[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) › 1.81 # Garudapurana 1.81 English (machine translation) 1.81 - **Language:** English ## Contents - [1.81.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.31) — 1 part ### [1.81.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.1) The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 81 \[Thus ends the examination of gems, pearls, etc.\] \[Now begins the glorification of sacred sites and holy places.\] Sūta said: / I shall proclaim all the sacred sites; the Gaṅgā is the highest among the highest sacred sites; / the Gaṅgā is easily accessible everywhere, yet rare to find in three places: ### [1.81.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.2) at Gaṅgādvāra, at Prayāga, and at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the ocean. / Prayāga is the supreme sacred site, granting worldly enjoyment and liberation to the deceased. ### [1.81.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.3) Through worshipping it and offering piṇḍas there, it conquers the sins of men and grants their desires; / Vārāṇasī is the supreme sacred site, where Keśava is Viśveśa. ### [1.81.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.4) Kurukṣetra is the supreme sacred site, bestowing worldly enjoyment and liberation through gifts and the like; / Prabhāsa is the supreme sacred site, for Somanātha is indeed there. ### [1.81.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.5) Dvārakā is a delightful city that bestows worldly enjoyment and liberation; / the eastward-flowing Sarasvatī is holy, and Saptasārasvata is supreme. ### [1.81.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.6) Kedāra destroys all sins; the village of Śambhala is excellent; / the sacred site of Nara-Nārāyaṇa, Badarikāśrama, is for liberation. ### [1.81.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.7) Śvetadvīpa, the city of Māyā, Naimiṣa, and Puṣkara are supreme; / Ayodhyā, the sacred site of Arghyatīrtha, Citrakūṭa, and the Gomatī, ### [1.81.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.8) the sacred site of Vaināyaka on earth, and the supreme hermitage on the Rāmagiri mountain; / the city of Kāñcī, the Tuṅgabhadrā, Śrīśaila, and Setubandha, ### [1.81.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.9) Rāmeśvara is the supreme sacred site, and Kārtikeya likewise is excellent; / Bhṛgutuṅga, Kāmatīrtha, and the sacred site of Amarakaṇṭaka; ### [1.81.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.10) Mahākāla in Ujjayinī, Śrīdhara Hari in Kubjaka, / the great sacred site of Kubjāmraka, and Kālasarpi, which grants desires; ### [1.81.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.11) the great Keśī, the Kāverī, Candrabhāgā with the Vipāśā, / the sacred site of Ekāmra, Brahmeśa, and Devakoṭaka; ### [1.81.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.12) the delightful city of Mathurā, and the great river Śoṇa, / and know also the great sacred site Jambūsaras—these are the sacred sites. ### [1.81.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.13) Where Sūrya, Śiva, the Gaṇa, the Goddess, and Hari dwell, / bathing, giving gifts, chanting mantras, and ascetic penance performed in these and in others, ### [1.81.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.14) worship, ancestral offerings, and the offering of piṇḍas all become imperishable. / Śālagrāma is an all-bestowing supreme sacred site of Paśupati; ### [1.81.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.15) Kokāmukha, Vārāha, Bhāṇḍīra, that named Svāmin, / Mahāviṣṇu at Mohadaṇḍa, and Madhusūdana at Mandāra; ### [1.81.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.16) the great sacred site of Kāmarūpa, where Kāmākhyā resides; / the sacred site of Puṇḍravardhana, and where Kārtikeya is; ### [1.81.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.17) Viraja is a great sacred site, and the sacred site of Śrī Puruṣottama; / Mount Mahendra is a sacred site, and the Kāverī is an excellent river; ### [1.81.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.18) the Godāvarī is a great sacred site, as are the rivers Payoṣṇī and Varadā; / the Vindhya is a sin-removing sacred site, and the confluence of the Narmadā is excellent; ### [1.81.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.19) Gokarṇa is the supreme sacred site, and the city of Māhiṣmatī is a sacred site; / Kālañjara is a sacred site on earth, and Śuklatīrtha is unsurpassed; ### [1.81.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.20) at Kṛtaśauca it grants liberation, and Śārṅgadhārin is near it; / Viraja is an all-bestowing sacred site, and Svarṇākṣa is an excellent sacred site; ### [1.81.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.21) Nanditīrtha grants liberation and yields the fruit of ten million sacred sites; / Nāsikya is a great sacred site, and beyond that is Govardhana; ### [1.81.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.22) the Kṛṣṇaveṇī, the Bhīmarathī, the Gaṇḍakī, and the Irāvatī; / the holy sacred site Bindusaras, and the supreme water from Viṣṇu's feet; ### [1.81.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.23) meditation on Brahman is the supreme sacred site, and control of the senses is a sacred site; / self-restraint is a supreme sacred site, and purity of being is likewise supreme. ### [1.81.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.24) Whoever bathes in the sacred pool of the mind—in the lake of knowledge, whose water is meditation, which washes away the impurities of passion and aversion—attains the highest state. ### [1.81.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.25) To those men who perceive differences, thinking “this is a sacred site, this is not,” / pilgrimage to sacred sites and its fruit are prescribed. ### [1.81.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.26) For one who knows that everything is Brahman, nothing is unholy. / In these \[sacred places\], bathing, giving gifts, ancestral rites, and piṇḍas become imperishable. ### [1.81.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.27) All rivers and all mountains are holy places frequented by the gods and others; / Śrīraṅgam is the sacred site of Hari, / and the Tāpī is a foremost great river. ### [1.81.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.28) Saptagodāvara is a holy site, and Mount Koṇa is a supreme sacred place, / where Goddess Mahālakṣmī resides / and the Praṇītā is a supreme river. ### [1.81.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.29) On the Sahya mountain is the Lord of the God of gods, Ekavīra, and the Goddess of the Gods; / at Gaṅgādvāra, Kuśāvarta, on the Vindhya range, and on Nīlaparvata. ### [1.81.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.30) Having bathed at the tīrtha Kanakhala, one is not born again. / Sūta said: / These and other tīrthas indeed bestow everything through bathing and other rites. ### [1.81.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.31) Having heard \[this\] from Hari, Brahmā spoke to Vyāsa, who was with Dakṣa and others. / Having stated these tīrthas, he then declared the supreme among excellent tīrthas, / named Gayā, which is imperishable for all and bestows the realm of Brahman. ### [1.81.31.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81.31.p1) Thus ends the eighty-first chapter, named "The Greatness of All Tīrthas," in the Code of Conduct, the first part of the first section of the glorious Garuḍa Purāṇa. ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.81.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.81) · Pramāṇa