Garuda Purana

कामपुत्रोनिरुद्धोऽपि हरेरन्यः प्रकीर्तितः । स एवाभूद्धरेः सेवां कर्तुं रामानुजो भुवि ॥ ३,२८.

Aniruddha, the son of Kama, is also declared to be another form of Hari; he indeed became the younger brother of Rama on earth to serve Hari.

शत्रुघ्न इति विख्यातः शत्रून्सूदयते यतः । अनिरुद्धः कृष्णपुत्रो प्रद्युम्नाद्योऽजनिष्ट ह ॥ ३,२८.

He is renowned as Shatrughna because he destroys enemies; Aniruddha, the son of Krishna, was indeed born from Pradyumna.

संकर्षणादिरूपैस्तु त्रिभिराविष्ट एव सः । एवं द्विरूपो विज्ञेयो ह्यनिरुद्धो महामतिः ॥ ३,२८.

He is pervaded by three forms, beginning with Sankarshana; thus, Aniruddha, the great-minded, is to be understood as having two forms.

कामभार्या रतिर्या तु द्विरूपा संप्रकीर्तिता । रुग्मपुत्री रुग्मवती कामभार्या प्रकीर्तिता ॥ ३,२८.

Kama’s wife, known as Rati, is described as having two forms; Rugmavati, daughter of Rukma, is called the wife of Kama.

अतिप्रकाशयुक्तत्वात्तस्माद्रुग्मवती स्मृता । दुर्योधनस्य या पुत्री लक्षणा सा रतिः स्मृता ॥ ३,२८.

Because of her great radiance, she is remembered as Rugmavati; the daughter of Duryodhana, named Lakshana, is also known as Rati.

काष्ठा सांबस्य भार्या सा लक्षणं संयुनक्त्यतः । लक्षणाभिधया भूमौ दुष्ट वीर्योद्भवा ह्यपि ॥ ३,२८.

Lakshana, the wife of Samba, is so called because she possesses auspicious marks; on earth, she is known by the name Lakshana, though born of impure valor.

एवं द्विरूपा विज्ञेया कामभार्या रतिः स्मृता । स्वायंभुवो ब्रह्मपुत्रो मनुस्त्वाद्यो गुरौ समः । राजधर्मेण विष्णोश्च जातः प्रीणयितुं हरेः ॥ ३,२८.

Thus, Rati, the wife of Kama, is to be known as having two forms; Svayambhuva, the son of Brahma, the first Manu, equal to the teacher, was born by the royal law of Vishnu to please Hari.

बृहस्पतिर्देवगुरुर्महात्मा तस्यावतारास्त्रय आसन् खगेन्द्र । रामावतारे भरताख्यो बभूव ह्यंभोजजावेशयुतो बृहस्पतिः ॥ ३,२८.

Brihaspati, the great-souled preceptor of the gods, had three incarnations, O king of birds; in the Rama incarnation, Brihaspati, possessed by the essence of the lotus-born, became known as Bharata.

देवावतारान्वानरांस्तारयित्वा श्रीरामदिव्याऽचरितान्यवादीत् । अतो ह्यसौ नारनामा बभूव ह्यङ्गत्वमाप्तुं रामदेवस्य भूम्याम् ॥ ३,२८.

After delivering the Vanaras through the divine deeds of Shri Rama, he was called Nara, to attain proximity to Lord Rama on earth.

कृष्णावतारे द्रोणनामा बभूव अंभोजजावेशयुतो बृहस्पतिः । यस्माद्दोणात्संबभूव गुरुश्च तस्मादसौ द्रोणसंज्ञो बभूव ॥ ३,२८.

In Krishna’s incarnation, Brihaspati, possessed by the essence of the lotus-born, became known as Drona; because he was born from a vessel, he was thus called Drona.

