Garuda Purana

व्रती द्वादश संभोज्य दीपदः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् ॥ १,१२४.

He who feeds twelve vow-observers and gives lamps attains heaven.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १२५ पितामह उवाच । मान्धाता चक्रवर्त्यासीदुपोष्यैकादशीं नृपः । एकादश्यां न भुञ्जीत पक्षयोरुभयारपि ॥ १,१२५.

The venerable Pitamaha said: Mandhata, the emperor, observed the Ekadashi fast; on Ekadashi, one should not eat, on either fortnight.

दशम्येकादशीमिश्रा गान्धार्या समुपोषिता । तस्याः पुत्रशतं नष्टं तस्मात्तां परिवर्जयेत् ॥ १,१२५.

When the tenth and eleventh days are mixed, Gandhari observed the fast; her hundred sons were lost, therefore one should avoid that day.

द्वादश्येकादशी यत्र तत्र सन्निहितो हरिः । दशम्येकादशी यत्र तत्र सन्निहितोऽसुरः । बहुवाक्यविरोधेन सन्देहो जायते यदा ॥ १,१२५.

Where the twelfth and eleventh days coincide, there is the presence of Hari; where the tenth and eleventh days coincide, there is the presence of the demon; when there is much conflicting opinion, doubt arises.

द्वादशी तु तदा ग्राह्या त्रयोदश्यान्तु पारणम् । एकादशी कलापिस्यादुपोष्या द्वादशी तथा ॥ १,१२५.

Then, the twelfth day should be accepted, and the breaking of the fast should be on the thirteenth; one should fast on Ekadashi with its proper portion, and likewise on the twelfth.

एकादशी द्वादशी च विशेषेण त्रयोदशी । त्रिमिश्रा सा तिथिर्ग्राह्या सर्वपापहरा शुभा ॥ १,१२५.

Especially the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth lunar days—when these three are combined, that auspicious tithi should be observed, for it removes all sins.

एकादशीमुपोष्यैवद्वादशीम थवा द्विज ! । त्रिमिश्रां चैव कुर्वीत न दशम्या युतां क्रचित् ॥ १,१२५.

After fasting on the eleventh day, a twice-born should observe the twelfth; or else, he should perform the combined three, but never when joined with the tenth day.

रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्वन्पुराणश्रवणं नृपः । गदाधरं पूजयंश्च उपोष्यैका दशीद्वयम् । रुक्माङ्गदो ययौ मोक्षमन्ये चैकादशीव्रतम् ॥ १,१२५.

By keeping vigil at night, listening to Purāṇas, worshipping Gadādhara, and fasting on both eleventh days, Rukmāṅgada attained liberation; others too by the Ekādaśī vow.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १२६ ब्रह्मोवाच । येनार्चनेन वै लोको जगाम परमां गतिम् । तमर्चनं प्रवक्ष्यामि भुक्तिमुक्तिकरं परम् ॥ १,१२६.

Brahmā said: By which worship the world attained the supreme state, that worship I will declare, which grants both enjoyment and liberation.

सामान्यमण्डलं न्यस्य धातारं द्वारदेशतः । विधातारं तथा गङ्गां यमुनां च महानदीम् ॥ १,१२६.

Placing the general maṇḍala, the creator at the doorway, the arranger, as well as the Ganges, Yamunā, and the great river.

द्वारश्रियं च दण्डं च प्रचण्डं वास्तुपूरुषम् । मध्ये चाधारशक्तिं च कूर्मं चानन्तमर्चयेत् ॥ १,१२६.

At the doorway, worship the goddess of fortune, the staff, the fierce Vāstu Puruṣa; in the center, the supporting power, the tortoise, and Ananta.

भूमिं धर्मं तथा ज्ञानं वैरग्यैश्वर्यमेव च । अधर्मादींश्च चतुरः कन्दं नालं च पङ्कजम् ॥ १,१२६.

Worship the earth, dharma, knowledge, detachment, and sovereignty; also the four roots of adharma and others, the stem and the lotus.

कर्णिकां केसरं सत्त्वं राजसं तामसं गुणम् । सुर्यादिमण्डलान्येव विमलाद्याश्च शक्तयः ॥ १,१२६.

The pericarp, the filament, sattva, rajas, and tamas qualities; the solar and other circles, and the pure and other powers.

दुर्गां गणं सरस्वतीं क्षेत्रपालं च कोणके । आसनं मूर्तिमभ्यर्च्य वासुदेवं बलं स्मरन् ॥ १,१२६.

Durgā, the hosts, Sarasvatī, and the field guardian at the corners; after worshipping the seat and the image, remembering Vāsudeva's strength.

