Garuda Purana

गृत्समदो ह्यासुरिश्च भरद्वाजोथ मुद्गलः । उद्दालको ह्यृष्यशृङ्गः शङ्खः सत्यव्रतस्तथा ॥ ३,९.

Gṛtsamāda, Āsuri, Bharadvāja, Mudgala, Uddālaka, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, Śaṅkha, and Satyavrata—

सुयज्ञश्चैव बाभ्रव्यो माण्डूकश्चैव बाष्कलः । धर्माचार्यस्तथागस्त्यो दाल्भ्यो दार्ढ्यच्युतस्तथा ॥ ३,९.

Suyajña, Bābhravya, Māṇḍūka, Bāṣkala, Dharmācārya, Agastya, Dālbha, and Dārḍhyacyuta—

कवषो हरितः कण्वो विरूपो मुसलस्तथा । विष्णुवृद्धश्च आत्रेयः श्रीवत्सो वत्सलेत्यपि ॥ ३,९.

Kavaṣa, Harita, Kaṇva, Virūpa, Musala, Viṣṇuvṛddha, Ātreya, Śrīvatsa, and Vatsala as well.

भार्गवश्चाप्नवानश्च माण्डूकेयस्तथैव । मण्डूकश्चैव जाबचलिः वीतिहव्यस्तथैव च ॥ ३,९.

Bhārgava, Āpnavāna, Māṇḍūkeya, Maṇḍūka, Jābacali, and Vītihavya likewise.

गृत्समदः शौनकश्च इत्याद्या ऋषयः स्मृताः । एतेषां श्रवणादेव हरिः प्रीणाति सर्वदा ॥ ३,९.

Gṛtsamada and Śaunaka are also remembered as sages; by merely hearing their names, Hari is always pleased.

ब्रुवे द्व्यष्टसहस्रं च शृणु तार्क्ष्य मम स्त्रियः । अग्निपुत्रास्तु यद्द्व्यष्टसहस्रञ्च मम स्त्रियः । अजानजसमा ह्येता (ते) नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ३,९.

I declare to you, Tārkṣya, that I have eight thousand wives; those born of Agni are also eight thousand, and they are equal to those born of Ajāna—there is no need for further inquiry here.

त्वष्टुः पुत्री कशेरूश्च तासां मध्ये गुणाधिका । तदनन्तरजान्वक्ष्ये शृणु सम्यक्खगेश्वर ॥ ३,९.

Among them, Kaśeru, the daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ, is distinguished by her virtues; I will now speak of those born after her—listen carefully, O lord of birds.

आजानेभ्यस्तु पितरः सप्तभ्योन्ये शतावराः । तथाधिका हि पितर इति वेदविदां मतम् ॥ ३,९.

From the Ajānas, there are seven other groups of Pitṛs, each with a hundred generations; thus, the Pitṛs are considered numerous according to those learned in the Vedas.

तदनन्तराजान्वक्ष्ये शृणु त्वं द्विजसत्तम । अष्टाभ्यो देवगन्धर्वा अष्टोत्तरशतं विना ॥ ३,९.

I will now speak of those born after the Ajānas—listen, O best of twice-born; from eight groups of Deva-Gandharvas, except for one hundred and eight.

तेभ्यः शतगुणानन्दा देवप्रेष्यास्तु मुख्यतः । स्वमुखेनेव देवैश्च आज्ञाप्याः सर्वदा गणाः ॥ ३,९.

From them, the Deva attendants are a hundred times more blissful, and chiefly serve the gods; these groups are always commanded directly by the gods themselves.

आख्याता देवगन्धर्वास्तेभ्यस्ते च शतावराः । तेभ्यस्तु क्षितिपा ज्ञेया अवराश्च शतैर्गुणैः ॥ ३,९.

The Deva-Gandharvas have been described, and from them come the hundred generations; from them, the kings are to be known, and those inferior are multiplied by hundreds.

तेभ्यः शतगुणाज्ञेया मानुषेषूत्तमा गणाः । एवं प्रासंगिकानुक्त्वा प्रकृतं ह्यनुसराम्यहम् । एवं ब्रह्मादयो देवा लक्ष्म्याद्या अपि सर्वशः ॥ ३,९.

From them, the best groups among humans are known to be a hundred times greater; having spoken thus of those related, I now return to the main subject; thus, Brahmā and other gods, as well as Lakṣmī and others, exist in every way.

स्तुत्वा तूष्णीं स्थिताः सर्वे प्राञ्जलीकृत्य भो द्विज ॥ ३,९.

Having praised, all stood silently with hands joined, O twice-born.

इति स्तुतश्च देवेशो भगवान् हरिरव्ययः । तेषामायतनं दातुं मनसा समचिन्तयत् ॥ ३,९.

