Garuda Purana

तेषां संहरणे ईशस्त्वतो व्यङ्कटनामकः । आनन्दस्य विरुद्धत्वात्कामक्रोधादयो गुणाः ॥ ३,२५.

He is the lord in the destruction of those, and thus is called Vyaṅkaṭa; and because of opposition to bliss, qualities such as desire and anger arise.

व्यङ्कटा इति संप्रोक्तास्तेषां नाशयिता प्रभुः । अतस्तु व्यङ्कटेशाख्य एवं ज्ञात्वा जपं कुरु ॥ ३,२५.

They are called Vyaṅkaṭā, and the Lord is their destroyer; therefore, knowing thus, recite the name Vyaṅkaṭeśa.

एवं व्यङ्कटामाहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा देवी खगेश्वर । निद्रां चकार तत्रैव रात्रौ पित्रा सहैव च । ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते चोत्थयि हृदि सस्मार कन्यका ॥ ३,२५.

Having heard this greatness of Vyaṅkaṭa, the goddess, O Lord of Birds, slept there that night together with her father; and at the Brahma hour, the maiden awoke and remembered it in her heart.

(व्यङ्कटेशस्य प्रातः स्तुतिः) । श्रीव्यङ्कटेशश्च नृसिंहमूर्तिः श्रीवरदराजश्च वराहमूर्तिः । श्रीरङ्गशायी च अनन्तशायी कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम् ॥ ३,२५.

May Śrī Vyaṅkaṭeśa, in the form of Narasiṃha; Śrī Varadarāja, in the form of Varāha; Śrī Raṅgaśāyī, and Anantaśāyī—all grant me a blessed morning.

श्रीकृष्णमूर्तिश्च गदाधरश्च श्रीविष्णुपादस्तु प्रयागवासः । नारायणः श्रीबदरीनिवासः कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम् ॥ ३,२५.

May Śrī Kṛṣṇa in his form, Gadādhara, Śrī Viṣṇu whose feet dwell at Prayāga, Nārāyaṇa, and Śrī Badarīnivāsa—all grant me a blessed morning.

दामोदरो वै त्रिजगन्निवासः श्रीपाण्डुरङ्गश्च नृसिंहदेवः । श्रीरामदेवश्च अमोघवासः कुदृ ॥ ३,२५.

May Dāmodara, the dweller in the three worlds; Śrī Pāṇḍuraṅga; Narasiṃhadeva; Śrī Rāmadeva, the infallible resident—grant me a blessed morning.

श्रीधर्मपुत्रश्च नृसिंहमूर्तिः श्रीपिप्पलस्थश्च मुहल्लवासः । कोलानृसिंहः शूर्पकारस्थ सिंहः कुर्वन्तुदृ ॥ ३,२५.

May Śrī Dharmaputra in the form of Narasiṃha; Śrī Pippalastha, the resident of Muhalla; Kolā Narasiṃha; the lion at Śūrpakāra—grant me a blessed morning.

चतुर्मुखश्चारुसरस्वती च स्वभारती शर्वसुपर्णशेषाः । अमामहेद्रश्च शचीमुखास्ताः कुर्वन्तु दृ ॥ ३,२५.

May the four-faced one, beautiful Sarasvatī, Svabhāratī, Śarva, Suparṇa, Śeṣa, Amāmahedra, and those with Śacī's face—all grant me a blessed morning.

द्वारावती काशिकावन्तिका च प्रयागकाञ्च्यौ मथुरापुरी च । मायावती हस्तिमती पुरी च कुर्वन्तु स दृ ॥ ३,२५.

May Dvārāvatī, Kāśikā, Avantikā, Prayāga, Kāñcī, Mathurā city, Māyāvatī, Hastimatī city—all grant me a blessed morning.

भागीरथी चैव सरस्वती च गोदावरी सिंधुकृष्ण च वेणी । कलिन्दकन्या यमुना च नर्मदा कुर्व दृ ॥ ३,२५.

May Bhāgīrathī, Sarasvatī, Godāvarī, Sindhu, Kṛṣṇa, Veṇī, Kalinda's daughter Yamunā, and Narmadā—all grant me a blessed morning.