भूभारभूताद्युद्धृतौ ह्यङ्गभूतो विष्णोः सेवां कर्तुमेवास भूमौ । बृहस्पतिः पवनावेशयुक्ता स उद्धवश्चेत्यमिधानमाप ॥ ३,२८.

To relieve the burden of the earth and to serve Vishnu, Brihaspati, endowed with the essence of the wind, became known as Uddhava on earth.

यस्मादुत्कृष्टो हरिरत्र सम्यगतो ह्यसौ बुधवन्नाम चाप । सखा ह्यभूत्कृष्णदेवस्य नित्यं महामतिः सर्वलोकेषु पूज्यः ॥ ३,२८.

Because Hari was supreme among them, he was rightly called Budhavan; he was always the wise and honored friend of Krishna in all the worlds.

दक्षिणाङ्गुष्ठजो दक्षो ब्रह्मपुत्रो महामतिः । कन्यां सृष्ट्वा हरेः प्रीणन्नास भूमा प्रजापतिः । पुत्रानुदपादयद्दक्षस्त्वतो दक्ष इति स्मृतः ॥ ३,२८.

Daksha, born from the right thumb, the wise son of Brahma, created a daughter and, pleasing Hari, became the lord of creatures on earth; Daksha is remembered as the progenitor of sons.

शचीं भार्यां देवराजस्य विद्धि तस्या ह्यवतारं शृणु सम्यक् खगेन्द्र । रामावतारे नाम तारा बभूव सा वालिपत्नी शचीसंज्ञका च ॥ ३,२८.

Know that Shachi, the wife of the king of the gods, had this incarnation; listen well, O king of birds: in the Rama incarnation, she was named Tara, the wife of Vali, also known as Shachi.

रामान्मृते वालिसंज्ञे पतौ हि सुग्रीवसंगं सा चकाराथ तारा । अतो नागात्स्वर्गलोकं च तारा क्व वा यायादन्तरिक्षे च पापा ॥ ३,२८.

After Rama killed Vali, Tara joined with Sugriva; therefore, after leaving the world of serpents, where could Tara, sinful, go in the sky?

कृष्णावतारे सैव तारा च वीन्द्र बभूव भूमौ विजयस्य पत्नी । पिशङ्गदेति ह्यभिधा स्याच्च तस्याः सामीप्यमस्यास्त्वर्जुनेनैव चासीत् ॥ ३,२८.

In Krishna’s incarnation, that same Tara became Vindrā on earth, the wife of Vijaya; she was also called Pishangadi, and her closeness was with Arjuna.

उत्पादयित्वा बभ्रुवाहं च पुत्रं तस्यां त्यक्त्वा ह्यर्जुनो वै महात्मा । अतश्चोभे वारचित्राङ्गदे च शचीरूपे नात्र विवार्यमस्ति ॥ ३,२८.

Having begotten a son named Babru in her, Arjuna, the great-souled, abandoned her; thus, both Vārā and Citrāngadā are in the form of Shachi—there is no doubt about this.

पुलोमजा मन्त्रद्युम्नस्य भार्या या काशिका गाधिराजस्य भार्या । विकुक्षिभार्या सुमतिश्चेति संज्ञा कुशस्य पत्नी कान्तिमतीति संज्ञा ॥ ३,२८.

Pulomaja, the wife of Mantradyumna; Kashika, the wife of King Gadhi; Sumati, the wife of Vikukshi; and Kantimati, the wife of Kusha—these are their names.

एता हि सप्त ह्यवराश्च शच्या जानीहि वै नास्ति विचारणात्र । शची रतिश्चानिरुद्धो मनुर्दक्षो बृहस्पतिः । षडन्योन्यसमाः प्रोक्ता अहङ्काराद्दशाधमाः ॥ ३,२८.

Know that these seven, along with Shachi, are the lower ones—there is no doubt here; Shachi, Rati, Aniruddha, Manu, Daksha, and Brihaspati—these six are said to be equal to each other, but due to pride, they are considered the lowest among ten.

