[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) › 1.31 # Garudapurana 1.31 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [1.31.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.32) — 1 part ### [1.31.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.1) śrī garuḍamahāpurāṇam- 31 rudra uvāca / bhūya evaṃ jagannātha pūjāṃ kathaya me prabho / yayā tareyaṃ saṃsārasāgaraṃ hyatidustaram // > Glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 31 / Rudra said: / O Lord of the Universe, tell me once more, O Master, of the worship / by which I may cross over the ocean of saṃsāra, which is so difficult to cross. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.2) hariruvāca / arcanaṃ viṣṇudevasya vakṣyāmi vṛṣabhadhvaja / tacchṛṇuṣva mahābhāga bhuktimuktipradaṃ śubham // > Hari said: / I shall declare the worship of the divine Viṣṇu, O bull-bannered god; / listen to that, O fortunate one, which grants enjoyment and liberation, and is auspicious. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.3) kṛtvā snānaṃ tataḥ sandhyāṃ tato yāgagṛhaṃ vrajet / prakṣālya pāṇī pādau ca ācamya ca viśeṣataḥ // > Having taken a bath and then performed the twilight worship, one should go to the house of sacrifice, / having washed one's hands and feet, and especially having sipped water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.4) mūlamantraṃ samastaṃ tu hastayorvyāpakaṃ nyaset / mūlamantraṃ ca devasya śṛṇu rudra vadāmi te // > One should place the entire root mantra pervasively upon the two hands. / Hear the root mantra of the god, O Rudra, I shall speak it to you: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.5) oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ śrīdharāya viṣṇave namaḥ / ayaṃ mantraḥ sureśasya viṣṇorīśasya vācakaḥ // > "Oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ obeisance to Viṣṇu, bearer of Śrī." / This mantra expresses the lord of the gods, Viṣṇu the Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.6) sarvavyādhiharaścaiva sarvagrahaharastathā / sarvapāpaharaścaiva buktimuktipradāyakaḥ // > It removes all illnesses, and likewise dispels all \[malefic\] planets; / it destroys all sins, and bestows enjoyment and liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.7) aṅganyāsaṃ tataḥ kuyyāndebhirmantraurvicakṣaṇaḥ / oṃ hāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ / oṃ hīṃ śirase svāhā / oṃ hūṃ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ / oṃ haiṃ kavacāya huṃ / oṃ hauṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ / oṃ haḥ astrāya phaṭ // > The discerning one should then perform the placement on the limbs with these mantras: / "Oṃ hāṃ to the heart, namaḥ!" / "Oṃ hīṃ to the head, svāhā!" / "Oṃ hūṃ to the tuft of hair, vaṣaṭ!" / "Oṃ haiṃ to the armour, huṃ!" / "Oṃ hauṃ to the three eyes, vauṣaṭ!" / "Oṃ haḥ to the weapon, phaṭ!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.8) iti mantraḥ samākhyāto mayā te prabhaviṣṇunā / nyāsaṃ kṛtvātmano mudrāṃ darśayedvijitātmavān // > Thus has the mantra been proclaimed to you by me, the mighty one. / Having performed the placement on oneself, one who has conquered himself should show the seal \[mudrā\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.9) tato dhyāyetparaṃ viṣṇu tdṛtkoṭarasamāśritam / śaṅkhacakrasamāyuktaṃ kundendudhavalaṃ harim // > Then one should meditate upon the supreme Viṣṇu dwelling within the hollow of the heart— / Hari, equipped with conch and discus, white as jasmine or the moon, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.10) śrīvatsakaustubhayutaṃ vanamālāsamanvitam / ratnahārakirīṭena saṃyuktaṃ parameśvaram // > endowed with the Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha, accompanied by a forest garland, / joined with a gem necklace and a crown, the Supreme Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.11) ahaṃ viṣṇuriti dhyātvā kṛtvā vai śodhanādikam / yaṃ kṣaiṃ ramiti bījaiśca kaṭhinī kṛtya nāmabhiḥ // > Meditating, "I am Viṣṇu," and having performed purification and the rest, / and having made it firm through the seed-syllables "yaṃ kṣaiṃ ram" and the names, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.12) aṇḍamutpādya