Garuda Purana

तूष्णीमेव तु शूद्रस्य सनमस्कारकं स्मृतम् । अध्यापनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः पितृयज्ञस्तु तर्पणम् ॥ १,२१३.

For a Shudra, silent bathing with reverence is prescribed; teaching, the Brahma-yajña, and the ancestral offering are to be performed by pouring water.

होमो दैवी बलिर्भौतो न यज्ञोऽतिथिपूजनम् । गवा गोष्ठे दशगुणं अग्न्यगारे शताधिकम् ॥ १,२१३.

The homa is for the gods, the bali is for spirits, and the offering to guests is not a yajña; giving cows in a cowshed yields tenfold merit, and in the fire chamber, a hundred times more.

सिद्धक्षेत्रेषु तीर्थेषु देवतायतनेषु च । सहस्रशतकोटीनामनन्तं विष्णुसन्निधौ ॥ १,२१३.

In sacred fields, at holy waters, and in temples of deities, the merit is countless—hundreds of thousands of millions—especially in the presence of Vishnu.

पञ्चमे च तथा भागे संविभागो यथार्थतः । पितृदे वमनुष्याणां कोटीनां चोपदिश्यते ॥ १,२१३.

Likewise, in the fifth part, sharing should be done appropriately; for ancestors and for humans, the merit is said to be in the millions.

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रदायाग्र यः सुहृद्भिः सहाश्नुते । स प्रेत्य लभते स्वर्गमन्नदानं समाचरन् ॥ १,२१३.

He who first gives to Brahmins and then eats with friends, performing the gift of food, attains heaven after death.

पूर्वं मधुरमश्रीयाल्लवणाम्लौ च मध्यतः । कटुतिक्तकषायांश्च पयश्चैव तथान्ततः ॥ १,२१३.

First, one should eat sweet foods, then salty and sour in the middle; pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes, and milk, should be taken at the end.

शाकं च रात्रौ भूमिष्ठमत्यन्तं च विवर्जयेत् । नचैकरससेवायां प्रसज्जेत कदाचन ॥ १,२१३.

One should completely avoid eating vegetables at night that are on the ground, and should never become attached to food of a single taste.

समृतं ब्राह्मणस्यान्नं क्षत्रियान्नं पयः स्मृतम् । वैश्यस्य चान्नमेवान्नं शूद्रान्नं रुधिरं स्मृतम् ॥ १,२१३.

For a Brahmin, food is prescribed; for a Kshatriya, milk is prescribed; for a Vaishya, food is indeed food; for a Shudra, blood is prescribed as food.

अमावासी वसेदत्र एकहायनमेव वा ॥ १,२१३.

On the new moon, one should stay here, or for a single year only.

तत्र श्रीश्चैव लक्ष्मीश्च वसते नात्र संशयः । उदरे गार्हपत्याग्निः पृष्ठदेशे तु दक्षिणः ॥ १,२१३.

There, Sri and Lakshmi both reside, without doubt; the household fire is in the belly, and the southern fire is on the back.

आस्ये चाहवनीयोऽग्निः सत्यः पर्व च मूर्धनि । यः पञ्चाग्नीनिमान्वेद आहिताग्निः स उच्यते ॥ १,२१३.

The oblation fire is in the mouth, truth and the sacred festival are on the head; he who knows these five fires is called one who has established the sacred fires.

शरिरमापः सोमं च विविधं चान्नमुच्यते । प्राणो ह्यग्निस्तथादित्यस्त्रिभोक्ता एक एव तु ॥ १,२१३.

The body is water, soma, and various kinds of food; the life-breath is fire and the sun, but the enjoyer of all three is truly one.

अन्नं बलाय मे भूमेरपामग्न्यनिलस्य च । भवत्येतत्परिणतौ ममाप्यव्याहतं सुखम् ॥ १,२१३.

Food gives strength to me, to earth, water, fire, and wind; may this, when digested, bring me uninterrupted happiness.

हस्तेन परिमार्ज्याथ कुर्यात्ताम्बूलभक्षणम् । श्रवणं चेतिहासस्य तत्कुर्यात्सुसमाहितः ॥ १,२१३.

After wiping the hand, one should chew betel; then, with full attention, one should listen to history.

इतिहासपुराणाद्यैः षष्ठसप्तमकेनयेत् । ततः सन्ध्यामुपासीत स्नात्वा वै पश्चिमां नरः ॥ १,२१३.

With the sixth or seventh part of the day, one should study the histories and Puranas; then, after bathing, a man should perform the evening worship.

एतद्वा दिवसे प्रोक्तमनुष्ठानं मया द्विज । आचारं यः पठेद्विद्वाञ्छृणुयात्स दिवंव्रजेत् । आचारादिर्धर्मकर्ता केशवो हि स्मृतो द्विज ॥ १,२१३.

O twice-born, I have thus described the daily observances for the day; whoever, learned, recites or hears this, attains heaven. Indeed, O twice-born, Kesava is remembered as the originator of conduct and dharma.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २१४ ब्रह्मोवाच । अथ स्नानविधिं वक्ष्ये स्नानमूला क्रिया यतः । मृद्गोमयतिलान्दर्भान्पुष्पाणि सुरभीणि च ॥ १,२१४.

