Garudapurana 3.27
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The glorious Garuḍamahāpurāṇa: [Chapter] 27. / Glorious Kṛṣṇa said: / Then, desiring to bathe, she went to the Nandā river which removes sins; / bowed with humility, the wise girl asked that brāhmaṇa teacher:
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"What is the name of this river, O brāhmaṇa, and what should be done by me here? Tell me." / Thus addressed, Jaigīṣavya spoke these words:
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Jaigīṣavya said: / "Listen, O auspicious one, I shall proclaim the greatness that destroys sin. / This river, O fortunate lady, is ever a destroyer of sin,
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wherein the multitude of sins such as killing a brāhmaṇa is destroyed through bathing. / For here it is visibly seen by those who are prepared to bathe:
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the water is perceived as non-white in appearance due to the sins. / As long as the water is not white, O goddess, one should continue bathing.
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As long as the water is not bright white, the sin is not destroyed; / when clean water appears, sin is destroyed, this is certain.
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In the Kali age such greatness is seen on earth, O large-eyed one! / One should bathe here and give an excellent gift; / and then, having attained knowledge, one goes to the realm of Viṣṇu.
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Candra from going to his guru's wife, Hari [from going] to Ahalyā, / Śukra from drinking alcohol, and Bali from seizing gold,
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Rudra from killing a brāhmaṇa, the serpent from seizing what was given, / and Rāma from killing the Sūta were freed here, O radiant lady.
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A sacred water equal to this neither was nor ever will be. / Take bath, O fortunate lady; by that you will truly attain perfection."
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With the sage Jaigīṣavya and her father, the maiden / bathed according to rule and stepped out, O radiant lady.
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For as long as the Puruṣasūkta lasts, for that long she remained [in the water]; / afterwards, having recited the supreme great mantra named Veṅkaṭeśa,
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and having pleased the twice-born with clothes, wealth, ornaments, and the like, / the lady departed from there to the excellent sacred water of the Maiden.
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Having heard of the greatness of Kumārītīrtha, she bathed there. / Returning, the maiden [saw] the river Virajā on the way;
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Seeing [it], the maiden asked her lordly guru Jaigīṣavya: / 'What is this named, O best of the twice-born? Tell me, what should I do here?'
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Being thus questioned, Jaigīṣavya, a treasure of compassion, said: / 'O maiden, this Bhāgīrathī flows internally.
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Therefore, it is called Antargaṅgā by the supreme sages. / O maiden, its water is always dear to Śrīnivāsa.
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Whoever bathes here attains the supreme state.' / That maiden bathed in the supremely purifying water.
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Having learned about gifts and other [rites], she recited the supreme mantra. / Coming once again to the presence of Śrīnivāsa, the lovely lady
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Performed rolling circumambulation with devotion to the Lord of Veṅkaṭa, / having gratified the brāhmaṇas and others with garments, perfumes, ornaments, and other gifts.
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Then, the next day at dawn, in the water of Svāmipuṣkariṇī, / having bathed, the highly fortunate lady went to the [tīrtha] named Tuṃburu.
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The maiden asked that guru, the master: 'What is the name of this?' / Jaigīṣavya said: / 'This is known as Tuṃbarukā, O lady of fair complexion.
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Anciently, Nārada engaged in asceticism along with Tuṃburu. / Here Viṣṇu manifested for the welfare of Nārada.
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Whoever bathes here goes to the supreme state. / A bath here is rare for all men in the Kali [age].
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For men, bathing here is not the fruit of a small austerity.' / Having bathed there and drunk [the water], and having given abundant gifts,
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Returning, that maiden bowed down to Śrīnivāsa. / On that day, the lovely lady satiated the brāhmaṇas.
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Reaching Svāmipuṣkariṇī, the virtuous woman lit lamps. / On the steps, the highly fortunate lady with rows of lamps swiftly / gratified Śrīnivāsa, the Lord of gods and Teacher of the World.
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Then, when the next day arrived, [she went to] the supreme Śakratīrtha; / that tīrtha above the place named Kapila is remembered as purifying.
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Having bathed there, the highly fortunate lady went above to bathe herself; / there is Viṣvaksenasaras, the destroyer of all sins.
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Above that, the highly fortunate lady went, and there she saw / the tīrthas of the five weapons; in those she took a bath.
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Above that is the Agnikuṇḍa, difficult of ascent; forward from that, / above it, is the Brahmatīrtha, which frees from the killing of a brāhmaṇa.
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Above that is the holy tīrtha of the Seven Sages, bearing good fruit. / The fruit of these tīrthas increases tenfold, each higher than the last.
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Who indeed in this world is able to describe their greatness? / In the tīrthas of the sages, that maiden practiced supreme asceticism.
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Having practiced supreme asceticism until my incarnation, / having cast off her body through the restraint of yoga in the house of Jāmbavat,
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She was born named Jāmbavatī and grew up in his house. / Her father, Jāmbavān, then gave the maiden [to me]; / she, after Rukmiṇī, became my wife, O Lord of Birds.
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This is the supreme narration of the great mountain Veṅkaṭādri. / Who indeed other than me is able to describe it among men on earth?
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Lakṣmī always prepares the food offering for the Lord of Veṅkaṭa, / and Brahmā worships daily; such is the determination of scripture.
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One should not make mockery of men who eat the food offering. / Even if lacking one's own preference, food offerings such as raw sugar / must certainly be accepted, there is no doubt; otherwise one becomes an inhabitant of hell.
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There is no god higher than Śrīnivāsa, nor has there been, nor will there be. / Having cooked by oneself, likewise [food] cooked with ghee and the like, / and having presented it as a food offering to Śrīnivāsa, one should partake of food.
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This supreme secret has been spoken to you, O Lord of Birds. / Because it is secret, O best of birds, it should not be told to anyone. / Hereafter I shall declare the cosmic hierarchy; listen, O lord!'
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Thus in the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, in the theological section of the latter portion, ends the twenty-seventh chapter, entitled 'The Explanation of the Pilgrimage to Various Tīrthas Undertaken by the Maiden'.
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