ca tataḥ praṇavenaiva bhedayet / tatra pūrvoktarūpaṃ tu bhāvayitvā vṛṣadhvaja // > and then having produced the egg, one should split it with the Praṇava itself. / Imagining there the form described earlier, O Bull-bannered One, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.13) ātmapūjāṃ tataḥ kuryādrandhapuṣpādibhiḥ śubhaiḥ / āvāhya pūjayetsarvā devatā āsanasya yāḥ // > one should then perform worship of oneself with auspicious perfumes, flowers, and other offerings. / Having invoked them, one should worship all the deities belonging to the seat, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.14) mantrairebhirmahādeva tanmantraṃ śṛṇu śaṅkara / viṣṇavāsanadevatā āgacchata // > with these mantras, O Mahādeva. Hear that mantra, O Śaṅkara: / "Deities of Viṣṇu's seat, come forth!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.15) oṃ samastaparivārāyācyutāya namaḥ / oṃ dhātre namaḥ / oṃ vidhātre namaḥ / oṃ gaṅgāyai namaḥ / oṃ yamunāyai namaḥ / oṃ śaṅkhanidhaye namaḥ / oṃ padmanidhaye namaḥ / oṃ caṇḍāya namaḥ / oṃ pracaṇḍāya namaḥ / oṃ dvāraśriyai namaḥ / oṃ ādhāraśaktyai namaḥ / oṃ kūrṃmāya namaḥ / oṃ anantāya namaḥ / oṃ śriyai 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 / oṃsaṃ sattvāya namaḥ / oṃ raṃ rajase namaḥ / oṃ taṃ tamase namaḥ / oṃ kaṃ kandāya namaḥ / oṃ naṃ nālāya namaḥ / oṃ lāṃ padmāya namaḥ / oṃ aṃ arkamaṇḍalāya namaḥ / oṃ soṃ somamaṇḍalāya namaḥ / oṃ vaṃ vahnimaṇḍalāya 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, obeisance to Acyuta along with all his retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to Dhātṛ! / Oṃ, obeisance to Vidhātṛ! / Oṃ, obeisance to Gaṅgā! / Oṃ, obeisance to Yamunā! / Oṃ, obeisance to Śaṅkhanidhi! / Oṃ, obeisance to Padmanidhi! / Oṃ, obeisance to Caṇḍa! / Oṃ, obeisance to Pracaṇḍa! / Oṃ, obeisance to Dvāraśrī! / Oṃ, obeisance to Ādhāraśakti! / Oṃ, obeisance to Kūrma! / Oṃ, obeisance to Ananta! / Oṃ, obeisance to Śrī! / Oṃ, obeisance to Dharma! / Oṃ, obeisance to Knowledge! / Oṃ, obeisance to Dispassion! / Oṃ, obeisance to Sovereignty! / Oṃ, obeisance to Adharma! / Oṃ, obeisance to Ignorance! / Oṃ, obeisance to Attachment! / Oṃ, obeisance to Lack of Sovereignty! / Oṃ saṃ, obeisance to Sattva! / Oṃ raṃ, obeisance to Rajas! / Oṃ taṃ, obeisance to Tamas! / Oṃ kaṃ, obeisance to the bulb! / Oṃ naṃ, obeisance to the stalk! / Oṃ lāṃ, obeisance to the lotus! / Oṃ aṃ, obeisance to the orb of the sun! / Oṃ soṃ, obeisance to the orb of the moon! / Oṃ vaṃ, obeisance to the orb of fire! / Oṃ, obeisance to Vimalā! / Oṃ, obeisance to Utkarṣiṇī! / Oṃ, obeisance to Jñānā! / Oṃ, obeisance to Kriyā! / Oṃ, obeisance to Yogā! / Oṃ, obeisance to Prahvī! / Oṃ, obeisance to Satyā! / Oṃ, obeisance to Īśānā! / Oṃ, obeisance to Anugrahā! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.16) gandhapuṣpādibhistvetairmantrairetāstu pūjayet / pūjayitvā tato viṣṇuṃ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāriṇam // > With perfumes, flowers, and the like, and with these mantras, one should worship these. / Having worshipped them, then, having invoked Viṣṇu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.17) āvāhya maṇḍale rudra pūjayetpa rameśvaram / anena vidhinā rudra sarvapāpaharaṃ param // > the agent of creation and dissolution, into the maṇḍala, O Rudra, one should worship the Supreme Lord / according to this rule, O Rudra—the supreme dispeller of all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.18) yathātmani tathā deve nyāsaṃ kurvīta cāditaḥ / mudrāṃ pradarśayetpaścādarghyādīnarpayettataḥ // > As on oneself, so on the god one should first perform the placement; / one should then display the seal \[mudrā\], and after that offer the water-offering and other gifts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.19) snānāṃ kuryāttato vastraṃ dadyādācamanaṃ tataḥ / gandhapuṣpaṃ tathā dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ dadyāccaruṃ tataḥ // > Then one should perform bathing, offer cloth, and then water for sipping; / one should offer perfume, flowers, incense, a lamp, and then sacred food. