Garuda Purana

ततस्तु वैष्णवी माया वृणोत्यत्यन्तमोहिनी । बालत्वं त्वथ कौमारं यौवनं वृद्धतामपि ॥ १,२२५.

Then, the deluding power of Viṣṇu covers him completely; he passes through infancy, childhood, youth, and even old age.

ततश्च मरणं तत्तद्धर्मामाप्नोति मानवः । एवं संसारचक्रेऽस्मिन् भ्राम्यते घटीयन्त्रवत् ॥ १,२२५.

After that, death comes, and the person attains results according to his deeds; thus, in this cycle of rebirth, one revolves like a water wheel.

नरकात्प्रतिमुक्तस्तु पापयोनिषु जायते । पतितात्प्रतिगृह्याथ अधोयोनिं व्रजेद्बुधः ॥ १,२२५.

Freed from hell, one is born in sinful wombs; having fallen, and being received again, the wise may enter a lower birth.

नरकात्प्रतिमुक्तस्तु कृमिर्भवति याचकः । उपाध्यायव्यलीकं तु कृत्वा श्वा भवति द्विज ॥ १,२२५.

Freed from hell, one may become a worm or a beggar; a twice-born who deceives his teacher becomes a dog.

तज्जायां मनसा वाञ्छंस्तद्द्रव्यं वाप्यसंशयम् । गर्दभोजायते जन्तुर्मित्रस्यैवापमानकृत् ॥ १,२२५.

Desiring another's wife or wealth, even in thought, or certainly taking it, a creature is born as a donkey; one who insults a friend meets the same fate.

पितरौ पीडयित्वा तु कच्छपत्वञ्च जायते । भुर्तुः पिण्डमुपाश्वस्तो वञ्जयित्वा तमेव यः ॥ १,२२५.

One who torments his parents is born as a tortoise; whoever cheats his brother of the funeral rice-ball is also thus reborn.

सोऽपि मोहसमापन्नो जायते वानरो मृतः । न्यासापहर्ता नरकाद्विमुक्तो जायते कृमिः ॥ १,२२५.

He too, overcome by delusion, is born as a monkey after death; one who steals a deposit, freed from hell, is born as a worm.

असूयकश्च नरकान्मुक्तो भवति राक्षसः । विश्वासहर्ता च नरो मीनयोनौ प्रजायते ॥ १,२२५.

A person without envy is freed from hell, even if he is a demon; but one who betrays trust is born in the womb of a fish.

यवधान्यानि संहृत्य जायते मूषको मृतः । परदाराभिमर्शात्तु वृको घोरोऽभिजायते ॥ १,२२५.

One who gathers up barley and other grains and dies is born as a mouse; from touching another's wife, he is born as a terrible wolf.

भ्रातृभार्याप्रसंगेन कोकिलो जायते नरः । गुर्वादिभार्यागमनाच्छूकरो जायते नरः ॥ १,२२५.

A man who approaches his brother's wife is born as a cuckoo; from going to the wife of a teacher or elder, a man is born as a pig.

यज्ञदानविवाहानां विघ्नकर्ता भवेत्कृमिः । देवतापितृविप्राणामदत्त्वा योऽन्नमश्नुते ॥ १,२२५.

He who causes obstacles in sacrifices, gifts, or marriages becomes a worm; one who eats food without offering it to gods, ancestors, or Brahmins is likewise.

प्रमुक्तो नरकाद्वापि वायसः सन्प्रजायते । ज्येष्ठभ्रात्रपमानाच्च क्रौञ्चयोनौ प्रजायते ॥ १,२२५.

Freed from hell, a person is born as a crow; from insulting an elder brother, one is born in the lineage of cranes.

शूद्रस्तु ब्राह्मणीं गत्वा कृमियोनौ प्रजायते । तस्यामपत्यमुत्पाद्य काष्ठान्तः कटीको भवेत् ॥ १,२२५.

A Śūdra who approaches a Brahmin woman is born in the womb of worms; having begotten a child with her, he becomes a wood-boring insect.

कृतघ्नः कृमिकः कीटः पतङ्गो वृश्चिकस्तथा । अशस्त्रं पुरुषं हर्ता नरः सञ्जायते खरः ॥ १,२२५.

An ungrateful person becomes a worm, insect, moth, or scorpion; one who steals from an unarmed man is born as a donkey.

कृमिः स्त्रीवधकर्ता च बालहन्ता च जायते । भोजनञ्चोरयित्वा तु मक्षिका जायते नरः ॥ १,२२५.

A killer of women or children is born as a worm; one who steals food is born as a fly.

हृत्वाज्यञ्चैव मार्जारस्तिलहृच्चैव मूषकः । घृतं हृत्वा च नकुलः काको मद्भुरमामिषम् ॥ १,२२५.

