[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) › 2.41 # Garudapurana 2.41 English (machine translation) 2.41 - **Language:** English ## Contents - [2.41.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.13) — 1 part ### [2.41.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.1) The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — \[Chapter\] 41. / The Holy Viṣṇu said: / One should perform the release of a bull according to the rules, O King of Birds, / during the months starting with Kārtika, on the full moon day, an auspicious day. ### [2.41.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.2) One should undertake the marriage \[of the bull and heifer\], the release, the śrāddha, and the Nāndīmukha \[rite\]; / and one should perform the consecration of the ground and the establishment of the sacred fire. ### [2.41.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.3) Having established the fire according to rule at a tank, a well, or a cowshed, / one should perform everything according to the marriage ritual, along with the recitation of blessings by brāhmaṇas. ### [2.41.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.4) The placing of the vessels, cooking \[of the oblation\], the tying of the kuśa grass and so forth, / and at the conclusion of sprinkling around \[the altar\], the homa should indeed be performed by a brāhmaṇa. ### [2.41.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.5) He should offer the two continuous libations of clarified butter and the two clarified butter portions, and the two \[oblations called\] eyes; / with the mantra 'prathame 'har...', six oblations are to be offered. ### [2.41.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.6) The two continuous libations of clarified butter and the two portions of clarified butter \[are offered\], and to the limb deities \[an oblation\] with milk-rice: / to Agni, to Rudra, to Śarva, to Paśupati, to Ugra, to Śiva, / to Bhava, to Mahādeva, to Īśāna, and to Yama. ### [2.41.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.7) A single homa \[is made\] with flour-cake using the mantra 'pūṣā gāḥ...'; / for both \[bull and heifer\], the sviṣṭakṛt oblation \[is offered\] with boiled rice-offering and milk-rice. ### [2.41.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.8) First is the homa with the vyāhṛtis, then the expiation to Prajāpati; / one should partake of the sacrificial remains and release the Praṇītā water. ### [2.41.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.9) Then disposal of the purifying kuśa grass, and the priestly gift to the brāhmaṇa; / by the recitation of the Rudra \[hymn\] with its six limbs, the deceased attains liberation. ### [2.41.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.10) Having bathed a bull of a single color, and likewise a heifer once, O bird, / he should then make them adorned with all ornaments. ### [2.41.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.11) Having consecrated that pair, the deceased attains liberation; / water-libation should be offered at the raised tail with the recitation of mantras; / afterwards, he should feed brāhmaṇas and satisfy them with priestly gifts. ### [2.41.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.12) Then the śrāddha intended \[for him\], the ekoddiṣṭa, \[should be performed\] according to rule; / water and food should likewise be given for the purpose of rescuing the deceased. ### [2.41.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.13) Then on the twelfth day he should perform it, and month after month separately; / indeed, the rite endowed in this manner brings about liberation for the deceased. ### [2.41.13.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41.13.p1) Thus ends the forty-first chapter, entitled 'Determination of the Release of a Bull', in the Pretakalpa of the Dharmakāṇḍa, in the second section of the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Garuḍa. ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.41.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.41) · Pramāṇa