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.20) pradakṣiṇaṃ tato japyaṃ tatastasminsarpayet / aṅgādīnāṃ svamantraiśca pūjāṃ kurvīta sādhakaḥ // > Then circumambulation, then recitation; then one should surrender \[the merit\] to him. / And with their own mantras the practitioner should perform the worship of the limbs and the rest, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.21) devasya mūlamantreṇetyevaṃ viddhi vṛṣadhvaja / mantrāñchṛṇu trinetra tvaṃ kathyamānānmayādhunā // > with the root mantra of the god—know it to be thus, O Bull-bannered One! / Hear the mantras, O Three-eyed One, as they are now being spoken by me: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.22) oṃ hāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ / oṃ hīṃ śirase namaḥ / oṃ hūṃ śikhāyai namaḥ / oṃ haiṃ kavacāya namaḥ / oṃ hauṃ netratrayāya namaḥ / oṃ haḥ astrāya namaḥ / oṃ śriyai namaḥ / oṃ śaṅkāya namaḥ / oṃ padmāya namaḥ / oṃ cakrāya namaḥ / oṃ gadāyainamaḥ / oṃ śrīvatsāya namaḥ / oṃ kaustubhāya namaḥ / oṃ vanamālāyai namaḥ / oṃ pītāmbarāya namaḥ / oṃ khaḍgāya namaḥ / oṃ musalāya namaḥ / oṃ pāśāya namaḥ / oṃ aṅkuśāya namaḥ / śārṅgāya namaḥ / oṃ śarāya namaḥ / oṃ brahmaṇe namaḥ / oṃ nārādāya namaḥ / oṃ pūrvasiddhebhyo namaḥ / oṃ bhāgavatebhyo namaḥ / oṃ gurubhyo namaḥ / oṃ paramagurubhyo namaḥ / oṃ indrāya surādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ agnaye tejo 'dhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ yamāya pretādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ nirṛtaye rakṣo 'dhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ varuṇāya jalādhipataye savādanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ vāyave prāṇādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ somāya nakṣatrādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ īśānāya vidyādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ anantāya nāgādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ brahmaṇe lokādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ vajrāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ śaktyai huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ daṇḍāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ khaḍgāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ pāśāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ dhvajāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ gadāyai huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ triśūlāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ cakrāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ padmāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ vaiṃ viṣvaksenāya namaḥ // > Oṃ hāṃ, obeisance to the heart! / Oṃ hīṃ, obeisance to the head! / Oṃ hūṃ, obeisance to the tuft of hair! / Oṃ haiṃ, obeisance to the armour! / Oṃ hauṃ, obeisance to the three eyes! / Oṃ haḥ, obeisance to the weapon! / Oṃ, obeisance to Śrī! / Oṃ, obeisance to the conch! / Oṃ, obeisance to the lotus! / Oṃ, obeisance to the discus! / Oṃ, obeisance to the mace! / Oṃ, obeisance to the Śrīvatsa! / Oṃ, obeisance to the Kaustubha! / Oṃ, obeisance to the forest garland! / Oṃ, obeisance to the yellow garment! / Oṃ, obeisance to the sword! / Oṃ, obeisance to the pestle! / Oṃ, obeisance to the noose! / Oṃ, obeisance to the goad! / Oṃ, obeisance to the bow Śārṅga! / Oṃ, obeisance to the arrow! / Oṃ, obeisance to Brahmā! / Oṃ, obeisance to Nārada! / Oṃ, obeisance to the former perfected ones! / Oṃ, obeisance to the Bhāgavatas! / Oṃ, obeisance to the gurus! / Oṃ, obeisance to the supreme gurus! / Oṃ, obeisance to Indra, lord of the gods, with his mount and retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to Agni, lord of brilliance, with his mount and retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to Yama, lord of the spirits, with his mount and retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to Nirṛti, lord of the rākṣasas, with his mount and retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to Varuṇa, lord of the waters, with his mount and retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to Vāyu, lord of vital breath, with his mount and retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to Soma, lord of constellations, with his mount and retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to Īśāna, lord of