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# Garudapurana 1.86

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.86

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [1.86.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.40) — 1 part

### [1.86.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.1)

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 86  
brahmovāca /  
yeyaṃ pretaśilā khyātā gayāyāṃ sā tridhā sthitā /  
prabhāse pretakuṇḍe ca gayāsuraśirasyapi //

> The glorious Garuḍa Purāṇa \[Chapter\] 86. / Brahmā said: / This celebrated Pretaśilā at Gayā is situated threefold: / at Prabhāsa, at Pretakuṇḍa, and on the head of Gayāsura.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.2)

dharmeṇa dhāritā bhūtyai sarvadevamayī śilā /  
pretatvaṃ ye gatā nṝṇāṃ mitrādyā bāndhavādayaḥ //

> The rock containing all the gods was placed by Dharma for prosperity. / Those among men—friends, relatives, and others—who have become ghosts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.3)

teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya yataḥ pretaśilā śubhā /  
ato 'tra munayo bhūpā rājapatnyādayaḥ sadā //

> for their deliverance the auspicious Pretaśilā exists. / Therefore, sages, kings, queens, and others always  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.4)

tasyāṃ śilāyāṃ śrāddhādikartāro brahmalokagāḥ /  
gayāsurasya yanmuṇḍaṃ tasya pṛṣṭhe śilā yataḥ //

> perform funeral rites and the like on that rock and go to the world of Brahmā. / Since the rock is upon the back of the head of Gayāsura,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.5)

muṇāḍapṛṣṭho giristasmātsarvadevamayo hyayam /  
muṇḍapṛṣṭhasya pādeṣu yato brahmasaromukhāḥ //

> this mountain is called Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, containing all the gods. / Since at the feet of Muṇḍapṛṣṭha are \[tīrthas\] headed by Brahmasaras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.6)

aravindavanaṃ teṣu tena caivopalakṣitaḥ /  
aravindo girirnāma krauñcapādāṅkito yataḥ //

> among them is the Aravinda forest; by that it is designated. / The mountain named Aravinda is marked with the footprint of Krauñca;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.7)

tasmā dgiriḥ kraiñcapādaḥ pitṝṇāṃ brahmalokadaḥ /  
gadādharādayo devā ādyā ādau vyavasthitāḥ //

> therefore, the Krauñcapāda mountain grants the world of Brahmā to the ancestors. / Gadādhara and other primal gods stood there in the beginning,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.8)

śilārūpeṇa cāvyaktāstasmāddevamayī śilā /  
gayā śiraśchādayitvā gurutvādāsthitā śilā //

> unmanifest in the form of stone; therefore the rock consists of the gods. / Covering the head of Gayā\[sura\], the heavy rock was set.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.9)

kālāntareṇa vyaktaścasthita ādigadādharaḥ /  
mahārudrādidevaistu ānādinidhano hariḥ //

> In the course of time, primal Gadādhara became manifest and stood \[there\], / together with great Rudra and other gods—Hari, without beginning or end.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.10)

dharma saṃrakṣaṇārthāya adharmādivinaṣṭaye /  
daityarākṣasanāśārthaṃ matsyaḥ pūrvaṃ yathābhavat //

> Just as the Fish previously appeared for the sake of protecting dharma, / destroying adharma and the like, and annihilating the daityas and rākṣasas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.11)

kūrmo varāho nṛharirvāmano rāma ūrjitaḥ /  
yathā dāśarathī rāmaḥ kṛṣṇobuddho 'tha kalkyapi //

> and the Tortoise, the Boar, the Man-Lion, Vāmana, the mighty Rāma \[Jāmadagnya\], / Rāma son of Daśaratha, Kṛṣṇa, the Buddha, and also Kalkin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.12)

tathā vyakto 'vyaktarūpī āsīdādirgadādharaḥ /  
ādirādau pūjito 'tra devairbrahmādibhiryataḥ //

> even so the unmanifest-formed primordial Holder of the Mace (Ādigadādhara) became manifest. / Because he, the primordial one, was worshipped here in the beginning by the gods, headed by Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.13)

pādyādyairgandhapuṣpādyairata ādigadādharaḥ /  
gadādharaṃ suraiḥ sārdhamādyaṃ gatvā dadāti yaḥ //

> with water for the feet and the like, perfumes, flowers, and so forth, he is therefore Ādigadādhara. / Whoever approaches the primeval Gadādhara, together with the gods, and offers  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.14)

arghyaṃ pātraṃ ca pādyaṃ ca gandhapuṣpaṃ ca dhūpakam /  
dīpaṃ naivaidyamutkaṣṭaṃ mālyāni vividhāni ca //

