Garuda Purana

मूको वाग्मी भवेदेव बधिरः श्रावको भवेत् । वन्ध्या स्याद्बहुपुत्रा च निर्धनः सधनो भवेत् ॥ ३,२६.

The mute becomes eloquent, the deaf becomes a hearer; the barren woman becomes mother of many children, and the poor becomes wealthy.

एतत्सर्वं गिरौ भक्तिमात्रेणैव भवेद्ध्रुवम् । तत्त्वतो व्यङ्कटाद्रेस्तु स्वरूपं वेत्ति को भुवि ॥ ३,२६.

All this is certainly attained on the mountain by devotion alone; but who on earth truly knows the real nature of Vyaṅkaṭādri?

यस्मादस्य गिरेः पुण्यं माहात्म्यं वेत्ति यः पुमान् । मायावी परमानन्दं त्यक्त्वा वैकुण्ठमुत्तमम् । स्वामिपुष्करिणीतीरे रमया सहमोदते ॥ ३,२६.

Whoever knows the sacred greatness of this mountain, leaving behind even the illusory supreme bliss and the highest Vaikuṇṭha, rejoices with Lakṣmī on the bank of Svāmipuṣkariṇī.

कल्याणाद्भुतगात्राय कामितार्थप्दायिने । श्रीमद्व्यङ्कटनाथाय श्रीनिवासाय ते नमः ॥ ३,२६.

Salutations to you, Śrīnivāsa, the illustrious Lord of Vyaṅkaṭa, whose form is auspicious and wondrous, who grants the desired objects.

श्रीस्वामिपुष्करिण्याश्च माहात्म्यं शृणु कन्यके । स्वामिपुष्करिणीमध्ये श्रीनिवासोस्ति सर्वदा ॥ ३,२६.

O maiden, listen to the greatness of Śrīsvāmipuṣkariṇī; in the midst of Svāmipuṣkariṇī, Śrīnivāsa is always present.

स्नानं कुर्वन्ति ये तत्र तेषां मुक्तिः करे स्थिता । तिस्रः कोट्योर्धकोटिश्च तीर्थानि भुवनत्रये । तानि सर्वाणि तत्रैव संति तीर्थे हरेः सदा ॥ ३,२६.

Those who bathe there have liberation in their grasp; three crore and ten crore sacred waters of the three worlds are all always present at that holy place of Hari.

तत्तीर्थं श्रीनिवासाख्यं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । तदेव श्रीनिवासस्य मन्दिरं परिकीर्तितम् ॥ ३,२६.

That holy place, known as Śrīnivāsa, is worshipped by all the gods; it is declared to be the very temple of Śrīnivāsa.

तद्दर्शनादेव कन्ये यान्ति पापानि भस्मसात् । एकैकस्नानमात्रेण सत्संगो भवति ध्रुवम् ॥ ३,२६.

O maiden, by merely seeing that place, sins are reduced to ashes; with even a single bath, one surely attains the company of the virtuous.

सत्संगाज्ज्ञानमासाद्य ज्ञानान्मोक्षं च विन्दति । अधिकारिणां भवेदेवं विपरीतमयोगिनाम् ॥ ३,२६.

From the company of the virtuous, knowledge arises; from knowledge, liberation is attained; so it is for those who are qualified, but the opposite for the unfit.

तीर्थानां स्नानमात्रेण मोक्षं यान्तीति ये विदुः । ते सर्वे असुरा ज्ञेयास्ते यान्ति ह्यधमां गतिम् ॥ ३,२६.

Those who think that liberation is attained merely by bathing in holy waters—all such are to be known as demons; they go to a degraded state.

श्रीनिवासस्य तीर्थेस्मिन्वायुकोणे च कन्यके । आस्ते वायुः सदा विष्णोः पूजां कर्तुमनुत्तमाम् ॥ ३,२६.

O maiden, in this holy place of Śrīnivāsa, at the corner of the wind, Vāyu always remains, performing the supreme worship of Viṣṇu.

