Garuda Purana

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् ११९ ब्रह्मोवाच । अगस्त्यार्घ्यव्रतं वक्ष्ये भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम् । अप्राप्ते भास्करे कन्यां सति भागे त्रिभिर्दिनैः ॥ १,११९.

Brahma said: I will explain the Agastya Arghya vow, which grants enjoyment and liberation; before the sun rises, when the maiden is present, within three days of the proper time.

अर्घ्यं दद्यादगस्त्याय मूर्तिं संपूज्य वै मुने ! । काशपुष्पमयीं कुम्भे प्रदोषे कृतजागरः ॥ १,११९.

One should offer arghya to Agastya, having worshipped his image, O sage, with a pot made of kasha flowers, keeping vigil at dusk.

दध्यक्षताद्यैः संपूज्य उपोष्य फलपुष्पकैः । पञ्चवर्णसमायुक्तं हेमरौप्यसमन्वितम् ॥ १,११९.

Having worshipped with curd, unbroken rice, and the like, and having fasted with fruits and flowers, the offering should be adorned with five colors and made of gold and silver.

सप्तधान्ययुतं पात्रं दधिचन्दनचर्चितम् । अगस्त्यः खनमानेति मन्त्रेणार्घ्यं प्रदापयेत् ॥ १,११९.

One should offer the arghya with a vessel containing seven kinds of grains, smeared with curd and sandalwood, reciting the mantra that calls Agastya from the earth.

खासपुष्पप्रतीकाश अग्निमारुतसम्भव ! । मित्रावारुणयोः पुत्त्रो कुम्भयोने नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १,११९.

O you who resemble the flower of the khāsa grass, born of fire and wind! Son of Mitra and Varuṇa, born from the pot, I bow to you.

शूद्रस्त्र्यादिरनेनैव त्यजेद्धान्यं फलं रसम् । दद्याद्द्विजातये कुम्भं सहिरण्यं सदक्षिणम् । भोजयेच्च द्विजान्सप्त वर्षं कृत्वा तु सर्वभाक् ॥ १,११९.

A Śūdra woman and others should, by this means, renounce grain, fruit, and juice; she should give a pot with gold and proper gifts to a Brahmin, and feed seven Brahmins, having performed the rite for a year, giving to all.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १२० ब्रह्मोवाच । रम्भातृतीयां वक्ष्ये च सौभाग्यश्रीसुतादिदाम् । मार्गशीर्षेसिते पक्षे तृतीयायामुपोषितः ॥ १,१२०.

Brahma said: I will now speak of the third Rambhā festival, which grants fortune, prosperity, sons, and more. On the third day of the waxing moon in Mārgaśīrṣa, one should fast.

गौरीं यजेद्बिल्वपत्रैः कुशोदककरस्ततः । कदम्बादौ गिरिसुतां पौषे मरुबकैर्यजेत् ॥ १,१२०.

One should worship Gaurī with bilva leaves, then with water and kuśa grass; at the beginning of Kadamba month, worship the daughter of the mountain with marubaka flowers in Pauṣa.

कर्पूरादः कृसरदो मल्लिकादन्तकाष्ठकृत् । माघेसुभद्रां कल्हारैर्घृताशो मण्डकप्रदः ॥ १,१२०.

With camphor, rice gruel, and toothsticks made from jasmine wood, in Māgha, worship Subhadrā with kalhāra flowers; offering clarified butter, one gives maṇḍaka cakes.

गीतीमयं तन्तकाष्ठं फाल्गुने गोमतीं यजेत् । कुन्दैः कृत्वा दन्तकाष्ठं जीवाशः शष्कुलीप्रदः ॥ १,१२०.

In Phālguna, worship Gomati with musical instruments made from stringed wood; having made toothsticks from kunda wood, the giver of life offers śaṣkulī cakes.

विशालाक्षीं दमनकैश्चैत्रे च कृसरप्रदः । दधिप्राशो दन्तकाष्ठं तगरं श्रीमुखीं यजेत् ॥ १,१२०.

In Caitra, worship Viśālākṣī with damanaka flowers, giving rice gruel; offer curd-rice, toothsticks, and tagara to Śrīmukhī.

वैशाखे कर्णिकारैश्च अशोकाशो वटप्रदः । ज्येष्ठे नारायणीमर्चेच्छतपत्रैश्च खण्डदः । लवङ्गाशो भवेदेव आषाढे माधवीं यजेत् ॥ १,१२०.

In Vaiśākha, worship with karṇikāra flowers; offering aśoka, one gives banyan; in Jyeṣṭha, worship Nārāyaṇī with śatapatra flowers, giving khaṇḍa; in Āṣāḍha, offer clove and worship Mādhavī.

तिलाशो बिल्वपत्रैश्च क्षीरान्नवटकप्रदः । औदुम्बरं दन्तकाष्ठं तगर्याः श्रावणे श्रियम् ॥ १,१२०.

In Śrāvaṇa, offer sesame, bilva leaves, milk-rice, and banyan; worship Audumbara with toothsticks and tagara, and offer prosperity.

दन्तकाष्ठं मल्लिकाया क्षीरदो ह्युत्तमां यजेत् । पद्मैर्यजेद्भाद्रपदे शृङ्गदाशो गृडादिदः ॥ १,१२०.

In Śrāvaṇa, worship Mallikā with toothsticks and offer milk; in Bhādrapada, worship with lotuses, offering śṛṅgadā and gṛḍādi.

राजपुत्रीं चाश्वयुजे जपापुष्पैश्च जीरकम् । प्राशयेन्निशि नैवेद्यैः कृसरैः कार्तिके यजेत् ॥ १,१२०.

