! / Oṃ, homage to Vāyu! / Oṃ, homage to Soma! / Oṃ, homage to Īśāna! / Oṃ, homage to Ananta! / Oṃ, homage to Brahmā! / Oṃ, homage to Sattva! / Oṃ, homage to Rajas! / Oṃ, homage to Tamas! / Oṃ, homage to Viṣvaksena!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.10)

abhiṣekaṃ tathā vasttraṃ tato yajñopavītakam /  
gandhaṃ puṣpaṃ tathā dhūpaṃ dīpamannaṃ pradakṣiṇam //

> Then \[one should offer\] anointing bath and garments, then the sacred thread, / perfume, flowers, and incense, a lamp, food, and circumambulation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.11)

dadyādebhirmahāmantraiḥ samapyārtha japenmanum /  
śatamaṣṭottaraṃ cāpi japtvā hyatha samarpayet //

> One should offer \[these\] with these great mantras; having offered the water-offering, one should recite the mantra; / having recited it one hundred and eight times, one should then dedicate it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.12)

tato muhūrtamekantudhyāyeddevaṃ hṛdi sthitam /  
śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham //

> Then for a muhūrta one should meditate with focused mind on the god dwelling in the heart, / resembling pure crystal, with a radiance equal to ten million suns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.13)

prasannavadanaṃ saumyaṃ sphuranmakarakuṇḍalam /  
kirīṭinamudārāṅgaṃ vanamālāsamanvitam //

> with a cheerful and gentle countenance, with glittering crocodile-shaped earrings, / crowned, with noble limbs, adorned with a forest garland.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.14)

parabrahmasvarūpaṃ ca śrīdharaṃ cintayetsudhīḥ /  
anena caiva stotreṇa stuvīta parameśvaram //

> The wise person should contemplate Śrīdhara, who is the true nature of supreme Brahman; / and with this praise one should praise the Supreme Lord:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.15)

śrīnivāsāya devāya namaḥ śrīpataye namaḥ /  
śrīdharāya saśārṅgāya śrīpradāya namonamaḥ //

> "Homage to the god Śrīnivāsa, homage to the Lord of Fortune! / Homage, homage to Śrīdhara, bearer of the bow Śārṅga, granter of prosperity!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.16)

śrīvallabhāya śāntāya śrīmate ca namonamaḥ /  
śrīparvatanivāsāya namaḥ śreyaskarāya ca //

> Homage, homage to the beloved of Śrī, the tranquil one, the glorious! / Homage to the dweller on the auspicious mountain, the worker of welfare!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.17)

śreyasāṃ pataye caiva hyāśramāya namonamaḥ /  
namaḥ śreyaḥ svarūpāya śrīkarāya namonamaḥ //

> Homage, homage to the Lord of blessings, to the shelter! / Homage to the embodiment of good fortune, homage, homage to the source of auspiciousness!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.18)

śaraṇyāya vareṇyāya namo bhūyo namonamaḥ /  
stotraṃ kṛtvā namaskṛtya devadevaṃ visarjayet //

> Homage, again homage, homage to the refuge, the most worthy!" / Having offered praise and made prostrations, one should dismiss the god of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.19)

iti rudra samākhyātā pūjā viṣṇormahātmanaḥ /  
yaḥ karoti mahābhaktyā sa yāti paramaṃ padam //

> Thus, O Rudra, is explained the worship of the great-souled Viṣṇu; / whoever performs it with great devotion attains the supreme state.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.20)

iṃ yaḥ paṭhate 'dhyāyaṃ viṣṇupūjāprakāśakam /  
sa vidhūyeha pāpāni yāti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam //

> Whoever recites this chapter explaining the worship of Viṣṇu, / having shaken off their sins in this world, attains the supreme state of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.30.20.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.30.20.p1)

iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe śrīdharā (viṣṇvar) canavidhirnāma triṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

> Thus ends the thirtieth chapter, entitled "The Rite of Worshipping Śrīdhara (Viṣṇu)," in the section on conduct, the first part of the first section of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.30.1) — English, machine translation

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