वितस्तिकावेरिसतुङ्गभद्राः सुवञ्जरा भीमरथी विपाशा । सुताम्रपर्णी च पिनाकिनी च कु दृ ॥ ३,२५.

May Vitastā, Kāverī, Satuṅgabhadrā, Suvañjarā, Bhīmarathī, Vipāśā, Sutāmraparṇī, and Pinākinī—all grant me a blessed morning.

स्वामिपुष्करिणी चैव सुवर्णमुखरी तथा । श्रीपाण्डवी तौबरुश्च कपिला पापनाशनी ॥ ३,२५.

May Svāmipuṣkariṇī, Suvarṇamukharī, Śrī Pāṇḍavī, Taubaru, and Kapilā, the destroyer of sins—all grant me a blessed morning.

गुरुर्वसिष्ठः क्रतुरङ्गिराश्च मनुः पुलस्त्यः पुलहश्च गौतमः । रैभ्यो मरीचिश्च्यवनश्च दक्षः कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम् ॥ ३,२५.

May the teacher Vasiṣṭha, Kratu, Aṅgirā, Manu, Pulastya, Pulaha, Gautama, Raibhya, Marīci, Cyavana, and Dakṣa—all grant me a blessed morning.

सप्तार्णवाः सप्त कुलाचलाश्च द्वीपाश्च सप्तोपवनानि सप्त । भूरादिकानि भुवनानि सप्त कुर्वन्तु स दृ ॥ ३,२५.

May the seven oceans, the seven great mountains, the seven islands, the seven forests, the seven worlds beginning with Bhū—all grant me a blessed morning.

मान्धात्रा नहुषोंबरीषसगरौ राजा नलो धर्मराट्प्रह्लादः क्रतुराड्विभीषणगयौ व्यासो हनूमानपि । अश्वत्थाम कृपावुमा द्रुपदजा श्रीजानकी तारका मन्दोदर्यखिलाः प्रभातसुमहं कुर्वन्तु नित्यं हरे ॥ ३,२५.

May Māndhātrā, Nahuṣa, Ambarīṣa, Sagara, King Nala, Dharmarāṭ, Prahlāda, Kraturāṭ, Vibhīṣaṇa, Gaya, Vyāsa, Hanūmān, Aśvatthāma, Kṛpa, Umā, Drupada's daughter, Śrī Jānakī, Tārakā, Mandodarī, and all others always grant a most auspicious morning to Hari.

अश्वत्थस्य वनानि किं च तुलसीधात्रीवनानि प्रभो पुन्नागस्य वनानि चंपकवनान्यन्यानि पुष्पाणि च । मन्दारस्य वनानि यानि च हरेः सौगन्धिकान्यप्यहो नित्यं तानि दिशन्तु मत्प्रमुदितं श्रीवेङ्कटेश प्रभो ॥ ३,२५.

O Lord, may the groves of the holy fig tree, and the groves of basil and emblic, the groves of punnaga, champaka, and other flowers, the groves of mandara, and all the fragrant gardens of Hari always grant me joy, O Lord of Venkata.

एवं स्मृत्वा श्रीनिवासस्य देवी कृत्वा शौचं जैगिषव्येण साकम् । स्नातुं ययौ पुष्करिणीं हरेश्च स्नानं सम्यक्तत्र चकार देशे । सम्यग्जप्त्वा व्यङ्कटेशस्य मन्त्रमुवाच सा जैगिषव्यं गुरुं च ॥ ३,२५.

Thus remembering Srinivasa, the goddess, having purified herself together with Jaigishavya, went to bathe in the sacred pond of Hari, and there performed the proper bath; having properly recited the mantra of Venkatesha, she spoke to her teacher Jaigishavya.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २६ कन्योवाच । श्रीनिवासः किमर्थं वै आगतोत्र वदस्व मे । शेषाचलोपि कुत्रा भूत्कदायातश्च पापहा । स्वामिपुष्करिणी चात्र किमर्थं ह्यगता वद ॥ ३,२६.

The maiden said: For what purpose has Srinivasa come here? Tell me. Where is Sheshachala, when did it arise, and when did it come, O destroyer of sin? And for what reason has the Lord's sacred pond come here? Tell me.