अनिरुद्धं महात्मानं नारायणमथार्चयेत् । हृदयादीनि चाङ्गानि शङ्खादीन्यायुधानि च ॥ १,१२६.

Worship Aniruddha, the great soul, and Nārāyaṇa; also the heart and other limbs, and the conch and other weapons.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १२७ ब्रह्मोवाच । माघमासे शुक्लपक्षे सूर्यर्क्षेण युता पुरा । एकादशी तथा चैका भीमेन समुपोषिता ॥ १,१२७.

Brahmā said: In the month of Māgha, during the bright fortnight, when joined with the solar sign, once, Bhīma observed the Ekādaśī fast.

आश्चर्य तु व्रतं कृत्वा पितॄणामनृणोऽभवत् । भीमद्वादशी विख्याता प्राणिनां पुण्यवर्धिनी ॥ १,१२७.

Performing this wondrous vow, he became free from debts to his ancestors; the Bhīma Dvādaśī is renowned, increasing merit for all beings.

नक्षत्रेण विनाप्येषा ब्रह्महत्यादि नाशयेत् । विनिहन्ति महापापं कुनृपो विषयं यथा ॥ १,१२७.

Even without the star, it destroys sins like killing a Brāhmaṇa; it removes great sins, as a bad king destroys his realm.

कुपुत्त्रस्तु कुलं यद्वत्कुभार्या च पतिं यथा । अधर्मं च यथा धर्मः कुमन्त्री च यथा नृपम् ॥ १,१२७.

Just as a bad son ruins his family, a wicked wife her husband, adharma destroys dharma, and a false minister ruins a king.

अज्ञानेन यथा ज्ञानं शौचमाशौचकं यथा । अश्रद्धया यथा श्रद्धा सत्यञ्चैवानृतैर्यथा ॥ १,१२७.

As ignorance destroys knowledge, impurity destroys purity, lack of faith destroys faith, and falsehood destroys truth.

हिमं यथोष्णमाहन्यादनर्थं चार्थसंचयः । यथा प्रकीर्तनाद्दानं तपो वै विस्मयाद्यथा ॥ १,१२७.

As cold is destroyed by heat, misfortune by accumulation of wealth, charity by proclamation, and austerity by amazement.

अशिक्षया यथा पुत्रो गावो दूरगतैर्यथा । क्रोधेन च यथा शान्तिर्यथा वित्तमवर्द्धनात् ॥ १,१२७.

As a son is ruined by lack of education, cows by being far away, tranquility by anger, and wealth by lack of increase.

ज्ञानेनैव यथा विद्या निष्कामेन यथा फलम् । तथैव पापनाशाय प्रोक्तेयं द्वादशी शुभा ॥ १,१२७.

As knowledge is attained through wisdom, fruit through desirelessness, so too, this auspicious Dvādaśī is declared for the destruction of sin.

ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं स्तेयं गुर्वङ्गनागमः । युगपत्तुप्रजातानि(?) न निहन्ति त्रिपुष्करम् ॥ १,१२७.

The sins of killing a Brahmin, drinking liquor, theft, and approaching the wife of a teacher—even if all arise together—are not destroyed by the observance of the triple Puṣkara.

न चापि नैमिषं क्षेत्रं कुरुक्षेत्रं प्रभासकम् । कालिन्दी यमुना गङ्गा न चैव न सरस्वती ॥ १,१२७.

Nor are they destroyed by the sacred fields of Naimisha, Kurukshetra, or Prabhasa, nor by the rivers Kalindi, Yamuna, Ganga, or Sarasvati.

न चैव सर्वतीर्थानि एकादश्याः समानि हि । न दानं न जपो होमो न चान्यत्सुकृतं क्वचित् ॥ १,१२७.

Nor are all the holy places equal to the Ekadashi; neither gifts, nor recitation, nor oblations, nor any other virtuous act anywhere.

एकतः पृथिवीदानमेकतो हरिवासरः । ततोऽप्येका महापुण्या इयमेकादशी वरा ॥ १,१२७.

On one side is the gift of the earth, on the other is the day of Hari; yet even greater is this excellent Ekadashi, which is supremely meritorious.

अस्मिन्वराहपुरुषं कृत्वा देवं तु हाटकम् । घटोपरि नवे पात्रे कृत्वा वै ताम्रभाजने ॥ १,१२७.

On this day, having fashioned the form of Varaha, the divine boar, out of gold, and placing it upon a new vessel atop a pot, or in a copper dish,

सर्वबीजभृते विप्राः सितवस्त्रावगुण्ठिते । सहिरण्यप्रदीपाद्यैः कृत्वा पूजां प्रयत्ननः ॥ १,१२७.

With all kinds of seeds, O Brahmins, and covered with white cloth, together with golden lamps and other offerings, one should perform worship with effort.