Garuda Purana

नोच्चाश्च ते हरिभक्तेर्विहीनास्तेषां संगो नैव कार्यः सदापि । पुराणसंपर्कविसर्जिनं च पुराणतालं च पुराणवस्त्रम्

Those who lack devotion to Hari should never be associated with; always avoid those who abandon contact with the Purana, as well as old scales and old garments.

सुजीर्णकन्थाजिनमेखलं च यज्ञोपवीतं च कलिप्रियं च । प्रियं गृहं चोर्णवितानकं च समित्कुशैः पूरितं कुत्सितं च

Worn-out cloth, animal skins, belts, sacred threads, and things dear to Kali; beloved homes, powdered canopies, and fuel sticks filled with kusha grass—all these are considered contemptible.

सर्वं चेत्कलिभार्याप्रियं च नैव प्रियं शार्ङ्गपाणेः कदाचित् । कांस्ये सुपक्वं यावनालस्य चान्नं तुषः पिण्याकं तुम्बबिल्वे पलाण्डुः

Everything that is dear to Kali's wife is never pleasing to the wielder of the Sharnga bow; food cooked well in bronze, barley, husk, oil-cake, gourd, onion—

दीर्घं तक्रं स्वादुहीनं कटूष्णमेते सर्वे कलिभार्याप्रियाश्च । सुदुर्मुखं निन्दनं चार्यजानां सतोवमत्यात्मजानां प्रसह्य

Long-fermented buttermilk, tasteless, pungent, and hot—all these are dear to Kali's wife; extremely foul, blameworthy, and despised by noble people, and forcibly rejected by one's own children.

सुपीडनं सर्वदा भर्तृवर्गे गृहस्थितव्रीहिवस्त्रादिचौर्यात् । प्रकीर्णभूतान्मूर्धजान्संदधानं करैर्युतं देवकलिप्रियं च

Always causing distress among husbands, theft of rice, cloth, and household items; mixing scattered hair with hands, and all things dear to the gods and to Kali.

इत्यादि सर्वं कलिभार्याप्रियञ्च सुनिर्मलं प्रकरोत्येव सर्वम् । अतश्च सा श्यामलेति स्वसंज्ञामवाप सा देवकी संबभूव

All such things, dear to Kali's wife, are always made completely pure; thus she acquired the name Shyamala, and became known as Devaki.

युधिष्ठिरस्यैव बभूव पत्नीसंभाविता तत्र च देवकी सा । चन्द्रस्य भार्या रोहिणी वै तदेयमश्विन्यादिभ्योऽह्यधिका सर्वदैव

She became the esteemed wife of Yudhishthira, and there Devaki was present; Rohini is the wife of the Moon, and she is always superior to the Ashvini and others.

रोणीं धृत्वा रोहति योग्यस्थानं तस्माच्च सा रोहिणीति प्रसिद्धा । आदित्यभार्या नाम संज्ञा खगेन्द्र ज्ञेया सा नारायणस्य स्वरूपा

Bearing the womb, she rises to the proper place, and thus she is famously called Rohini; O King of Birds, the wife of the Sun is known as Samjna, and she is the very form of Narayana.

संजानातीत्येव संज्ञामवाप संज्ञेति लोके सूर्य भार्या खगेन्द्र । ब्रह्माण्डस्य ह्यभिमानी तु देवो विराडिति ह्यभिधामाप तेन

Because she recognizes, she acquired the name Samjna; thus, in the world, the wife of the Sun is called Samjna, O King of Birds; the deity who presides over the universe is called Virat.

गङ्गादिषट्कं सममेव नित्यं परस्परं नोत्तमं नाधमं च । प्रधानाग्नेः पाविकान्यैव गङ्गा सदा शुभा नात्र विचार्यमस्ति

The six rivers, including the Ganga, are always equal to each other; none is superior or inferior; the chief fire's wife is Pavaka, and Ganga is always auspicious—there is no doubt about this.

आसां ज्ञानत्पुण्यमाप्नोति नित्यं सदा हरिः प्रीयते केशवोलम् । गङ्गादिभ्यो ह्यवराह्यग्निजाया स्वाहासंज्ञाधिगुणा नैव हीना

By knowing them, one always attains merit, and Hari is ever pleased with Kesava; among the Ganga and others, the wife of Agni, named Svaha, is not inferior in qualities.

स्वाहाकारो मन्त्ररूपाभिमानी स्वाहेति संज्ञामाप सदैव वीन्द्र । अग्नेर्भार्यातो बुद्धिमान् संबभूव ब्रह्माभिमानी चन्द्रपुत्रो बुधश्च

Svaha, the mantra-form, presiding over Svaha, always acquired the name Svaha, O Indra; from Agni's wife, the intelligent one was born, who presides over Brahma, and Budha, the son of the Moon.

बुद्ध्याहरद्वै राष्ट्रजातं च सर्वं धृतं त्वतो बुधसंज्ञामवाप । एवं चाभूदभिमन्युर्महात्मा सुभद्राया जठरे ह्यर्जुनाच्च

By his intellect, he took all that was born in the kingdom, and thus acquired the name Budha; in this way, the great-souled Abhimanyu was born in Subhadra's womb from Arjuna.

