ज्ञानं पूर्वं निवृत्तं स्यात्प्रवृत्तं चाग्निदेवकृत् 49.
Knowledge is first withdrawn, and then set in motion by the deity of fire.
आर्जवं चान्सूया च तीर्थानुसरणं तथा 49.
Straightforwardness, absence of envy, and likewise, following sacred places.
देवताभ्यर्चनं पूजा ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः 49.
Worship of deities, and especially the honoring of Brahmins.
एते आश्रमिका धर्माश्चतुर्वर्ण्यं ब्रवीम्यतः 49.
These are the duties of those in the stages of life; now I declare the fourfold class.
स्थानमैन्द्रं क्षत्त्रियाणां संग्रामेष्वपलायिनाम् 49.
The station of Indra is for Kshatriyas who do not flee in battle.
गान्धर्वं शूद्रजातीनां परिचारे च वर्त्तताम् 49.
The Gandharva realm is for those born as Shudras, and for those engaged in service.
स्मृतं तेषां तु यत्स्थानं तदेव वन (गुरु) वासिनाम् 49.
The place remembered for them is the same as that of forest-dwellers (or preceptors).
यतीनां यतचित्तानां न्यासिनामूर्द्ध्वरेतसाम् 49.
For ascetics with controlled minds, for renunciates with upward-flowing energy.
योगिनाममृतस्थानं व्योमाख्यं परमाक्षरम् 49.
For yogis, the immortal place is the supreme syllable called 'space.'
मुक्तिरष्टाङ्गविज्ञानात्संक्षेपात्तद्वदे श्रृणु 49.
Liberation comes from knowledge of the eightfold limbs; hear this in brief.
सत्यं भूतहितं वाक्यमस्तेयं स्वाग्रहं परम् 49.
Truth, speech for the welfare of beings, non-stealing, and supreme self-restraint.
नियमाः पञ्च सत्याद्या बाह्यमाभ्यन्तरं द्विधा 49.
The five observances, beginning with truth, are of two kinds: external and internal.
स्वाध्यायः स्यान्मन्त्रजापः प्रणिधानं हरेर्यजिः 49.
Self-study, recitation of mantras, and devotion to Hari as sacrifice.
मन्त्रध्यान तो गर्भो विपरीतो ह्यगर्भकः 49.
Meditation on the mantra is the 'womb'; the opposite is called 'without womb.'
कुम्भको निश्चलत्वाच्च रेचनाद्रेचकस्त्रिधा 49.
Kumbhaka is due to steadiness; from exhalation comes the threefold recaka.
षट्त्रिंशन्मात्रिकः श्रेष्ठः प्रत्याहारश्च रोधनम् 49.
The best withdrawal is of thirty-six measures; pratyahara is also restraint.
अहं ब्रह्मेत्यवस्थानं समाधिर्ब्रह्मणः स्थितिः 49.
The state of 'I am Brahman' is absorption; it is the abiding of Brahman.
ब्रह्म विज्ञानमानन्दः स तत्त्वमसि केवलम् 49.
Brahman is knowledge, bliss; that alone is the true essence—you are that.
अहम्मनोबुद्धिमहदहङ्कारादिवर्जितम् 49.
It is devoid of ego, mind, intellect, the great principle, and all such distinctions.
नित्यं शुद्धं बुद्धमुक्तं सत्यमानन्दमद्वयम् इति ध्यायन्विमुच्येत् ब्राह्मणो भवबन्धनात् ।। 49.
Eternally pure, awakened, liberated, true, blissful, and non-dual—meditating thus, a brāhmaṇa is freed from the bondage of existence.
इति श्रीगारुडे महापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे वर्णआश्रमधर्मनिरूपणं नामैकोनपञ्चाशत्तमोध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-ninth chapter, entitled 'The Explanation of Duties of Varṇa and Āśrama,' in the Ācāra section of the First Part of the revered Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa.
अहन्यहनि यः कुर्य्यात्क्रियां स ज्ञानमाप्नुयात् 50.
Whoever performs the prescribed acts daily attains knowledge.
चिन्तयेद्धृदि पद्मस्थमानन्दमजरं हरिम् 50.
One should contemplate in the heart the blissful, ageless Hari who dwells in the lotus.
स्त्रायान्नदीषु शुद्धासु शौचं कृत्वा यथाविधि 50.
After purifying oneself as prescribed in pure waters of rivers or ponds,
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन प्रातः स्नानं समाचरेत् 50.
Therefore, with all effort, one should perform the morning bath.
सुखात्सुप्तस्य सततं लालाद्याः संस्त्रवन्ति हि 50.
From one who has slept comfortably, saliva and other secretions constantly flow.
अलक्ष्मीः कालकर्णो च दुः स्वप्नं दुर्विचिन्तितम् 50.
Misfortune, Kālakarna, bad dreams, and evil thoughts—
न च स्नानं विना पुंसां प्राशस्त्यं कर्म संस्मृतम् 50.
For men, no act is considered auspicious without bathing.
अशक्तावशिरस्कं तु स्नानमस्य विधीयते 50.
If one is unable, bathing by pouring water over the head is prescribed.
ब्राह्ममाग्नेयमुद्दिष्टं वायव्यं दिव्यमेव च 50.
Brāhma, Āgneya, Uddiṣṭa, Vāyavya, and Divya are the types of baths.