[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) › 2.37 # Garudapurana 2.37 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [2.37.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.16) — 1 part ### [2.37.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 37 tārkṣya uvāca / udakumbhapradānaṃ me kathayasva yathātatham / vidhinā kena kartavyā kṛtireṣā janārdana // > Venerable Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 37 > Tārkṣya said: > Declare to me accurately the gift of the water-jar; > by what rite must this action be performed, O Janārdana? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.2) kiṃlakṣaṇāḥ kena pūrṇāḥ kasya deyā janārdana / kasmin kāle pradātavyā pretatṛptiprasādhakāḥ // > What are their characteristics? With what are they filled? To whom are they to be given, O Janārdana? > At what time should they be presented, accomplishing the satisfaction of the pretas? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.3) śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / satyaṃ punaḥ pravakṣyāmi udakumbhapradānakam / pretoddeśena dātavyā annapānīyasaṃyutāḥ / viśeṣeṇa mahāpakṣin pretamuktipradāyakāḥ // > The Holy Kṛṣṇa said: > I will declare again truly the gift of the water-jar. > They should be given dedicated to the preta, accompanied by food and water; > especially, O Great Bird, they bestow liberation upon the preta. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.4) dvādaśāhe ca paṇmāse traipakṣe vāpi vatsare / udakumbhāḥ pradātavyā mārge tasya sukhāya vai // > On the twelfth day, at six months, at three fortnights, or at the year, > water-jars should be given for his comfort on the journey. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.5) ahanyahani dātavyā udakumbhāstilairyutāḥ / sulipte bhūmibhāge tu pakkānnajalapūritāḥ // > Day by day, water-jars accompanied by sesame seeds should be given > on a well-smeared piece of ground, filled with cooked food and water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.6) pretasya tatra dātavyaṃ bhājanañca yadṛcchayā / suprītastena dattena preto yāmyaiḥ sa gacchati // > A vessel should be given there for the preta according to wish; > well pleased by that gift, the preta departs with the messengers of Yama. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.7) dvādaśāhe viśeṣeṇa udakambhān pradāpayet / vidhinā tatra saṅkalpaya ghaṭān dvādaśasaṃkhyakān // > On the twelfth day in particular, one should cause water-jars to be given, > having made the intention there according to rule for twelve jars. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.8) ekāṣi bardhanī tatra pakvānnaphalapūritā / viṣṇumuddiśya dātavyā saṃkalpya brāhmaṇe śubhe // > One water-pitcher there, filled with cooked food and fruits, > should be given dedicated to Viṣṇu, having vowed it to an auspicious Brahmin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.9) eko vai dharmarājāya tena tuṣṭena muktibhāk / citraguptāya caikaṃ tu gatastatra sukhī bhavet // > One \[jar\] indeed to Dharmarāja; when he is pleased, one attains liberation; > and one to Citragupta; gone there, one will be happy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.10) ṣoḍaśādyāḥ pradātavyā māṣānnajalapūritāḥ // > The sixteen and other \[jars\] should be given, filled with bean food and water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.11) uktrāntiśrāddhamārabhya śrāddhaṣoḍaṣoḍaśakasya tu / ṣoḍaśabrāhmaṇānāntu ekaikaṃ vinivadayet // > Beginning with the funeral rite at departure up to the sixteen śrāddhas, > one should offer \[a jar\] to each of sixteen Brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.12) ekādaśāhātprabhṛti deyo nityaṃ dṛḍhāhvayaḥ / pakvānnajalapūrṇo hi yāvat saṃvatsaraṃ dinam // > Beginning from the eleventh day, daily should be given \[a jar\] named Dṛḍha, > filled with cooked food and water, every day until the end of a year. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.13) jalapātrāṇi vṛddhāni dattānighaṭakāni ca / ekā vai vardhanī tatra tasyāṃ pātrantu vaṃśajam // > Large water-vessels and jars are given, > and one water-pitcher there; upon it a vessel made of bamboo. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.14) vastreṇācchādayet tāntu pūjayitvā sugandhibhiḥ / brāhmaṇebhyo viśeṣeṇa jalapūrṇāni dāpayet // > One should cover it with a cloth, having worshipped it with fragrant scents; > one should cause them to be given filled with water, especially to Brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.15) ahanyahani saṅkalpya vidhipūrvaṃ khageśvara / brāhmaṇāya kulīnāya vedavṛttayutāya ca // > Having made the intention day after day according to rule, O King of Birds, > \[it should be given\] to a noble Brahmin endowed with Vedic conduct, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.16) vidyāvṛttavate deyaṃ mūrkhe tanna kadācana / samartho vedavṛttāḍhyastāraṇe taraṇe 'pi ca // > It should be given to one endowed with learning and conduct, never to a fool; > one rich in Vedic conduct is capable both of delivering \[others\] and crossing over \[himself\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.37.16.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37.16.p1) iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe dvitīyāṃśe pretakalpe dharmakāṇḍe sodakumbhaśrāddhanirūpaṇaṃ nāma saptatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ > Thus in the venerable Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, in the second part, in the Pretakalpa, in the Dharmakāṇḍa, the thirty-seventh chapter, named "Ascertainment of the Śrāddha with Water-jars." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.37.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.37) · Pramāṇa