कृष्णस्य चन्द्रस्य यमस्य चांशैः स संयुतस्त्वश्विनोर्वै हरस्य । स्वाहाधमश्चन्द्रपुत्रो बुधस्तु पादारविन्दे विष्णुदेवस्य भक्तः

He was endowed with portions of Krishna, the Moon, Yama, the Ashvins, and Shiva; Budha, the son of the Moon, inferior to Svaha, is devoted at the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu.

नामात्मिका त्वश्विभार्या उषा नाम प्रकीर्तिता । बुधाधमा सा विज्ञेया स्वाहा दशगुणाधमा

The wife of the Ashvins, named Ushā, is renowned as possessing the essence of name; she is known as inferior to Budha, and Svaha is ten times inferior.

नकुलस्य भार्या मागधस्यैव पुत्री शल्यात्मजा सहदेवस्य भार्या । उभे ह्येते अश्विभार्या ह्युषापि उपासते षड्गुणं विष्णुमाद्यम् । अतोऽप्युषासंज्ञका सा खगेन्द्र अनन्तराञ्छृणु वक्ष्ये महात्मन्

Nakula's wife was the daughter of the Magadhan, and the daughter of Shalya became Sahadeva's wife; both these women are considered as wives of the Ashvins, and Ushā also worships the sixfold primordial Vishnu. Now, O king of birds, I shall tell you about those called by the name Ushā; listen to the next ones, O great-souled one.

ततः शक्तिः पृथिव्यात्मा शनैश्चरति सर्वदा । अतः शनैश्चरो नाम उषायाश्च दशाधमाः

Then, Śakti, the essence of the earth, always moves slowly; therefore, he is called Śanaiścara (Saturn), and he is the tenth and lowest among the Ushās.

कर्मात्मा पुष्करो ज्ञेयः शनेरथ यमो मतः । नयाभिमानी पुरुषः किञ्चिन्नम्रो दशावरः

Know that Puṣkara is the embodiment of action, and Yama is considered the charioteer of Śani; a man who is proud of his conduct, somewhat humble, is the tenth among them.

हरिप्रीतिकरो नित्यं पुष्करे क्रीडते यतः । अतस्तु पुष्कलो नाम लोके स परिकीर्तितः

Because he always delights Hari and plays in Puṣkara, therefore he is renowned in the world by the name Puṣkala.

हरि प्रीतिकरान्धर्मान्वक्ष्ये शृणु खगाधिप । प्रातः काले समुत्थाय स्मरेन्नारायणं हरिम्

Now I shall tell you, O lord of birds, about the righteous acts that please Hari; rising early in the morning, one should remember Nārāyaṇa, Hari.

तुलसीवन्दनं कुर्याच्छ्रीविष्णुं संस्मरेत्खग । विण्मूत्रोत्सर्गकाले च ह्यपानात्मककेशवम्

One should offer worship to Tulasī and remember Śrī Viṣṇu, O bird; and at the time of passing urine and feces, one should remember Keśava, the lord of the vital airs.

त्रिविक्रमं शौचकाले गङ्गापानकरं हरिम् । दन्तधावनकाले तु चन्द्रान्तर्यामिणं हरिम्

At the time of cleansing oneself, one should remember Trivikrama, Hari, who drank the waters of the Ganges; and while brushing the teeth, one should remember Hari, the indweller of the moon.

मुखप्रक्षालने काले माधवं संस्मरेत्खग । गवां कण्डूयने चैव स्मरेद्गोवर्धनं हरिम्

At the time of washing the face, one should remember Mādhava, O bird; and when scratching cows, one should remember Govardhana, Hari.

सदा गोदोहने काले स्मरेद्गोपालवल्लभम् । अनन्तपुण्यार्जितजन्मकर्मणां सुपक्वकाले च खगेन्द्रसत्तम

At the time of milking cows, one should always remember the beloved of the cowherd maidens; and, O best of birds, at the time of the ripening of the fruits of countless meritorious births.

स्पर्शे गवां चैव सदा नृणां वै भवत्यतो नात्र विचार्यमस्ति । यस्मिन् गृहे नास्ति सदोत्तमा च गौर्यङ्गणे श्रीतुलसी च नास्ति

There is always benefit in touching cows and people; there is no doubt about this. In a house where there is no excellent cow in the courtyard and no Śrī Tulasī plant,

यस्मिन् गृहे देवमहोत्सवश्च यस्मिन् गृहे श्रवणं नास्ति विष्णोः । तत्संसर्गाद्याति दुःखादिकं च तस्य स्पर्शो नैव कार्यः कदापि

In a house where there is no great festival for the gods, and where the glories of Viṣṇu are not heard, association with such a place brings only suffering; one should never touch anything from there.

गोस्पर्शनविहीनस्य गोदोहनमजानतः । गोपोषणविहीनस्य प्राहुर्जन्म निरर्थकम्

For one who does not touch cows, does not know how to milk them, and does not care for their nourishment, life is said to be fruitless.

गोग्रासमप्रदातुश्च गोपुष्टिं चाप्यकुर्वतः । गतिर्नास्त्येव नास्त्येव ग्रामचाण्डालवत्स्मृतः

For one who does not give grass to cows and does not ensure their well-being, there is truly no salvation, none at all; such a person is regarded as an outcaste in the village.

वत्स्यस्य स्तनपाने च बालकृष्णं तु संस्मरेत् । दधिनिर्मन्थने चैव मन्थाधारं स्मरेद्धरिम्

When a calf is suckling, one should remember child Kṛṣṇa; and while churning curds, one should remember Hari, the support of the churning rod.