One who steals clarified butter becomes a cat; one who steals sesame seeds becomes a mouse; one who steals ghee becomes a mongoose; one who steals meat or rice becomes a crow.

मधु हृत्वा नरो दंशपूपं हृत्वा पिपीलिकः । अपो हृत्वा तु पापात्मा वायसः सम्प्रजायते ॥ १,२२५.

A man who steals honey is born as a biting insect; one who steals cakes is born as an ant; a wicked soul who steals water is born as a crow.

हृते काष्ठे च हारीतः कपोतो वा प्रजायते । हृत्वा तु काञ्चनं भाण्डं कृमियोनौ प्रजायते ॥ १,२२५.

One who steals wood is born as a green bird or a pigeon; but one who steals gold or vessels is born in the womb of worms.

कार्पासिके हृते क्रौञ्चो वह्रिहर्ता बकस्तथा । मयूरो वर्णकं हृत्वा शाकपत्रञ्च जायते ॥ १,२२५.

One who steals cotton becomes a crane; one who steals a plough becomes a heron; one who steals colored powder becomes a peacock; one who steals vegetable leaves is born as a hare.

जीवञ्जीवकतां याति रक्तवस्त्वपहृन्नरः । छुछुन्दरिः शुभान्गन्धाञ्छशं हृत्वा शशो भवेत् ॥ १,२२५.

A man who steals living creatures becomes a weasel; one who steals red garments becomes a musk rat; one who steals fragrant substances is born as a hare.

षण्डाः कलापहरणे काष्ठहृत्तृणकीटकः । पुष्पं हृत्वा दरिद्रस्तु पङ्गुर्याचकहृन्नरः ॥ १,२२५.

Eunuchs who steal ornaments become wood-boring insects; one who steals flowers becomes poor; one who steals a cripple's begging bowl is born as a cripple.

शाकहर्ता च हारीतस्तोयहर्ता च चातकः । गृहहृन्नरकान्गत्वा रौरवादीन्सुदारुणान् ॥ १,२२५.

One who steals vegetables becomes a green bird; one who steals water becomes a cātaka bird; one who steals a house, after going to hells like Raurava and others, is born in terrible forms.

तृणगुल्मलतावल्लीत्वग्घारी तरुतां व्रजेत् । एष एव क्रमो दृष्टो गोसुवर्णादिहारिणाम् ॥ १,२२५.

He who steals grass, bushes, creepers, or tree bark becomes a tree; this same sequence is seen for those who steal cows, gold, and so on.

विद्यापहारी मूकः स्याद्गत्वा च नरकान्बहन् । असमिद्धे हुते चाग्नौ मन्दाग्निः खलु जायते ॥ १,२२५.

A thief of knowledge becomes mute, and after going to hells, is born as one with dull fire when the sacrificial fire is not properly kindled.

परनिन्दा कृतघ्नत्वं परसीमाभिघातनम् । नैष्ठुर्यं निर्घृणत्वञ्च परदारोपसेवनम् ॥ १,२२५.

Slandering others, ingratitude, encroaching on another's land, harshness, cruelty, and approaching another's wife—

परस्वहरणाशौचं देवतानां च कुत्सनम् । निकृत्य बन्धनं नॄणां कार्पण्यञ्च नृणां वधः । उपलक्षणाद्विजानीयान्मुक्तानां नरकादनु ॥ १,२२५.

Theft of others’ property, impurity, reviling the gods, treachery, binding people, killing out of miserliness—by these signs, know those who are released from hell.

दया भूतेषु संवादः परलोकं प्रति क्रिया । सत्यं हितार्थमुक्तिश्च वेदप्रामाण्यदर्शनम् ॥ १,२२५.

Compassion toward beings, truthful speech, actions for the next world, speaking truth for the sake of benefit, and regarding the authority of the Vedas—these are their marks.

गुरुदेवर्षिसिद्धर्षिसेवनं साधुसंयमः । सत्क्रियाष्वसनं मैत्री स्वर्गस्य लक्षणं विदुः । अष्टाङ्गयोगविज्ञानात्प्राप्नोत्यात्यन्तिकं फलम् ॥ १,२२५.

Service to teacher, gods, sages, and perfected beings, self-restraint among the virtuous, delight in good conduct, friendship—these are known as the marks of heaven; through knowledge of the eightfold yoga, one attains the highest fruit.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २२६ सूत उवाच वक्ष्ये साङ्गं महायोगं भुक्तिमुक्तिकरं परम् । सर्वपापप्रशमनं भक्त्यानुपठितं शृणु ॥ १,२२६.

Sūta said: I shall declare the great yoga in its entirety, which bestows enjoyment and liberation, and destroys all sins—listen as I recite it with devotion.