वायुतीर्थं च तत्प्रोक्तं हस्तद्वादशकान्तरम् । हस्तषट्कप्रमाणं च पश्चिमे समुदाहृतम् । उत्तरे हस्तषट्कं तु वायुतीर्थमुदाहृतम् ॥ ३,२६.

That is called Vāyutīrtha, at a distance of twelve hand-lengths; in the west, it is measured as six hand-lengths, and in the north, six hand-lengths is known as Vāyutīrtha.

ये वेष्णवा वैष्णवदासवर्याः स्नानं सुर्युस्तत्र पूर्वं सुकन्ये । मध्वान्तस्थाः श्रीनिवासस्तु नित्यमत्र स्नानात्प्रीयतां मे दयालुः ॥ ३,२६.

Those who are foremost among Vaiṣṇavas and their servants, O good maiden, first bathe there; Śrīnivāsa always dwells in the midst, may the compassionate one be pleased with my bath here.

ये मध्वतीर्थे स्नातुमिच्छन्ति देवि रुद्रादयो वायुभक्ता महान्तः । सदा स्नानं तत्र कुर्वन्ति देवि प्रातः काले चोदयात्पूर्वमेव ॥ ३,२६.

O goddess, those great ones devoted to Vāyu, such as Rudra and others, always bathe there at Madhvatīrtha, wishing to bathe, and do so every morning before sunrise.

ये वायुतीर्थे विसृजन्ति देहजं मलं मूत्रं वमनं श्लेष्मकं च । येऽपानशुद्धिं लिङ्गशुद्धिं च कन्ये कुर्वन्ति ते ह्यसुरा राक्षसाश्च ॥ ३,२६.

Those who discharge bodily impurities—urine, vomit, phlegm—at Vāyutīrtha, and those who perform purification of the lower and generative organs there, O maiden, are indeed demons and rākṣasas.

शृण्वन्ति ये भागवतं पुराणं किं वर्णये तस्य पुण्यं तु देवि । ये कृष्णमन्त्रं तु जपन्ति देवि ह्यष्टा क्षरं मन्त्रवरं सुगोप्यम् ॥ ३,२६.

O goddess, what need is there to describe the merit of those who listen to the Bhāgavata Purāṇa? Those who recite the eight-syllabled secret mantra of Kṛṣṇa, O goddess—

तेषां हरिः प्रीयते केशवोलं मध्वान्तस्थो नात्र विचार्यमस्ति । एवं दानं तत्र कुर्वन्ति ये वै द्विजाग्र्याणां वैष्णवानां विदां च ॥ ३,२६.

For them, Hari, Keśava, who dwells in the midst, is pleased—there is no doubt of this; likewise, those who give gifts there to the best of twice-born Vaiṣṇavas and the learned.

तेषां पुण्यं नैव जानन्ति देवा जानात्येवं श्रीनिवासो हरिस्तु । शालग्रामं वायुतीर्थे ददन्ते तेषां पुण्यं वेत्ति स व्यङ्कटेशः ॥ ३,२६.

Even the gods do not know the merit of such people; only Śrīnivāsa Hari knows. Those who offer a Śālagrāma at Vāyutīrtha—the Lord of Vyaṅkaṭa knows their merit.

सुदुर्लभो वायुतीर्थेऽभिषेको निष्कामबुद्ध्या वैष्णवानां च देवि । तत्रापि तीर्थे लभ्यते भाग्ययोगाद्भागवतस्य श्रवणं विष्णुदासैः ॥ ३,२६.

O goddess, the anointing at Vāyutīrtha with desireless mind is extremely rare for Vaiṣṇavas; even there, by the conjunction of fortune, the hearing of the Bhāgavata by the servants of Viṣṇu is attained.

तथैव तीर्थे दुर्लभं तत्र देवि शालग्रामस्य द्विजवर्ये च दानम् । जंबूफलाकारसुनीलवर्णं मुखद्वयं चक्रचतुष्टयान्वितम् ॥ ३,२६.