Thus praised, the lord of the gods, the imperishable Hari, considered in his mind how to grant them a dwelling place.

इदं पवित्रमारोग्यं पुण्यं पापप्रणाशनम् । हरिप्रसादजनकं स्वरूपसुखसाधनम् ॥ ३,९.

This is pure, health-giving, virtuous, and destroys sin; it brings the favor of Hari and leads to happiness in one's true nature.

इदं तु स्तवनं विप्रा न पठन्तीह मानवाः । न शृण्वन्ति च ये नित्यं ते सर्वे चैव मायिनः ॥ ३,९.

But those humans here who do not recite this hymn, O Brāhmaṇas, or do not listen to it daily, are all deluded.

नस्मरन्तोन्तरं नित्यं ये भुञ्जन्ति नराधमाः । तैर्भुक्ता सततं विष्ठा सदा क्रिमिशतैर्युता ॥ ३,९.

Those wicked men who do not remember it within, yet partake of food, always consume excrement, constantly accompanied by hundreds of worms.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १० गरुड उवाच । देवैरेवं स्तुतो विष्णुर्भगवान्सात्त्वतां पतिः । कीदृशं ह्याश्रयं दत्त्वैषां विवेश महाप्रभुः ॥ ३,१०.

Garuḍa said: Thus praised by the gods, Bhagavān Viṣṇu, lord of the Sāttvatas, what kind of abode did he grant them, and how did the great lord enter?

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि कृष्णकृष्ण महाप्रभो । सम्यग्ब्रूहि दयालो त्वं यदि मच्छ्रोत्रमर्हति ॥ ३,१०.

I wish to know this, O Kṛṣṇa, O great lord; kindly tell me fully, if my ears are worthy.

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । तेषु तत्त्वेषु भगवान्स विवेश महाप्रभुः । क्षोभयामास भगवान् संबन्धविधुरो हरिः ॥ ३,१०.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: In those essences, Bhagavān, the great lord, entered; Bhagavān Hari, lacking connection, stirred them.

अदौ ससर्ज भगवान् ब्रह्माण्डं कन कात्मकम् । पञ्चाशत्कोटिविस्तीर्णं योजनानां समन्ततः ॥ ३,१०.

At first, Bhagavān created the cosmic egg, composed of atoms, measuring fifty crore yojanas in every direction.

तदूर्ध्वमण्ववयवस्तावान्कनकरूपकः । वर्तते तत ऊर्ध्वं तु पञ्चाशत्कोटिभूतलम् ॥ ३,१०.

Above that is a portion of the cosmic egg, golden in form, and above it lies a surface extending fifty crore leagues.

एवं कोटिशतं तस्यावयवः परिकीर्तितः । ततश्च सप्तावरणैः समतात्परिधीकृतम् ॥ ३,१०.

Thus, a hundred crore portions are described as its parts, and then it is entirely encircled by seven coverings.

कबन्धावरणं ह्याद्यं कोट्या दशसहस्रकम् । द्वितीया वरणं ज्ञेयं पावकस्य महात्मनः ॥ ३,१०.

The first covering, called Kabandha, measures ten thousand crores; the second covering is said to be that of the great soul, Fire.

अपां दशगुणैर्युक्तं समन्तात्परिधी (खी) कृतम् । तृतीयावरणं ज्ञेयं हरस्यैव महात्मनः ॥ ३,१०.

The third covering, belonging to the great soul Hara, is surrounded on all sides by Water, ten times greater.

दशाधिकं पावकाच्च समन्तात्परिवारितम् । चतुर्थावरणं ज्ञेयं नभसोपि महाप्रभो ॥ ३,१०.

Encircled on all sides by a layer ten times greater than that of Fire, the fourth covering is said to be that of Ether, O great lord.

हराद्दशगुणैरेवं समन्तात्परिवारितम् । पञ्चमावरणं ज्ञेयमहङ्काराख्यमेवच ॥ ३,१०.

In the same way, encircled on all sides by a layer ten times greater than that of Hara, the fifth covering is known as that called Ego.

व्योम्नो दशगुणैरेवं समन्तात्परिवारि तम् । षष्ठमावरणं प्रोक्तं महत्तत्त्वं खगेश्वर ॥ ३,१०.

Encircled on all sides by a layer ten times greater than that of Ether, the sixth covering is declared to be the principle of Mahat, O lord of birds.

अहङ्काराद्दशगुणं समन्तात्परिवारितम् । सप्तमावरणं प्रोक्तं त्रिगुणावरणं प्रभो ॥ ३,१०.

Encircled on all sides by a layer ten times greater than that of Ego, the seventh covering is said to be the covering of the three qualities, O lord.