जैगीषव्य उवाच शृणु भद्रे महाभागे व्यङ्कटेशस्य चागमम् । आवयोर्देवि पापानि विषमं यान्ति भामिनि ॥ ३,२६.

Jaigishavya said: Listen, O blessed and noble lady, to the coming of Venkatesha. O goddess, the sins of both of us are being removed, O beautiful one.

आसीत्पुरा हिरण्याक्षः काश्यपो दितिनन्दनः । सनकादेश्च वाग्दण्डाद्द्वितीयद्वारपालकः ॥ ३,२६.

Once there was Hiraṇyākṣa, son of Kashyapa and Diti; and Sanaka, due to a curse of speech, became the second gatekeeper.

बभूव दैत्ययोनौ च देवानां कण्टको बली । संजीवो विजयः प्रोक्तो हरिभक्तो महाप्रभुः ॥ ३,२६.

Born in the race of demons, he became a thorn to the gods, powerful, known as Sanjiva and Vijaya, a great devotee of Hari, the supreme lord.

हरिण्याक्षः स्वयं दैत्यो हरिभक्तविदूषकः । एतादृशो हिरण्याक्षस्तपस्तप्तुं समुद्यतः ॥ ३,२६.

Hiraṇyākṣa himself was a demon, a reviler of devotees of Hari; such was Hiraṇyākṣa, who became intent on performing austerities.

तदा माता दितिर्देवी हिरण्याक्षमुवाच सा । दितिरुवाच । वत्सलस्त्वं महाभागमा तपस्वाष्टहायनः ॥ ३,२६.

Then his mother, the goddess Diti, spoke to Hiraṇyākṣa: Diti said: My dear son, you are greatly fortunate; do not undertake austerities for eight years.

त्वं मा ददस्व दुः खं मे पालयिष्यति कोविदः । क्षणमात्रं न जीवामि त्वां विना जीवनं न हि ॥ ३,२६.

Do not give me sorrow, for who will care for me? I cannot live even for a moment without you; truly, life is not possible for me.

मा तप त्वं महाभाग मम जीवनहेतवे । एवमुक्तस्तु मात्रा स विजयोवशतोब्रवीत् ॥ ३,२६.

Do not perform austerities, O greatly fortunate one, for the sake of my life. Thus addressed by his mother, Vijaya, compelled, spoke as follows.

हिरण्याक्षो मातरं प्राह जालं हित्वा विष्णोर्भजनेऽलं कुरुष्व । मयिस्नेहं पुत्रहेतोर्विरूढं सुखदुः खे चेह लोके परत्र ॥ ३,२६.

Hiraṇyākṣa said to his mother: Abandon attachment and devote yourself to worship of Vishnu; the affection for me, your son, which has grown, brings both happiness and sorrow in this world and the next.

यावत्स्नेहं मयि मातः करोषि तावत्क्लेशं शाश्वतं यास्यसि त्वम् । मातश्च ते मयि पुत्रत्वबुद्धिस्त्वय्यप्येषा मातृबुद्धिर्ममापि ॥ ३,२६.

O mother, as long as you direct affection toward me, you will experience endless suffering; and just as you see me as your son, I see you as my mother.

ताते पूज्ये पितृबुद्धिर्ममास्ति तस्मिंस्तुते भर्तृबुद्धिर्हि मिथ्या । निर्माति यस्माद्धरिरेव सर्वं सम्यक्पाता नियतोऽसौ मुरारिः ॥ ३,२६.

In my father, whom I revere, I have the thought of fatherhood; in him whom you call husband, you have the thought of a husband, but this is mistaken. For Hari alone is truly the creator of all, and Murari is the one who always protects.

अतो हि माता हरिरेव सर्वदा त्वन्यासां वै मातृता चोपचारात् । निर्मातृत्वं यदि मुख्यं त्वयि स्याद्द्रोणादीनां जननी का वदस्व ॥ ३,२६.

Therefore, O mother, Hari alone is always the true mother; the motherhood of others is only figurative. If you are truly the primary mother, then tell me, who is the mother of Drona and the others?