Garuda Purana

श्रीस्वामितीर्थे सम्यगाचम्य नत्वा स्नात्वा नत्वा भूवराहं च देवि । अयुद्वारं प्रिवशेद्भक्तिपृर्वं गोविन्दगोविन्द इतिब्रुवन्वै ॥ ३,२४.

At the sacred Svāmitīrtha, after properly sipping water, bowing, bathing, and bowing to Bhūvarāha, O Goddess, one should enter the main entrance with devotion, uttering 'Govinda, Govinda.'

पश्चाद्धरेर्नमनं कार्यमेव साष्टाङ्गरूपं प्रविशेद्देवगेहम् । पुनर्विशेद्वारतः संस्थितः स पीठस्थदेवान्मानसा चिन्तयीत ॥ ३,२४.

Afterwards, one should offer prostration to Hari in the form with eight limbs, and enter the temple of the deity; then, standing at the entrance, one should mentally contemplate the deities seated on their thrones.

मध्ये पीठं श्रीनिवासं च देवी नारायणं प्रणमेत्पूर्णमेव । देवस्य सव्ये पीठभागाद्वहिश्च नमस्कार्यं गुरुदेवाय चैव ॥ ३,२४.

In the center, one should bow fully to Śrīnivāsa, O Goddess, to Nārāyaṇa; and outside the left side of the deity's seat, one should offer respects to the Guru and the deities.

पीठस्याग्राच्चाप्यधस्तात्प्रदेशे आग्नेयकोणे प्रणमेद्वै खगेन्द्र । नैरृत्यभागे व्यासदेवाय देवि नमस्कार्यो वैष्णवः सर्वदापि ॥ ३,२४.

In front and below the seat, in the southeast corner, one should bow, O king of birds; in the southwest part, O Goddess, one should always offer respects to Vyāsa and the Vaiṣṇava deities.

वायव्यकोणे भक्तिपूर्वं सुदुर्गां नमस्कुर्याद्भक्तिसंवर्धितात्मा । पीठस्योर्ध्वं ह्यग्निकोणेषु देवी धर्माधिभूताय नमो यमाय ॥ ३,२४.

In the northwest corner, with devotion, one should bow to Sudurgā, with a mind strengthened by devotion; above the seat, in the southeast corners, O Goddess, one should bow to Yama, lord of dharma.

पीठस्योर्ध्वं नैरृतस्योर्ध्वकोणे ज्ञानाधिपं प्रणमेद्वायुदेवम् । पीठस्योर्ध्वं वायुकोणे च सुभ्रूर्वैराग्यानामधिपं चैव रुद्रम् ॥ ३,२४.

Above the seat, in the upper southwest corner, one should bow to Vāyu, lord of knowledge; above the seat, in the northwest corner, one should bow to Rudra, lord of renunciation.

पीठस्योर्ध्वं त्वीशकोणे च देवि ऐश्वर्याणामधिपं चेन्द्रदेवम् । पीठस्य पूर्वे प्रणमेन्नैरृतिं च अर्याम्णानामधिपं चात्र देवि ॥ ३,२४.

Above the seat, in the northeast corner, O Goddess, one should bow to Indra, lord of sovereignty; at the eastern side of the seat, one should bow to Nirṛti and Aryaman, lord of ancestors, O Goddess.

देवस्य पीठस्य च दक्षिणे च दुर्गां नमेदुग्ररूपाभिधां च । पीठस्य कन्ये प्रणमेत्पश्चिमे वै आरोग्याणा मधिपं कामदेवम् ॥ ३,२४.

At the southern side of the deity's seat, one should bow to Durgā, known as Ugrarūpā; at the western side of the seat, one should bow to Kāmadeva, lord of health.

देवस्य पीठस्योत्तरे रुद्रदेवमनैश्वर्याणामधिपं संस्मरेच्च । पीठस्य मध्ये प्रणमेद्वै वराहं सदा कन्ये परमं पूरुषाख्यम् ॥ ३,२४.

At the northern side of the deity's seat, one should remember Rudra, lord of non-wealth; in the center of the seat, one should always bow to Varāha, and at the corner, to the Supreme Person.

