[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) › 1.86 # Garudapurana 1.86 English (machine translation) 1.86 - **Language:** English ## Contents - [1.86.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.40) — 1 part ### [1.86.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.1) 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. ### [1.86.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.2) The rock containing all the gods was placed by Dharma for prosperity. / Those among men—friends, relatives, and others—who have become ghosts, ### [1.86.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.3) for their deliverance the auspicious Pretaśilā exists. / Therefore, sages, kings, queens, and others always ### [1.86.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.4) 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, ### [1.86.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.5) this mountain is called Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, containing all the gods. / Since at the feet of Muṇḍapṛṣṭha are \[tīrthas\] headed by Brahmasaras, ### [1.86.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.6) among them is the Aravinda forest; by that it is designated. / The mountain named Aravinda is marked with the footprint of Krauñca; ### [1.86.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.7) therefore, the Krauñcapāda mountain grants the world of Brahmā to the ancestors. / Gadādhara and other primal gods stood there in the beginning, ### [1.86.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.8) unmanifest in the form of stone; therefore the rock consists of the gods. / Covering the head of Gayā\[sura\], the heavy rock was set. ### [1.86.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.9) In the course of time, primal Gadādhara became manifest and stood \[there\], / together with great Rudra and other gods—Hari, without beginning or end. ### [1.86.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.10) Just as the Fish previously appeared for the sake of protecting dharma, / destroying adharma and the like, and annihilating the daityas and rākṣasas, ### [1.86.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.11) and the Tortoise, the Boar, the Man-Lion, Vāmana, the mighty Rāma \[Jāmadagnya\], / Rāma son of Daśaratha, Kṛṣṇa, the Buddha, and also Kalkin, ### [1.86.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.12) 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, ### [1.86.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.13) 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 ### [1.86.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.14) water offering, a vessel, water for washing the feet, perfume, flowers, incense, / a lamp, excellent food offerings, various garlands, ### [1.86.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.15) garments, a diadem, a bell, a cāmara, dramatic spectacles, / ornaments and the like, funerary balls (piṇḍa), and the gift of food— ### [1.86.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.16) for them there is wealth, grain, long life, healthy prosperity, / the welfare of offspring beginning with sons, knowledge, wealth, and desired pleasure, ### [1.86.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.17) a wife, residence in heaven and other worlds, sovereignty after returning from heaven, / being of noble birth, endowed with vitality, crushing enemies in battle, ### [1.86.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.18) 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. ### [1.86.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.19) Those who worship Jagannātha, Subhadrā, and Balabhadra, / obtaining knowledge, prosperity, and sons, go to Puruṣottama. ### [1.86.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.20) Offering a piṇḍa and the like in front of Puruṣottamarāja, / the Sun, and the Gaṇa bestows the world of Brahmā upon the ancestors. ### [1.86.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.21) Bowing to Kapardi-Vighneśa, one is freed from all obstacles. / By worshipping Kārtikeya, one attains the world of Brahmā. ### [1.86.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.22) By worshipping the twelvefold Āditya, one is freed from all diseases. / Having worshipped Vaiśvānara, one attains supreme brilliance. ### [1.86.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.23) Having worshipped Revanta, one obtains peerless horses. / Having worshipped Indra, \[one attains\] great sovereignty; having worshipped Gaurī, good fortune. ### [1.86.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.24) Having worshipped Sarasvatī, \[one attains\] knowledge; having worshipped Lakṣmī, wealth; / and having worshipped Garuḍa, one is freed from hosts of obstacles. ### [1.86.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.25) Having worshipped Kṣetrapāla, one is freed from hosts of malignant planets. / Having worshipped Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, one attains every desire. ### [1.86.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.26) Having worshipped the eight Nāgas, one bitten by a snake is delivered. / And having worshipped Brahmā, one attains the world of Brahmā. ### [1.86.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.27) Having worshipped Balabhadra, one attains strength and health. / And having worshipped Subhadrā, one attains supreme good fortune. ### [1.86.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.28) One attains all desires by worshipping Puruṣottama. / By worshipping Nārāyaṇa, one becomes a ruler of men. ### [1.86.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.29) Touching and bowing to Nārasiṃha, one is victorious in battle. / Having worshipped the Boar, one obtains a kingdom on earth. ### [1.86.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.30) Touching the two garland-bearing Vidyādharas, one obtains the station of a Vidyādhara. / One attains all desires by worshipping Ādigadādhara. ### [1.86.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.31) Having worshipped Somanātha, one attains the world of Śiva. / Having paid homage to Rudreśvara, one is glorified in the world of Rudra. ### [1.86.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.32) A man, having bowed to Rāmeśvara, becomes beloved like Rāma. / A man, having praised Brahmeśvara, is destined for the world of Brahmā. ### [1.86.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.33) Having worshipped Kāleśvara, a man becomes a conqueror of death (Kāla). / Having worshipped Kedāra, one is glorified in the world of Śiva. ### [1.86.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.34) And having worshipped Siddheśvara, a perfected being goes to the city of Brahmā. / Having seen Ādigadādhara together with the primordial Rudra and other gods, ### [1.86.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.35) 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. ### [1.86.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.36) 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. ### [1.86.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.37) One desiring everything attains everything by worshipping Ādigadādhara. / A woman desiring sons \[attains\] sons, and one desiring good fortune \[attains\] good fortune. ### [1.86.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.38) 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, ### [1.86.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.39) one attains the world of Brahmā by worshipping Ādigadādhara. / Just as the city of Gayā is foremost of all sacred sites on earth, ### [1.86.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.40) 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. ### [1.86.40.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86.40.p1) 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.) ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.86.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.86) · Pramāṇa