Garuda Purana

मुद्राणां धारणे चैव शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् । पद्मं नारायणीं मुद्रां क्रुद्धोल्कादींश्च संस्मरेत्

When wearing the sacred marks (mudrās), one should remember the bearer of the conch, discus, and mace; one should remember the lotus, the Nārāyaṇī mark, and the fierce forms like Kruddholka.

श्रीरामसंस्मृतिं चैव संध्याकाले खगोत्तम । अच्युतानन्तगोविन्दाञ्छ्राद्धकाले च संस्मरेत्

One should remember Śrī Rāma at the time of twilight, O best of birds; and at the time of offering oblations to ancestors, one should remember Acyuta, Ananta, and Govinda.

प्राणादिकपञ्चहोमेचानिरूद्धादींश्च संस्मरेत् । अन्नाद्यर्पणकाले तु वासुदेवं च संस्मरेत्

At the time of the fivefold offering beginning with the breath, one should remember Aniruddha and the others; and at the time of offering food, one should remember Vāsudeva.

अपोशनस्य काले तु वायोरन्तर्गतं हरिम् । वस्त्रधारणकाले तु उपेन्द्रं संस्मरेद्धरिम्

At the time of sipping water, one should remember Hari who dwells within the air; at the time of putting on garments, one should remember Upendra, who is Hari.

यज्ञोपवीतस्य च धारणे तु नारायणं वामनाख्यं स्मरेत्तु । आर्तिक्यकाले च तथैव विष्णोः सम्यक्स्मरेत्पर्शुरामाख्यविष्णुम्

When donning the sacred thread, one should remember Nārāyaṇa known as Vāmana; and likewise, at the time of distress, one should properly remember Viṣṇu known as Paraśurāma.

अपोशनेवैश्वदेवस्य काले तदन्यहोमादिषु भस्मधारणे । स्मरेत्तु भक्त्या परमादरेण नारायणं जामदग्न्याख्यरामम्

At the time of sipping water for Vaiśvadeva or during other offerings and oblations, and when applying sacred ash, one should remember with devotion and great reverence Nārāyaṇa, Rāma son of Jamadagni.

त्रिवारतीर्थग्रहणस्य काले कृष्णं रामं व्यासदेवं क्रमेण । शङ्खोदकस्योद्धरणे चैव काले मुकुन्दरूपं संस्मरेत्सर्वदैव

At the time of taking water three times for purification, one should remember Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and Vyāsa in order; and when lifting water from a conch, one should always remember Mukunda.

ग्रासेग्रासे स्मरणं चैव कार्यं गोविन्दसंज्ञस्य विशुद्धमन्नम् । एकैकभक्ष्यग्रहणस्य काले सम्यक्स्मरेदच्युतं वै खगेन्द्र

With every morsel of pure food, one should remember Govinda; and at the time of taking each individual food item, O king of birds, one should properly remember Acyuta.

शाकादीनां भक्षणे चैव काले धन्वन्तरिं स्मरेच्चैव नित्यम् । तथा परान्नस्य च भोगकाले स्मरेच्च सम्यक्पाण्डुरङ्गं च विष्णुम्

When eating vegetables and similar foods, one should always remember Dhanvantari; and likewise, at the time of enjoying food prepared by others, one should properly remember Viṣṇu known as Pāṇḍuraṅga.

हैयङ्गवीनस्य च भक्षणे वै सम्यक्स्मरेत्ताण्डवाख्यं च कृष्णम् । दध्यन्नभक्षे परमं पुराणं गोपालकृष्णं संस्मरेच्चैव नित्यम्

When eating clarified butter, one should properly remember Kṛṣṇa known as Tāṇḍava; and when eating curd-rice, one should always remember the ancient Gopāla Kṛṣṇa.

दुग्धान्नभोगे च तथैव काले सम्यक्स्मरेच्छ्रीनिवासं हरिं च । सुतैलसर्पिःषु विपक्वभक्षसंभोजने संस्मरेद्व्यङ्कटेशम्

When enjoying milk-rice, one should properly remember Śrīnivāsa and Hari; and when partaking of foods well-cooked with pure oil or ghee, one should remember Vyaṅkaṭeśa.