> water offering, a vessel, water for washing the feet, perfume, flowers, incense, / a lamp, excellent food offerings, various garlands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.15)

vastrāṇi mukuṭaṃ ghaṇṭā cāmaraṃ prekṣaṇīyakam /  
alaṅkārādikaṃ piṇḍamannadānādikaṃ tathā //

> garments, a diadem, a bell, a cāmara, dramatic spectacles, / ornaments and the like, funerary balls (piṇḍa), and the gift of food—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.16)

teṣāṃ tāvaddhanaṃ dhānyamāyurāro gyasampadaḥ /  
puttrādisantatiśreyovidyārthaṃ kāma īpsitaḥ //

> for them there is wealth, grain, long life, healthy prosperity, / the welfare of offspring beginning with sons, knowledge, wealth, and desired pleasure,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.17)

bhāryā svargādivāsaśca svargādāgatya rājyakam /  
kulīnaḥ sattvasampanno raṇe marditaśātravanaḥ //

> a wife, residence in heaven and other worlds, sovereignty after returning from heaven, / being of noble birth, endowed with vitality, crushing enemies in battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.18)

vadhabandhavinirmuktaścānte mokṣamavāpnuyāt /  
śrāddhapiṇḍādikartāraḥ pitṛbhirbrahmalokagāḥ //

> freed from slaughter and imprisonment, and at the end attaining liberation. / Those who perform the śrāddha and the offering of piṇḍas go to the world of Brahmā together with their ancestors.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.19)

jagannāthaṃ ye 'pcayanti subhadrāṃ balabhadrakam /  
jñānaṃ prāpya śriyaṃ putrānvrajanti puruṣottamam //

> Those who worship Jagannātha, Subhadrā, and Balabhadra, / obtaining knowledge, prosperity, and sons, go to Puruṣottama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.20)

puruṣottamarājasya sūryasya ca gaṇasya ca /  
puratastatra piṇḍādi pitṝṇāṃ brihmalokadaḥ //

> Offering a piṇḍa and the like in front of Puruṣottamarāja, / the Sun, and the Gaṇa bestows the world of Brahmā upon the ancestors.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.21)

natvā kapardivighneśaṃ sarvavighnaiḥ pramucyate /  
kārtikeyaṃ pūjayitvā brahmalokamavāpnuyāt //

> Bowing to Kapardi-Vighneśa, one is freed from all obstacles. / By worshipping Kārtikeya, one attains the world of Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.22)

dvādaśādityamabhyarcya sarvarogaiḥ pramucyate /  
vaiśvānaraṃ samabhyarcya uttamāṃ dīptimāpnuyāt //

> By worshipping the twelvefold Āditya, one is freed from all diseases. / Having worshipped Vaiśvānara, one attains supreme brilliance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.23)

revantaṃ pūjayitvātha aśvānāpnotyanuttamān /  
abhyarcyendraṃ mahaiśvaryaṃ gaurīṃ saubhāgyamāpnuyāt //

> Having worshipped Revanta, one obtains peerless horses. / Having worshipped Indra, \[one attains\] great sovereignty; having worshipped Gaurī, good fortune.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.24)

vidyāṃ sarasvatīṃ prārcya lakṣmīṃ saṃpūjya ca śriyam /  
garuḍaṃ ca samabhyarcya vighnavṛndātpramucyate //

> Having worshipped Sarasvatī, \[one attains\] knowledge; having worshipped Lakṣmī, wealth; / and having worshipped Garuḍa, one is freed from hosts of obstacles.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.25)

kṣetrapālaṃ samabhyarcya grahavṛndaiḥ pramucyate /  
muṇḍapṛṣṭhaṃ samabhyarcya sarvakāmamavāpnuyāt //

> Having worshipped Kṣetrapāla, one is freed from hosts of malignant planets. / Having worshipped Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, one attains every desire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.26)

nāgāṣṭakaṃ samabhyarcya nāgadaṣṭo vimucyate /  
brahmāṇaṃ pūjayitvā ca brahmalokamavāpnuyāt //

> Having worshipped the eight Nāgas, one bitten by a snake is delivered. / And having worshipped Brahmā, one attains the world of Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.27)

balabhadraṃ samabhyarcya balārogyamavāpnuyāt /  
subhadrāṃ pūjayitvā tu saubhāgyaṃ paramāpnuyāt //

> Having worshipped Balabhadra, one attains strength and health. / And having worshipped Subhadrā, one attains supreme good fortune.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.28)

sarvānkāmānavāpnoti saṃpūjya puruṣottamam /  
nārāyaṇaṃ tu saṃpūjya narāṇāmadhipo bhavet //

