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.
आग्नेये कन्यके नित्यं भक्त्या तु प्रयतः शुभे । गोविन्दाय नमस्कुर्याद्दक्षिणे विष्णवे तथा ॥ ३,२४.
In the southeast, O maiden, always bow with devotion and purity to Govinda; in the south, likewise bow to Vishnu.
मधुसूदनाय भोः कन्ये नमस्कुर्यात्तु नैरृतौ । पश्चिमे त्रिविक्रमाय वामनाय तथैव च ॥ ३,२४.
O maiden, bow to Madhusudana in the southwest; in the west, likewise bow to Trivikrama and Vamana.
विष्णवे श्रीधरायाथ नमस्कुर्याच्च भामिति । उत्तरे तु महाकन्ये हृषीकेशाय वै नमः ॥ ३,२४.
Bow to Vishnu and Shridhara, O radiant one; and in the north, O great maiden, bow to Hrishikesha.
तथा वै पद्मनाभाय नमस्कुर्यादतन्द्रितः । दामोदराय चैशान्ये नमस्कुर्याच्च भामिनि ॥ ३,२४.
Likewise, bow without fatigue to Padmanabha; and in the northeast, O radiant one, bow to Damodara.
चतुर्थावरणे पूर्वे महाकूर्माय वै नमः । वराहाय नमस्कुर्यादाग्नेये कन्यके शुभे ॥ ३,२४.
In the fourth enclosure, in the east, one should offer homage to the great Tortoise; in the southeast, O auspicious maiden, one should bow to Varaha.
दक्षिणे नारसिंहाय वामनाय नमोनमः । भार्गवाय नमस्कुर्यान्नैरृत्ये शुद्धचेतसा ॥ ३,२४.
In the south, repeated salutations to Narasimha and Vamana; in the southwest, with pure mind, one should bow to Bhargava.
पश्चिमे माधवायाथ तथा कृष्णाय वै नमः । बुद्धाय च नमस्कुर्याद्वायव्ये कन्यके शुभे ॥ ३,२४.
In the west, one should bow to Madhava and likewise to Krishna; in the northwest, O auspicious maiden, one should bow to Buddha.
उत्तरे ह्युल्करूपाय अनन्ताय नमोस्तु ते । ईशान्ये विश्वरूपाय नमस्कुर्यादतन्द्रितः ॥ ३,२४.
In the north, indeed, salutations to Ulkarupa and Ananta; in the northeast, one should bow without fatigue to Vishvarupa.
आग्नेये वारुणीं चैव गायत्रीं चैव नैरृते । वायव्ये भारतीं चैव ईशान्ये गिरिजां नमेत् ॥ ३,२४.
In the southeast, one should honor Varuni, and in the southwest, Gayatri; in the northwest, Bharati, and in the northeast, one should bow to Girija.
गिरिजां वामभागे तु सौपर्णै चैव संनमेत् । प्रागिन्द्राय नमस्कुर्यात्सायुधाय तथैव च ॥ ३,२४.
One should bow to Girija on the left side, and also to the Suparnas; in the east, one should bow to Indra, and likewise to him who bears weapons.
स परिग्रहाय श्रीविष्णोः पार्षदाय नमोनमः । आग्नेयेत्यग्नये तुभ्यं सायुधायेति पूर्ववत् ॥ ३,२४.
One should repeatedly bow to the attendant of Shri Vishnu, who is the recipient of offerings; 'To Agni in the southeast, to you, O bearer of weapons,' as before.
दक्षिणे तु यमायैव नैरृत्यां निरृतिं यजेत् । पश्चिमे वरुणायैव वायव्ये वायवे नमः ॥ ३,२४.
In the south, one should worship Yama; in the southwest, Nirriti; in the west, Varuna; and in the northwest, salutations to Vayu.
उत्तरे च कुबेराय ईशान्ये च शिवाय च । ईशानशक्रयोर्मध्ये ब्रह्मणे सायुधाय च ॥ ३,२४.
In the north, one should bow to Kubera, and in the northeast, to Shiva; between Ishana and Shakra, to Brahma, the bearer of weapons.
निरृत्यप्यतिमध्ये तु शेषाय च नमोनमः । एवं कृत्वा नमस्कारं प्रणमेच्च पुनः पुनः ॥ ३,२४.
In the very middle of Nirriti, one should repeatedly bow to Shesha; having performed such salutations, one should bow again and again.
इत्येतत्सर्वमाख्यातं विधिपूर्वं तु दर्शनम् । इतः परन्तु गन्तव्यं दर्शनार्थं रमापते ॥ ३,२४.
Thus, all this procedure has been explained in accordance with the injunction; now, one should proceed further for the audience of the Lord of Lakshmi.
एवमुक्त्वा तु सा देवी तैः सार्धं तु ययौ मुदा । यदुक्तः श्रीनिवासस्य दर्शनस्य विधिः खग । कस्यचिन्नैव वक्तव्यो गोप्यत्वाच्च कदाचन ॥ ३,२४.
Having spoken thus, the goddess joyfully went forth with them; O Khaga, the procedure for the audience of Srinivasa that has been described should never be told to anyone, for it must always be kept secret.
समागमो दुर्घट एव वीन्द्र सतां च सत्तत्त्वविबोधकानाम् । अनेकजन्मार्जितपुण्यसंचयादभूद्गुरोः संगम एव तस्य ॥ ३,२४.
The meeting of the truly good and those who realize the essence of truth is indeed difficult, O Indra among birds; only through the accumulation of merit over many births does one attain the company of such a teacher.
पयो विकारं च निजं जहाति शेषस्य शेषं नलिनस्य षङ्कजम् । भावं चलं पङ्कजनाभयोगात्सत्संगयोगादशुभानि न स्युः ॥ ३,२४.
Milk gives up its own nature and becomes curd; the remainder of the remainder of the lotus is born of doubt; by association with the good, unstable feelings are steadied, and from such company, inauspicious things do not arise.
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २५ सा द्वारदेशे श्रीनिवासस्य देवी स्वामिपुष्करिणीं ददृशे कैश्च सार्धम् । स्वामिन्हरे श्रीनिवासेति सा तं ब्रह्मादीनां तारकं सम्प्रदध्यौ ॥ ३,२५.
At the entrance to the temple of Srinivasa, the goddess saw the sacred lake of the Lord, accompanied by others; there, she meditated upon Srinivasa, the deliverer of Brahma and the other gods.
देवैः सार्धं पालनार्थं च विष्णुरस्त्येव नित्यं पुष्करिण्यां जलेषु । अतः स्वामिपुष्करिणीति चाहुस्तत्र स्नानं कन्यकान्याश्च चक्रुः ॥ ३,२५.
For the sake of protection, Vishnu is always present with the gods in the waters of the sacred lake; therefore, it is called the Lord's Lake, and there the maidens performed their bathing.