[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt) › 1.45 # Garudapurana 1.45 English (machine translation) 1.45 - **Language:** English ## Contents - [1.45.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.34) — 1 part ### [1.45.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.1) The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 45 / Hari said: / In this context, I shall describe the characteristics of the Śālagrāma; / from the touch of a Śālagrāma stone, sins of ten million births are destroyed. ### [1.45.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.2) Holding conch, discus, mace, and lotus in hand, the mace-bearer is named Keśava; / with lotus, Kaumodakī mace, discus, and conch, the all-pervading Nārāyaṇa \[is known\]. ### [1.45.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.3) With discus, conch, lotus, and mace is Mādhava, the glorious mace-bearer; / or with mace, lotus, conch, and discus, Govinda the mace-bearer is to be worshipped. ### [1.45.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.4) Obeisance to you, Viṣṇu in form, with lotus, conch, discus, and mace; / to the form of Madhusūdana, with conch, lotus, mace, and discus! ### [1.45.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.5) Obeisance also to Trivikrama, endowed with mace, discus, conch, and lotus; / to the form of Vāmana, with discus, Kaumodakī mace, lotus, and conch! ### [1.45.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.6) Obeisance to the form of Śrīdhara, bearing discus, lotus, conch, and mace; / obeisance to Hṛṣīkeśa, bearing lotus, mace, conch, and discus! ### [1.45.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.7) To the embodiment of Padmanābha, with lotus, discus, mace, and conch; / to Dāmodara, bearing conch, discus, mace, and lotus, mind's obeisance! ### [1.45.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.8) Obeisance indeed to Vāsudeva, with discus, conch, mace, and lotus; / and obeisance to Saṃkarṣaṇa, holding conch, lotus, discus, and mace! ### [1.45.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.9) To the form of Pradyumna, holding the auspicious conch, the good mace, lotus, and discus; / obeisance to Aniruddha, holding mace, conch, lotus, and discus! ### [1.45.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.10) To the form of Puruṣottama, with lotus, conch, mace, and discus; / obeisance to the form of Adhokṣaja, bearing mace, conch, discus, and lotus! ### [1.45.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.11) To the form of Nṛsiṃha, holding lotus, mace, conch, and discus; / let there be obeisance to the form of Acyuta, bearing lotus, discus, conch, and mace! ### [1.45.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.12) I invoke here Janārdana, with conch, discus, lotus, and mace; / Upendra with mace, with discus, lotus, and conch: obeisance to you! ### [1.45.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.13) To the form of Hari, endowed with the auspicious discus, lotus, mace, and conch; / obeisance to the form of glorious Kṛṣṇa, with mace, lotus, discus, and conch! ### [1.45.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.14) Bearing two joined discuses situated at the aperture of the Śālagrāma stone, / white in luster, named Vāsudeva: may that glorious mace-bearer protect you. ### [1.45.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.15) Bearing two joined discuses, reddish in luster, with an abundant eastern portion, / is Saṃkarṣaṇa. Then Pradyumna has a subtle discus and is yellowish. ### [1.45.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.16) That which is long, with an aperture at the top, and Aniruddha is round, / blue, with three lines at the aperture. Then Nārāyaṇa is black, ### [1.45.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.17) with a line shaped like a mace in the middle, and a navel-discus that is very raised. / Broad-chested Nṛsiṃha, tawny, with three dots, may he protect you, ### [1.45.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.18) or with five dots—his worship is for celibate students. / May Varāha, marked by Śakti, protect \[you\], having two uneven discuses, ### [1.45.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.19) blue, with three lines, and thick. Then the form of Kūrma has dots. / May Kṛṣṇa, possessing circular whorls and a curved back, protect you. ### [1.45.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.20) May Śrīdhara, with five lines, protect \[you\], wearing the forest garland and marked with a mace. / Vāmana is round and short, or with Rāma's discus, the lord of gods. ### [1.45.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.21) Variegated in color, of many forms, having serpent coils, is Ananta. / Dāmodara is thick, blue, crooked in the middle, and deep blue. ### [1.45.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.22) Having a narrow aperture, may he protect \[you\]. Then Brahmā is very red, / with a long line, with an aperture, with a single discus and lotus, broad. ### [1.45.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.23) With a broad aperture, a thick discus, Kṛṣṇa and Viṣṇu are like a bilva fruit. / Hayagrīva has the shape of an elephant-goad, with five lines, and with the Kaustubha. ### [1.45.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.24) Vaikuṇṭha has the luster of a precious jewel, with a single discus and lotus, black. / May Matsya, long, lotus-shaped, and with lines at the aperture, protect you. ### [1.45.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.25) May Trivikrama protect you, with Rāma's discus, a line on the right, dark. / Obeisance to the mace-bearer situated in the Śālagrāma and Dvārakā \[stone\]! ### [1.45.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.26) With a single aperture, four discuses, adorned with a forest garland, / endowed with a golden line, and resplendent with a cow's footprint, ### [1.45.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.27) resembling a kadamba blossom, may Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa protect \[you\]. / He who is marked by a single \[discus\], bearing a mace, is Sudarśana; may he protect \[you\]. ### [1.45.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.28) Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa is \[manifest\] with two \[discs\], the form Trivikrama with three, Caturvyūha with four, and Vāsudeva with five. ### [1.45.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.29) Pradyumna would be \[marked\] with six, and Saṃkarṣaṇa across both sides. Puruṣottama would be with eight, and Navavyūha marked with nine. ### [1.45.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.30) Then may Daśāvatāra protect with ten, and Aniruddha. Dvādaśātman is with twelve, and beyond this is Ananta. ### [1.45.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.31) Whoever recites this hymn consisting of Viṣṇu's forms goes to heaven. Brahmā has four faces, a staff, and is accompanied by a pair of water-pots. ### [1.45.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.32) Maheśvara has five faces, ten arms, and the bull as his emblem; likewise Gaurī, Caṇḍikā, and Sarasvatī with their respective weapons; ### [1.45.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.33) Mahālakṣmī, the Mothers, the Sun who holds a lotus in his hand, and the elephant-faced Gaṇa, \[and\] Skanda with six faces—their virtues are multifold. ### [1.45.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.34) When these are worshipped and installed in a temple where the site-deity has been revered, dharma, wealth, pleasure, liberation, and so forth are attained by a man. ### [1.45.34.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45.34.p1) Thus ends the forty-fifth chapter, titled 'Characteristics of Śālagrāma Forms', in the section on conduct, the first part of the first section of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa. ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.45.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.45) · Pramāṇa