तस्योपरिष्टाच्छक्तिसंज्ञां च लक्ष्मीमाधाररूपां प्रणमेच्चैव नित्यम् । तस्योपरिष्टाद्वायुकूर्मौ नमेच्च तस्योपरिष्टाच्छेषकूर्मौ नमेच्च ॥ ३,२४.

Above that, one should always bow to Lakṣmī, known as Śakti, in her form as the support; above that, one should bow to the Vāyu-tortoise, and above that, to the Śeṣa-tortoise.

तस्योपरिष्टादभिमानिनीं भुवो भूदेवतां प्रणमेच्चैव सुभ्रूः । तस्योपरिष्टाद्वरुणं संस्मरेच्च क्षीरोदधेरधिपं चैव देवम् ॥ ३,२४.

Above that, one should bow to Bhūdevī, the presiding goddess of the earth; above that, one should remember Varuṇa, the deity who is lord of the ocean of milk.

तस्योपरिष्टात्प्रणमेच्चैव लक्ष्मीं श्वेतद्वीपाख्यं कन्यके पूजयेच्च । तस्योपरिष्टात्प्रणमेच्चैव लक्ष्मीं महादिव्यां मण्डपसंज्ञकां च ॥ ३,२४.

Above that, one should bow to Lakṣmī, known as Śvetadvīpa, O maiden, and worship her; above that, one should bow to Lakṣmī, the great divine one, known as Maṇḍapa.

पीठस्य मध्ये यमसंज्ञां च लक्ष्मीं समर्चयेद्यममध्ये च देवीम् । यमस्य देवस्य च दक्षिणे च सूर्यं नमेद्दीपरूपं च भद्रे ॥ ३,२४.

In the center of the seat, one should worship Lakṣmī, known as Yama, and the goddess in the midst of Yama; to the south of Yama, one should bow to Sūrya, in the form of a lamp, O auspicious one.

यमस्य देवस्य च वामभागे श्रियं नमेद्दीपरूपां च देवीम् । यमस्य देवस्य तु चाग्रभागे हुताशनं दीपरूपं नमेच्च ॥ ३,२४.

To the left of Yama, one should bow to Śrī, in the form of a lamp, O Goddess; in front of Yama, one should bow to Hutāśana, the fire, in the form of a lamp.

देवस्याग्रे भूमिनाम्नीं नमेच्च तत्त्वाभिमानां संस्मरेच्चैव नित्यम् । पर्यङ्करूपं श्रीनिवासस्य विष्णोस्तमोभिमानां सन्नमेच्चैव दुर्गाम् ॥ ३,२४.

In front of the deity, one should bow to Bhūmi, the earth goddess, who presides over the elements, and always remember her; in the form of a couch, one should bow to Durgā, who presides over darkness, as Viṣṇu's Śrīnivāsa.

पूर्वादिगं पीठसोपानरूपमात्मानमेकं प्रणमेच्च देवि । दक्षस्थदिक्पीठसोपानरूपं ज्ञानात्मकं प्रणमेच्चैव कन्ये ॥ ३,२४.

O Devi, one should bow to the single form of the seat and step in the eastern direction as oneself; O maiden, one should also bow to the form of the seat and step in the southern direction, which is of the nature of knowledge.

पद्मस्य पूर्वस्थदले च देवि स्त्रीरूपाख्यं विमलाख्यामिमां च । ब्रह्मादिदेवान्प्रणमेच्च देवि आग्नेयकोणस्थदले शृणुत्वम् ॥ ३,२४.

O Devi, on the petal situated to the east of the lotus, bow to the one called the pure feminine form; and bow to Brahma and the other gods, O Devi, on the petal situated at the southeast corner—listen to this.

उत्कर्षनाम्नीं परमां च देवीं नमेद्रमां ब्रह्मवायू च शेषम् । दक्षस्थपद्मस्य दलाष्टके च नारायणाकारशेषादिकानाम् ॥ ३,२४.

Bow to the supreme goddess named Utkarsha, and to Indra, Brahma, and Vayu, and the rest; and on the eight petals to the south, bow to those in the forms of Narayana, Shesha, and others.