Brahma said: Now I shall explain the procedure for bathing, since all rites are rooted in bathing; clay, cow dung, sesame seeds, darbha grass, and fragrant flowers are to be used.

आहरेत्स्नानकाले च स्नानार्थो प्रयतः शुचिः । गन्धोदकान्तं विविक्ते (धं) स्थापयेत्तान्यथ क्षितौ ॥ १,२१४.

At the time of bathing, one should carefully and with purity bring the necessary items for bathing, and place them—such as fragrant water—in a clean and secluded spot, or else on the ground.

त्रिधा कृत्वा मृदं तां तु गोमयं च विचक्षणः । अद्भिर्मृद्भिश्च चरणौ प्रक्षाल्याथ करौ तथा ॥ १,२१४.

The wise person should divide the clay and cow-dung into three portions, and then wash the feet and hands with water and clay.

उपवीती बद्धशिखः सम्यगाचम्य वाग्यतः । उरुं राजेत्यृचा तोयमुपस्थाय प्रदक्षिणम् ॥ १,२१४.

Wearing the sacred thread properly, with the hair tuft bound, having performed proper sipping of water and observing silence, one should approach the water, recite the 'Uruṃ rājet' verse, and circumambulate it.

आवर्तयेत्तदुदकं ये ते शतमितित्र्यृचा ॥ १,२१४.

One should recite the 'Ye te śatam' verse while revolving the water.

ओं उरुं हि राजा वरुणश्चकार सूर्याय पन्थानमन्वेत वा । प्रतिधाता च वक्तारस्ताहृदयाविपश्चित् । नमोऽग्न्यरुणाया भिष्टुतोवरुणस्य पाशः । वरुणाय नमः ॥ १,२१४.

Om. The king Varuṇa made the broad path for the sun; the guardians and speakers, wise at heart, follow it. Salutation to Agni and Aruṇa, praised; may the noose of Varuṇa be loosened. Salutation to Varuṇa.

ओं ये ते शतं वरुणये सहस्रं यज्ञियाः पाशा वितता महान्तः । तेभिर्नो अद्य सवितोत विष्णुर्विश्वे मुञ्चन्तु मरुतः स्वर्काः स्वाहा । सुमित्रियान इत्यबञ्जलिमाकृत्योत्तरेण तोयं पश्चाद्विराज्य चैव विनिः क्षिपेत् । ओं सुमित्रिया न आप ओषधयः सन्तु । दुर्मित्रियास्तस्मै सन्तु योऽस्मान्द्वेष्टि यञ्च वयं द्विष्मः ॥ १,२१४.

Om. O Varuṇa, your hundreds and thousands of sacrificial nooses are spread wide and great; may Savitṛ, Viṣṇu, all the Maruts, and the shining gods release us today with these. Svāhā. Having joined the hands in reverence, one should pour water to the north and then to the west. Om. May the waters and herbs be friendly to us; may they be unfriendly to him who hates us, and to whom we are hostile.

पादौ कटिं चैव पूर्वं मृद्भिस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः । प्रक्षाल्य हस्ता वाचम्य नमस्कृत्य जलं ततः ॥ १,२१४.

First, wash the feet and waist three times each with clay, then wash the hands, sip water, offer obeisance, and then take the water.

ओं इदं विष्णुर्विचक्रमे त्रेधा निधे पदं समूढमस्य पांसुरे । महाव्याहृतिभिः पश्चादाचामेत्प्रयतोऽपि सन् ॥ १,२१४.

Om. Viṣṇu has traversed this universe; his three steps are set in the dust. Afterwards, with the great vyāhṛtis, one should sip water, remaining pure.

मार्जयेद्वै मृदाङ्गानि इदं विष्णुरिति त्वृचा । भास्कराभिमुखो मज्जेदापो अस्मानितित्यृचा ॥ १,२१४.

One should cleanse the limbs with clay, reciting 'Idaṃ Viṣṇuriti', and, facing the sun, immerse oneself in water, reciting 'Āpo asmāniti'.

ओं आपो अस्मान्मातरः शुन्धयन्तु घृतेन नो घृतष्वः पुनन्तु । विश्वं हि रिप्रं प्रवहन्ति देवीरुदिदाभ्यः शुचिरापूत एमि ॥ १,२१४.

Om. May the waters, our mothers, purify us; may they cleanse us with ghee and make us pure as ghee. The divine waters carry away all defilement; I enter the pure, purified waters.

ततोऽवृघृष्य पात्राणि निमज्योन्मज्य वै शनैः । गोमयेन विलिप्याथ मानस्तोक इत्यृचा ॥ १,२१४.

Then, without touching, one should gently immerse and lift the vessels, smear them with cow-dung, and recite the 'Mānastoka' verse.

ओं मानस्तोके तनये मा न आयुषि मा नो गोषु मा नो अश्वेषु रीरिषः । मा नो वीरान्रुद्रभामिनोऽबधीर्हविष्मन्तः सदमित्वा हवामहे ॥ १,२१४.

Om. May we not suffer loss in our children, in our lifespan, in our cows, or in our horses; may Rudra not harm our heroic men. We ever invoke you, O bearer of oblations.