Garuda Purana

स्थलमौदुंबरसमं तत्प्रमाणमुदाहृतम् । छत्त्राकारं वर्तुलं च प्रसन्नवदनं शुभम् ॥ ३,२६.

The place is said to be equal in size to an audumbara tree; umbrella-shaped, round, with a pleasant and auspicious face.

चणकप्रदेशमात्रं च वदनं समुदाहृतम् । सव्ये दक्षिणपार्श्वे च समयोः पुष्कलान्वितम् ॥ ३,२६.

The face is said to be the size of a chickpea; on the left and right sides, at the joints, it is endowed with fullness.

गोयूथवत्सवर्णं च चतुश्चक्रसमन्वितम् । गोखुरैश्च समायुक्तं सुवर्णकिणसंयुतम् ॥ ३,२६.

Of the color of a herd of cows, joined with four discs, adorned with cow hooves, and marked with golden spots.

वनमालाभिसंयुक्तं वज्रपुङ्खैश्च संयुतम् । एतादृशीं दरेर्मूर्ति लक्ष्मीनारायणं विदुः ॥ ३,२६.

Adorned with a forest garland and joined with thunderbolt-shaped marks; such an image is known as Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa.

कलौ नृणां तस्य लाभो दुर्लभः संस्मृतो भुवि । दानं च सुतरां देवि दर्लभं किं वदामि ते ॥ ३,२६.

In the age of Kali, the attainment of this for men is considered rare on earth; and the giving is exceedingly rare, O goddess—what more can I say to you?

ब्रह्मतीर्थे च संस्नाय श्रोतव्या वै हरेः कथा । गण्डिकायाः शिलायाश्च लक्ष्मीनारायणस्य तु ॥ ३,२६.

One should bathe at the Brahma tīrtha and listen to the stories of Hari, especially at the stone of Gaṇḍikā, which belongs to Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa.

लक्षणं यो विजानाति तदा तत्सदृशं फलम् । प्राप्नोत्येव न संदेहो नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ३,२६.

Whoever understands its characteristics attains the corresponding result; there is no doubt about this, nor is any deliberation needed.

श्रीनिवासस्य तीर्थस्य पूर्वे स्यादिन्द्रतीर्थकम् । श्रीनिवासस्य पूजां तु कर्तुमास्ते शचीपतिः ॥ ३,२६.

To the east of Śrīnivāsa's tīrtha is known as Indra tīrtha, where Śacī's lord remains to perform worship of Śrīnivāsa.

शालग्रामशिलादानं कर्तव्यं श्रोत्रियायवै । शालग्रामशिलादानं हत्याकोटिविनाशनम् ॥ ३,२६.

The Śālagrāma stone should be given to a learned Brahmin; giving the Śālagrāma stone destroys countless sins of killing.

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यो देवि सीतारामशिलाभिधाम् । ददाति भूतले भद्रे भूपतेः सदृशो भवेत् ॥ ३,२६.

O blessed one, whoever gives on earth the stone called Sītārāma at that tīrtha becomes equal to a king.

सीतारामशिला देवि द्विविधा संप्रकीर्तिता । पञ्चचक्रयुता काचित्षट्रचक्रेण च संयुता ॥ ३,२६.

O goddess, the Sītārāma stone is said to be of two kinds: one joined with five wheels, and another joined with six wheels.

तत्रापि षट्रचक्रयुता ह्युत्तमा संप्रकीर्तिता । पञ्चचक्रयुतायाश्च फलं द्विगुणमीरितम् ॥ ३,२६.

Among them, the one joined with six wheels is declared the best; the fruit of the five-wheeled one is said to be double.

कुक्कुटाण्डप्रमाणं च सुसिग्धं नीलवर्णकम् । वदनत्रयसंयुक्तं सट्चक्रैः केसरैर्युतम् ॥ ३,२६.

It should be the size of a hen's egg, well-polished, blue in color, with three mouths, and adorned with six wheels and filaments.

स्वर्णरेखासमायुक्तं ध्वजवज्राङ्कुशैर्युतम् । एतादृशं तु वै भद्रे सीतारामाभिधं स्मृतम् ॥ ३,२६.

It should be marked with golden lines, and adorned with flags, thunderbolts, and goads; such a stone, O blessed one, is remembered as Sītārāma.

वदनेवन्दने देवि सीतारामस्य कोशकम् । दुर्लभं तु कलौ नॄणां स्वसाम्राज्यप्रदं शुभम् ॥ ३,२६.

O goddess, the cavity of Sītārāma's stone is found in the mouth or on the face; in the Kali age, it is rare among men, but grants auspicious sovereignty.

इन्द्रतीर्थे महादेवि सीताराम भिधाशिला । या तद्दानं दुर्लभं तन्नाल्पस्य तपसः फलम् ॥ ३,२६.

O great goddess, at Indra tīrtha, the stone called Sītārāma is rare to give; its result is not attained by small austerity.