स्त्रीरूपेभ्यो नमनं कार्यमेव कन्ये मया पश्चिमस्थे दले च । गोपाख्यनारायणब्रह्मवायुविप्रादिकानां शेषरूद्रादिकानाम् ॥ ३,२४.

O maiden, one should indeed bow to the feminine forms, and on the petal situated to the west, bow to those known as Gopa, Narayana, Brahma, Vayu, Vipra, Shesha, Rudra, and others.

स्त्रीरूपेभ्यो नमनं कार्यमेव ईशान कोणस्थदलेषु चैव । ईशाननारायणमाविरिञ्चवायुर्वियच्छेषसुरादिकानाम् ॥ ३,२४.

One should indeed bow to the feminine forms, and likewise on the petals situated at the northeast corner; to Ishana, Narayana, Avirincha, Vayu, Viyach, Shesha, Suras, and others.

स्त्रीरूपेभ्यो नमनं कार्यमेव तथैव पद्मस्य च मध्यभागे । अनुग्रहाख्या विष्णुलक्ष्मीश्च देवी वायुर्वियच्छेषरुद्रादिकानाम् ॥ ३,२४.

One should indeed bow to the feminine forms, and likewise in the central part of the lotus; to the goddess called Anugraha, to Vishnu, Lakshmi, Vayu, Viyach, Shesha, Rudra, and others.

स्त्रीरूपाणां नमनं कार्यमेव सुयोगपीठस्य स्वरूप भूतम् । सदा नमेच्छ्रीमदनन्तसंज्ञमेवं न मेच्छ्रीनिवासं च देवम् ॥ ३,२४.

One should indeed bow to the feminine forms, which are the very essence of the excellent seat; always bow to the one called Shri Madananta, and likewise to the god Shri Nivasa.

श्रीनिवासस्य वामे तु लक्ष्मीं च प्रणमेद्वुधः । श्रीनिवासस्य सव्ये तु धरायै प्रणमेच्छुभे ॥ ३,२४.

To the left of Srinivasa, bow to Lakshmi; to the right of Srinivasa, O auspicious one, bow to Dharā.

पीठाद्वहिः पूर्वभागे कृपोल्कं प्रणमेच्छुभम् । महोल्कं दक्षिणे चैव वीरोल्कं पश्चिमे नमेत् ॥ ३,२४.

Outside the seat, in the eastern direction, bow to Krpolka, O auspicious one; in the south, bow to Maholka, and in the west, bow to Virolka.

उत्तरे च नमः कुर्याद्युल्काय च महात्मने । चतुर्ष्वपि च कोणेषु सहस्रोल्कं नमेत्सुधीः ॥ ३,२४.

And in the north, one should bow to Yulka, the great soul; and in all four corners, the wise should bow to Sahasrolka.

पूर्वे तु वासुदेवाय नमस्कुर्याच्च दक्षिणे । संकर्षणाय देवाय प्रद्युम्नाय च पश्चिमे ॥ ३,२४.

In the east, one should bow to Vasudeva, and in the south to Sankarshana; in the west, bow to Pradyumna.

उत्तरे ह्यनिरुद्ध्या नमस्कुर्यादतन्द्रितः । आग्नेये च नमस्कुर्यात्कन्ये मायां सदा शुभे ॥ ३,२४.

In the north, one should bow to Aniruddha without fatigue; in the southeast, O maiden, always bow to Maya, O auspicious one.

जयायै च नमस्कुर्यान्नैरृत्ये चापि वायवे । कृत्ये चैव नमस्कुर्यादीशान्ये शान्तिसंज्ञकाम् ॥ ३,२४.

One should bow to Jaya in the southwest, and also to Vayu; and bow to Krtya in the northeast, known as Shanti.

केशवाय नमः पूर्वे तथा नारायणाय च । माधवाय नमस्कुर्यान्नैरृत्ये चापि वायवे ॥ ३,२४.

In the east, bow to Keshava, and also to Narayana; in the southwest, bow to Madhava, and also to Vayu.