sacred knowledge, with his mount and retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to Ananta, lord of serpents, with his mount and retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to Brahmā, lord of worlds, with his mount and retinue! / Oṃ, obeisance to the thunderbolt, huṃ phaṭ! / Oṃ, obeisance to the spear, huṃ phaṭ! / Oṃ, obeisance to the staff, huṃ phaṭ! / Oṃ, obeisance to the sword, huṃ phaṭ! / Oṃ, obeisance to the noose, huṃ phaṭ! / Oṃ, obeisance to the banner, huṃ phaṭ! / Oṃ, obeisance to the mace, huṃ phaṭ! / Oṃ, obeisance to the trident, huṃ phaṭ! / Oṃ, obeisance to the discus, huṃ phaṭ! / Oṃ, obeisance to the lotus, huṃ phaṭ! / Oṃ vaiṃ, obeisance to Viṣvaksena! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.23) ebhimantrairmahādeva pūjyā aṅgādayo naraiḥ / pūjayitvā mahātmānaṃ viṣṇuṃ brahmasvarūpiṇam // > With these mantras, O Mahādeva, the limbs and others are to be worshipped by men. / Having worshipped the great-souled Viṣṇu whose essence is Brahman, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.24) stuvīta cānayā stutyā paramātmānamavyayam / viṣṇave devadevāya namo vai prabhaviṣṇave // > one should praise the imperishable Supreme Self with this hymn of praise: / "Obeisance indeed to Viṣṇu, God of gods, the mighty creator! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.25) viṣṇave vāsudevāya namaḥ sthitikarāya ca / grasiṣṇave namaścaiva namaḥ pralayaśāyine // > Obeisance to Viṣṇu, to Vāsudeva, and to the maintainer \[of the universe\]! / Obeisance to the consumer, and obeisance to him who lies upon the cosmic dissolution! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.26) devānāṃ prabhave caiva yajñānāṃ prabhave namaḥ / munīnāṃ prabhave nityaṃ yakṣāṇāṃ prabhaviṣṇave // > Obeisance to the source of the gods, and to the source of sacrifices; / always the source of sages, and the mighty creator of the yakṣas!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.27) jiṣṇave sarvadevānāṃ sarvagāya mahātmane / brahmendrarudravandyāya sarveśāya namonamaḥ // > To the victorious among all the gods, to the all-pervading Great Self, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.28) sarvalokahitārthāya lokādhyakṣāya vai namaḥ / sarvagoptre sarvakartre sarvaduṣṭavināśine // > To the one who seeks the welfare of all worlds, to the Overseer of the worlds, obeisance! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.29) varapradāya śāntāya vareṇyāya namonamaḥ / śaraṇyāya surūpāya dharmakāmārthadāyine // > To the giver of boons, the tranquil, the most choice, obeisance, obeisance! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.30) stutvā dhyāyetsvahṛdaye brahmarūpiṇamavyayam / elaṃ tu pūjayedviṣṇuṃ mūlamantreṇa śaṅkara // > Having praised him, one should meditate in one's heart on the imperishable one whose form is Brahman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.31) mūlamantraṃ japedvāpi yaḥ sa yāti naro harim / etatte kathitaṃ rudra viṣṇorarcanamuttamam // > The person who recites the root mantra goes to Hari. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.32) rahasyaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ param / etadyaśca paṭhedvidvānviṣṇubhaktaḥ pumānhara / śṛṇuyācchrāvayedvāpi viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati // > The supreme mystery, secret, bestowing worldly enjoyment and liberation, supreme. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.31.32.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31.32.p1) iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe viṣṇupūjāvidhirnāmaikatriṃśodhyāyaḥ > Thus in the first section named the first part of the venerable Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, in the section on conduct, the thirty-first chapter, entitled 'The Procedure for the Worship of Viṣṇu'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.31.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kāmikāgama](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.siva.kamika.2.1.p1) — Sanskrit - [Vimalāvatītantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.siddhanta.paddhati.vimalavatitantra.1.98) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.31) · Pramāṇa