दानस्य शक्त्यभावे तु श्रोतव्यं लक्षणं हरेः । शालग्राम शिलादानाद्यत्फलं तत्फलं लभेत् ॥ ३,२६.

If one lacks the power to give, one should listen to the characteristics of Hari; the fruit of giving the Śālagrāma stone is attained thereby.

आग्नेयकोणे श्रीनिवासस्य देवि तीर्थं त्वास्ते वह्निसंज्ञं सुशस्तम् । स वह्निदेवः श्रीनिवासस्य पूजां कर्तुं ह्यास्ते सर्वदा तीर्थमध्ये ॥ ३,२६.

O goddess, in the southeast of Śrīnivāsa is the tīrtha called Agni, most auspicious; Agni Deva always remains there in the tīrtha to perform worship of Śrīnivāsa.

यो वा तीर्थे वह्निसंज्ञे च देवि भक्त्या स्नानं कुरुतेऽजं स्मरन्हि । ज्ञानद्वारा मोक्षमाप्नोति देवि तत्र स्नानं दुर्ल्लभं वै नृणां च ॥ ३,२६.

O goddess, whoever bathes with devotion at the tīrtha called Agni, remembering the unborn one, attains liberation through knowledge; bathing there is rare among men.

ज्ञात्वा स्नानं दुष्करं तीर्थराजे भक्तिस्तस्मिन्दुर्ल्लभा चैव देवि । शालग्रामे तच्छिलायाश्च दानं सुदुर्लभं वासुदेवाभिधायाः ॥ ३,२६.

Knowing that bathing at the king of tīrthas is difficult, devotion there is also rare, O goddess; giving the stone called Vāsudeva at Śālagrāma is extremely rare.

ह्रस्वं तथा वर्तुलं नीलवर्णं सूक्ष्मं मुखं मुखचक्रं सुशुद्धम् । सुवेणुयुक्तं वासुदेवाभिधेयं दानं कलौ दुर्लभं तस्य भद्रे ॥ ३,२६.

Short, round, blue in color, with a subtle mouth and pure mouth-wheel, adorned with fine veins, the stone called Vāsudeva is rare to give in the Kali age, O blessed one.

दाने तस्याः शक्त्य भावे च देवि स्नात्वा तीर्थे वासुदेवाभिधस्य । सम्यक्श्राव्यं लक्षणं वै शिलायास्तयोस्तुल्यं फलमाहुर्महान्तः ॥ ३,२६.

If one lacks the power to give, O goddess, after bathing at the tīrtha called Vāsudeva, one should properly listen to the characteristics of the stone; the result of both is said by the great ones to be equal.

दक्षिणे श्रीनिवासस्य यमतीर्थं च संस्मृतम् । तत्रास्ते यमराजस्तु पूजां कर्तुं हरेः सदा ॥ ३,२६.

To the south of Śrīnivāsa is remembered Yama tīrtha, where Yama Rāja always remains to perform worship of Hari.

तत्र स्नानं च दानं चाप्यक्षयं परमं स्मृतम् । शालग्रामशिलादानं कार्यं तत्र महामुने ॥ ३,२६.

There, bathing and giving gifts are regarded as supremely inexhaustible; the donation of a Śālagrāma stone should be performed there, O great sage.

पट्टाभिरामसंज्ञायाः शिलाया दानमिष्यते । तच्चूतफलवत्स्थूलं वदनत्रयसंयुतम् ॥ ३,२६.

The gift of a stone named Paṭṭābhirāma is desired; it is as large as a mango fruit and possesses three faces.

शिरश्चक्रेण रहितं सप्तचक्रैः समन्वितम् । नीलवर्णं स्वर्णरेखं गोशुराद्यैः समन्वितम् ॥ ३,२६.

It is without a disc on the head, endowed with seven discs, dark in color, marked with a golden line, and accompanied by cow-hoof and other marks.

पट्टवर्धनरामं तु दुर्लभं बहुभाग्यदम् । पट्टवर्धनरामं तु यो ददाति च तत्र वै । पट्टाभिषिक्तो भवति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ३,२६.

The Paṭṭavardhana Rāma is rare and bestows great fortune; whoever gives the Paṭṭavardhana Rāma there is anointed as king—of this there is no doubt.

श्रीनिवासस्य नैरृत्ये नैरृतं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । आस्ते हि निरृतिस्तत्र पूजां कुर्तुं च सर्वदा ॥ ३,२६.

In the southwest of Śrīnivāsa lies the supreme Nairṛta tīrtha; Nirṛti herself always resides there to receive worship.

तत्र स्नानं प्रकर्तव्यं पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते । शालग्रामशिलायाश्चः पुरुषोत्तमसंज्ञिकाम् ॥ ३,२६.

There, one should bathe; rebirth does not occur for him. And the Śālagrāma stone there is known as Puruṣottama.