अथ यः प्रवहो वायुर्मुख्यवायोः सुतो बली । स वायुषु महानद्य स वै कोणाधिपस्तथा ॥ ३,२८.

Now, the current called Pravaha, the powerful son of the chief wind, is among the winds a great river, and he is also the lord of the directions.

नासिकासु स एवोक्तो भौतिकस्तुल्य एव च । अतिवाहः स एवोक्तः यतो गम्यो मुमुक्षुभिः ॥ ३,२८.

He is said to reside in the nostrils, and is of a material nature, being the same as the Ativaha; he is called so because he is the path by which seekers of liberation travel.

दक्षादिभ्यः पञ्चगुणादधमः संप्रकीर्तितः । गरुड उवाच । प्रवहश्चेति संज्ञां स किमर्थं प्राप तद्वद ॥ ३,२८.

He is described as inferior to the fivefold qualities beginning with Daksha. Garuda said: Tell me, for what reason did he receive the name Pravaha?

अर्थः कश्चास्ति तन्नाम्नः प्रतीतस्तं वदस्व मे । गरुडेनैवमुक्तस्तु भगवान्देवकीसुतः । उवाच परमप्रीतः संस्तूय गरुडं हरिः ॥ ३,२८.

Is there any meaning associated with that name? Please explain it to me. Thus addressed by Garuda, the blessed son of Devaki, being greatly pleased and having praised Garuda, spoke.

कृष्ण उवाच । प्रहर्षेण हरेस्तुल्यान्सर्वदा वहते यतः । अतः प्रवहनामासौ कीर्तितः पक्षिसत्तम ॥ ३,२८.

Krishna said: Because he always carries those equal in joy to Hari, O best of birds, he is therefore called by the name Pravaha.

सर्वोत्तमो विष्णुरेवास्ति नाम्ना ब्रह्मादयस्तदधीनाः सदापि । मयोक्तमेतत्तु सत्यं न मिथ्या गृह्णामि हस्तेनोरगं कोपयुक्तम् ॥ ३,२८.

Only Vishnu is the highest; by name, Brahma and the others are always subordinate to him. What I have said is true, not false; I take the serpent in my hand, filled with anger.

सर्वं नु सत्यं यदि मिथ्या भवेत्तु तदा त्वसौ मां दशतुह्यहीन्द्रः । एवं ब्रुवन्नुरगं कोपयुक्तं समग्रहीन्नादशत्सोप्युरङ्गः ॥ ३,२८.

If all this is true, but if it should turn out to be false, then let this king of serpents bite me. Thus speaking, he seized the angry serpent, but the serpent did not bite him.

एतस्य संधारणादेव वीन्द्र स वायुपुत्रः प्रवहेत्याप संज्ञाम् । यो वा लोके विष्णुमूर्तिं विहाय दैत्यस्वरूपा रेणुकाद्याः कुदेवाः ॥ ३,२८.

Because he alone sustains this, O Indra among birds, the son of Vayu is called Pravaha. Whoever in the world abandons the form of Vishnu and worships false gods like Renuka and others, who are of demonic nature—

तेषां तथा मत्पितॄणां च पूजा व्यर्था सत्यं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि । एतत्सर्वं यदि मिथ्या भवेत्तु तदा त्वसौ मां दशतु ह्यहीन्द्रः ॥ ३,२८.

—for them, and likewise for those who worship their ancestors in this way, the worship is fruitless. This is the truth, I say it truly; if all this is false, then let this king of serpents bite me.

पित्र्यं नयामि प्रविहायैव ये तु पित्रुद्देशात्केवलं यः करोति । स पापात्मा नरकान्वै प्रयातीत्येतद्वाक्यं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ॥ ३,२८.

Whoever abandons the ancestral rites and performs them only for the sake of the ancestors, such a sinful soul surely goes to hell; this statement is true, I declare it.