In Āśvayuja, worship the royal daughter with hibiscus flowers and cumin; at night, offer rice gruel as food, and in Kārtika, worship with rice gruel.

जातीपुष्पैः पद्मजां च पञ्चगव्याशनो यजेत् । घृतोदनं च वर्षान्ते सपत्नीकान्द्विजान्यजेत् ॥ १,१२०.

Worship Padmajā with jasmine flowers, offering five products from the cow; at the end of the rainy season, offer clarified butter rice and worship Brahmins with their wives.

उमामहेश्वरं पूज्य प्रदद्याच्च गुडादिकम् । वस्त्रच्छत्रसुवर्णाद्यैः रात्रौ च कृतजागरः । गीतवाद्यैर्ददत्प्रतर्गवाद्यं सर्वमान्पुयात् ॥ १,१२०.

Having worshipped Umā and Maheśvara, one should give jaggery and similar offerings, along with cloth, umbrella, gold, and other gifts; keeping vigil at night with song and music, one should give all that is due and purify oneself.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १२१ ब्रह्मोवाच । चातुर्मास्यव्रतान्यूचे एकादश्यां समाचरेत् । आषाढ्यां पौर्णमास्यां वा सर्वेणहरिमर्च्यच ॥ १,१२१.

Brahma said: I will explain the vows of the four-month period, which should be performed on the eleventh day; on the full moon of Āṣāḍha or at any time, one should worship Hari with all offerings.

इदं व्रतं मया देव गृहीतं पुरतस्तव । निर्विघ्नं सिद्धिमाप्नोतु प्रसन्ने त्वयि केशव ॥ १,१२१.

O Lord, I have undertaken this vow before you; may it be completed without obstacles, and may I attain success with your favor, O Keśava.

गृहीतेऽस्मिन्व्रते देव यद्यपूर्णे म्रियाम्यहम् । तन्मे भवतु सम्पूर्णं त्वत्प्रसादाज्जनार्दन ॥ १,१२१.

O Lord, if I die before completing this vow, may it be considered fulfilled by your grace, O Janārdana.

एवमभ्यर्च्य गृह्णीयाद्व्रतार्चनजपादिकम् । सर्वाघं च क्षयं याति चिकीर्षेद्यो हरेर्व्रतम् ॥ १,१२१.

Thus, having worshipped, one should accept the vow, its worship, and recitation; whoever undertakes Hari's vow sees all sins destroyed.

स्नात्वायोभ्यच्य गृह्णीयाद्व्रतार्चनजपादिकम् । स्नात्वा यच्चतुरो मासानेकभक्तेन पूजयेत् । विष्णुं स याति विष्णोर्व लोकं मलविवर्जितम् ॥ १,१२१.

After bathing, one should perform worship, recitation, and other observances of the vow; and having bathed, if for four months one worships with a single meal, he attains Vishnu and the spotless world of Vishnu.

मद्यमांससुरात्यगी वेदविद्धरिपूजनात् । तैलवर्जि विष्णुलोकं विष्णुभाक्कृच्छ्रपादकृत् ॥ १,१२१.

By abandoning liquor, meat, and wine, and by worshipping the enemy of the demons with knowledge of the Vedas, and by avoiding oil, one attains the world of Vishnu, sharing in Vishnu, having performed difficult observances.

एकरात्रोपवासाच्च देवो वैमानिको भवेत् । श्वेतद्वीपं त्रिरात्रात्तु व्रजेत्षष्ठान्नकृन्नरः ॥ १,१२१.

By fasting for one night, a person becomes divine and attains a celestial body; by fasting for three nights, a person who abstains from the sixth meal goes to Shvetadvipa.

चान्द्रायणाद्धरेर्धाम लभेन्मुक्तिमयाचिताम् । प्राजापत्यं विष्णुलोकं पराकव्रतकृद्धरिम् ॥ १,१२१.

By the Chandrayana vow, one attains the abode of Hari and the desired liberation; by the Prajapatya vow, one attains the world of Vishnu, and by the Paraka vow, one attains Hari.

सक्तुयावकभिक्षाशी पयोदधिघृताशनः । गोमूत्रयावकाहारः पञ्चगव्यकृताशनः । शाकमलफलाद्याशी रसवर्जो च विष्णुभाक् ॥ १,१२१.

He who eats only saktu, barley, or lives on alms, or eats only milk, curds, or ghee; who subsists on cow urine and barley, or who eats food prepared with the five products of the cow; who eats vegetables, roots, fruits, and the like, and who avoids juices—he becomes a partaker of Vishnu.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १२२ ब्रह्मोवाच । व्रतं मासोपवासाख्यं सर्वोत्कृष्टं वदामिते । वानप्रस्थो यतिर्नारी कुर्यान्मासोपवासकम् ॥ १,१२२.

Brahma said: I will tell you of the vow called the monthly fast, which is the most excellent of all; a forest-dweller, ascetic, or woman should perform the monthly fast.

आश्विनस्य सिते पक्षे एकादश्यामुपोषितः । व्रतमेतत्तु गृह्णीयाद्यावत्त्रिंशद्दिनानि तु ॥ १,१२२.

On the eleventh day of the bright fortnight of Ashvina, having fasted, one should undertake this vow for thirty days.

अद्यप्रभृत्यहं विष्णो यावदुत्थानकं तव । अर्चयेत्वामनश्रंस्तु दिनानि त्रिंशदेव तु ॥ १,१२२.

From today onward, O Vishnu, until your awakening, I will worship you without laziness for thirty days.