द्राक्षासुजम्बूकदलीरसालनारिङ्गदाडिम्बफलानि चारु । स्मरेत्तु रम्भोत्तमनारिकेलधात्रीसुभोगे खलु बालकृष्णम्

When enjoying grapes, jujubes, plantain, lemon, pomegranate, and other delightful fruits, as well as bananas, coconuts, and gooseberries, one should indeed remember Bāla Kṛṣṇa.

सुपानकस्यैव च पानकाले सम्यक्स्मरेन्नारसिंहाख्यविष्णुम् । गङ्गामृतस्यैव च पानकाले गङ्गातातं संस्मरेद्विष्णुमेव

At the time of drinking good beverages, one should properly remember Viṣṇu known as Nṛsiṃha; and at the time of drinking the nectar of the Ganges, one should remember Viṣṇu as the father of the Ganges.

प्रयाणकाले संस्मरेत्तार्क्ष्यवाहं नारायणं निर्गुणं विश्वमूर्तिम् । पुत्रादीनां चुंबने चैव काले सुवेणुहस्तं संस्मरेत्कृष्णमेव

At the time of departure, one should remember Nārāyaṇa, the bearer of Garuḍa, the formless, the universal form; and at the time of kissing children and others, one should remember Kṛṣṇa holding the beautiful flute.

सुखङ्गकाले स्वस्त्रियश्चैव नित्यं गोपि कुचद्वन्द्वविलासिनं हरिम् । तांबूलकाले संस्मरैच्चैव नित्यं प्रद्युम्नाख्यं वासुदेवं हरिं च

At the time of bodily pleasure with one's own wife, one should always remember Hari, who delights in the twin breasts of the cowherd women; and at the time of chewing betel, one should always remember Hari, Vāsudeva known as Pradyumna.

शय्याकाले संस्मरेच्चैव नित्यं संकर्षणाख्यं विष्णुरूपं हरिं च । निद्राकाले संस्मरेत्पद्मनामं कथाकाले व्यासरूपं हरिं च

At the time of lying down, one should always remember Hari in the form of Saṅkarṣaṇa; at the time of sleep, one should remember Padmanābha; and at the time of reciting stories, one should remember Hari in the form of Vyāsa.

सुगानकाले संस्मरेद्वेणुगीतं हरिं हरिं प्रवदेत्सर्वदैव । श्रीमत्तुलस्याश्छेदने चैव काले श्रीरामरामेति च संस्मरेत्तु

At the time of singing sweet songs, one should remember Hari as the player of the flute, and always utter 'Hari, Hari'; and at the time of cutting the sacred Tulasī, one should remember 'Śrī Rāma Rāma.'

पुष्पादीनां छेदने चैव काले सम्यक् स्मरेदेत्कपिलाख्यं हरिं च । प्रदक्षिणे गारुडान्तर्गतं च हरिं स्मरेत्सर्वदा वै खगेन्द्र

At the time of cutting flowers and the like, one should properly remember Hari known as Kapila; and during circumambulation, O king of birds, one should always remember Hari present within Garuḍa.

प्रणामकाले देवदेवस्य विष्णोः शेषान्तस्थं संस्मरेच्चैव विष्णुम् । सुनीतिकाले संस्मरेन्नारसिंहं नारायणं संस्मरेत्सर्वदापि

At the time of salutation to Viṣṇu, the god of gods, one should remember Viṣṇu who dwells within Śeṣa; and at the time of good conduct, one should remember Nṛsiṃha, and always remember Nārāyaṇa.

पूर्तिर्यदा क्रियते कर्मणां च सम्यक्स्मरेद्वासुदेवं हरिं च । एवं कृतानि कर्माणि हरिप्रीतिकराणि च

Whenever an act of merit is performed, one should properly remember Vāsudeva and Hari; thus, actions performed in this way become pleasing to Hari.

सम्यक्प्रकुर्वन्नेतानि पुष्करो हरिवल्लभः

One who performs these acts properly is Puṣkara, beloved of Hari.

एतस्मादेव पक्षीश कर्म यत्समुदाहृतं पुष्कराख्यानमतुलं शृणोति श्रद्धयान्वितः । हरिप्रीतिकरे धर्मे प्रीतियुक्तो भवेत्सदा

O Lord of Birds, therefore, whoever listens with faith to this unparalleled account called the Puṣkara narrative—this act which has been declared—always becomes filled with devotion to the Dharma that brings delight to Hari.