> One attains all desires by worshipping Puruṣottama. / By worshipping Nārāyaṇa, one becomes a ruler of men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.29)

spṛṣṭvā natvā nārasiṃhaṃ saṃgrāme vijayī bhavet /  
varāhaṃ pūjayitvā tu bhūmirājyamavāpnuyāt //

> Touching and bowing to Nārasiṃha, one is victorious in battle. / Having worshipped the Boar, one obtains a kingdom on earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.30)

mālāvidyādharau spaṣṭvā vidyādharapadaṃ labhet /  
sarvānkāmānavāpnoti saṃpūjyādigadādharam //

> Touching the two garland-bearing Vidyādharas, one obtains the station of a Vidyādhara. / One attains all desires by worshipping Ādigadādhara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.31)

somanāthaṃ samabhyarcya śivalokamavāpnuyāt /  
rudreśvaraṃ namaskṛtya rudraloke mahīyate //

> Having worshipped Somanātha, one attains the world of Śiva. / Having paid homage to Rudreśvara, one is glorified in the world of Rudra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.32)

rāmeśvaraṃ naro natvā rāmavatsupriyo bhavet /  
brahmeśvaraṃ naraḥ stutvā brahmalokāya kalpyate //

> A man, having bowed to Rāmeśvara, becomes beloved like Rāma. / A man, having praised Brahmeśvara, is destined for the world of Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.33)

kāleśvaraṃ samabhyarcya naraḥ kālañjayo bhavet /  
kedāraṃ pūjayitvā tu śivaloke mahīyate //

> Having worshipped Kāleśvara, a man becomes a conqueror of death (Kāla). / Having worshipped Kedāra, one is glorified in the world of Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.34)

siddheśvaraṃ ca saṃpūjya siddho brahmapuraṃ vrajet /  
ādyai rudrādibhiḥ sārdhaṃ dṛṣṭvā hyādigadādharam //

> And having worshipped Siddheśvara, a perfected being goes to the city of Brahmā. / Having seen Ādigadādhara together with the primordial Rudra and other gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.35)

kulānāṃ śatamuddhṛtya nayedbrahmapuraṃ naraḥ /  
dharmārtho prāpnuyāddharmamarthārtho cārthamāpnuyāt //

> a man uplifts a hundred generations and leads them to the city of Brahmā. / One desirous of dharma attains dharma, and one desirous of wealth attains wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.36)

kāmānsaṃprāpnuyātkāmī mokṣārtho mokṣamāpnuyāt /  
rājyārtho rājyamāpnoti śāntyartho śāntimāpnuyāt //

> A desirous person attains desires, and one desirous of liberation attains liberation. / One desirous of kingship attains kingship, and one desirous of peace attains peace.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.37)

sarvārtho sarvamāpnoti saṃpūjyādigadādharam /  
putrānputrārthinī strī ca saubhāgyaṃ ca tadarthinī //

> One desiring everything attains everything by worshipping Ādigadādhara. / A woman desiring sons \[attains\] sons, and one desiring good fortune \[attains\] good fortune.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.38)

vaṃśārthinī ca vaṃśānvai prāpyārcyādigadādharam /  
śrāddhena piṇḍadānena annadānena vāridaḥ //

> And a woman desiring lineage obtains descendants by worshipping Ādigadādhara. / Offering water with a śrāddha, the offering of a piṇḍa, and the gift of food,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.39)

brahmalokamavāpnoti saṃpūjyādigadādharam /  
pṛthivyāṃ sarvatīrthebhyo yathā śreṣṭhā gayā purī //

> one attains the world of Brahmā by worshipping Ādigadādhara. / Just as the city of Gayā is foremost of all sacred sites on earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.40)

tathā śilādirūpaśca śreṣṭhaścaiva gadādharaḥ /  
tasmindṛṣṭe śilā dṛṣṭā yataḥ sarvaṃ gadādharaḥ //

> even so is Gadādhara, whose form is the sacred rock and the rest, supreme. / When he is seen, the rock is seen, because Gadādhara is everything.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.86.40.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.40.p1)

iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe gayāmāhātmyaṃ nāma ṣaḍaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ  
(iti gayāmāhātmyaṃ samāptam) /

> Thus ends the eighty-sixth chapter, named “The Glory of Gayā”, in the Ritual Section entitled the First Part, in the First Section of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa. / (Thus the Glory of Gayā is concluded.)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Yoginītantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.yoginitantra.26.320) — Sanskrit

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