In the same way, O Goddess, it is rare at that holy place to give a Śālagrāma stone to an excellent Brahmin—one that is shaped like a jambu fruit, of deep blue color, with two mouths and four discs.

सुकेसरैः संयुतं स्वर्णचिह्नध्वजां कुशैर्वज्रचिह्नैर्यवैश्च । जानार्दनीं मूर्तिमाहुर्महान्तो दानं तस्या दुर्लभं तत्र तीर्थे ॥ ३,२६.

It is said by the great ones that the form of Janārdana adorned with beautiful hair, marked with golden symbols and banners, with blades of kuśa grass, thunderbolt marks, and barley grains, is rare to give as a gift at that holy place.

अत्युत्तमं मूर्तिदानं तु भद्रे सुदुर्ल्लभं परमं नात्र लोभः । सुदुर्लभं बहुदोग्ध्याश्च गृष्टेर्दानं तथा वस्त्ररत्नादिकानाम् ॥ ३,२६.

O blessed one, the giving of such an excellent form is extremely rare and supreme; there should be no greed here. The donation of cows that yield much milk, as well as of cloth, jewels, and the like, is also very rare.

अत्युत्तमं द्रव्यदानं च देवि स्वापेक्षितं दानमाहुर्महान्तः । स्वस्यानपेक्षं फलदानं च वस्त्रादानं तस्य व्यर्थमाहुर्महान्तः ॥ ३,२६.

O Goddess, the giving of excellent wealth is said by the great ones to be that which is desired by oneself. The giving of fruit, or of cloth, that is not desired by oneself, is said by the great ones to be fruitless.

अत्युत्तमं गृष्टिदानं च पुण्यं नैवाप्यते दुग्धदोहाश्च गावः । अत्युत्तमे वस्त्रदाने सुबुद्धिः सुदुर्घटा परमा वै जनानाम् ॥ ३,२६.

The giving of excellent cows is most meritorious, but cows that do not yield milk are not praised. Among people, the resolve to give the best cloth is extremely difficult to attain.

अत्युत्तमं भागवतस्य पुस्तकं सुदुर्घटं वायुतीर्थं च कन्ये । अत्युत्तमं द्रव्यदानं च देवि सुदुर्घटं वायुतीर्थं नृणां हि । सुदुर्लभो वैष्णवैस्तत्त्वविद्भिर्हरेर्विचारो वायुतीर्थे च कन्ये ॥ ३,२६.

O maiden, the giving of a devotee's scripture is most excellent, and going to the Vāyu tīrtha is extremely difficult. O Goddess, the giving of excellent wealth is most excellent, and going to the Vāyu tīrtha is extremely difficult for people. The investigation of Hari by those who know the Vaiṣṇava truth is very rare at the Vāyu tīrtha, O maiden.

श्रीनिवासस्य तीर्थस्य उत्तरस्यां दिशि स्थितम् । चन्द्रतीर्थ मिति प्रोक्तं तत्रास्ते चन्द्रमाः सदा ॥ ३,२६.

On the northern side of the holy place of Śrīnivāsa is what is called Candratīrtha, where the moon always resides.

श्रीनिवासस्य पूजां च तत्र स्थित्वा करोत्ययम् । तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वन्ति पुण्यदेशे च कन्यके ॥ ३,२६.

Standing there, one performs worship of Śrīnivāsa; and, O maiden, people bathe there in that sacred place.

गुरुतल्पादिपापेभ्यो मुच्यन्ते नात्र संशयः । तत्र स्नात्वा पूर्वभागे शालग्रामं ददाति यः ॥ ३,२६.

There is no doubt that by bathing there, one is freed from sins such as guru-talpā (the sin of violating the teacher's bed). Whoever gives a Śālagrāma stone there in the eastern part—

ज्ञानद्वारा मोक्षमेति नात्र कार्या विचारणा । दधिवामनमूर्तेश्च दानं तत्र सुदुर्लभम् ॥ ३,२६.

Through knowledge, one attains liberation—there is no need for further inquiry. The giving of the Dadhivāmana form there is extremely rare.