ब्रह्मादिदेवगन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिः सिद्धचारणैः । योगिभिः सेवितं विष्णुं सदा ध्यायन्विमुच्यते ॥ १,२३२.
He who always meditates on Viṣṇu, who is worshipped by Brahmā and the other gods, by Gandharvas, sages, Siddhas, Cāraṇas, and Yogis—is freed.
संसारबन्धनामुक्तिमिच्छंल्लोको ह्यशेषतः । स्तुत्वैवं वरदं विष्णुं सदा ध्यायन्विमुच्यते ॥ १,२३२.
Whoever in the world desires complete release from the bonds of existence, by praising Viṣṇu, the bestower of boons, and always meditating on him, is freed.
संसारबन्धनात्कोऽपि मुक्तिमिच्छन्समाहितः । अनन्तमव्ययं देवं विष्णं विश्वप्रतिष्ठितम् । विश्वेश्वरमजं विष्णुं संदा ध्यायन्विमुच्यते ॥ १,२३२.
Whoever, intent, desires liberation from the bondage of existence, and always meditates on Viṣṇu—the infinite, imperishable God, established in the universe, lord of the universe, unborn—is freed.
सूत उवाच । नारदेन पुरा पृष्ट एवं स वृषभध्वजः । येत्तेन तस्मै व्याख्यातं तन्मया कथितं तव ॥ १,२३२.
Sūta said: Long ago, when Nārada asked, the Bull-bannered One (Śiva) explained this to him; I have now recounted that to you.
तमेव सततन्ध्यायन्निर्व्ययं ब्रह्म निष्कलम् । अवाप्स्यसि ध्रुवं तात ! शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम् ॥ १,२३२.
By always meditating on that imperishable, partless Brahman, O dear one, you will surely attain the eternal, undecaying state.
अश्वमेधसहस्राणि वाजपेयशतानि च । क्षणमेकाग्रचित्तस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् ॥ १,२३२.
A thousand Aśvamedha sacrifices and hundreds of Vājapeya sacrifices do not equal even a sixteenth part of a single moment of one-pointed mind.
श्रुत्वा सुरऋषिर्विष्णोः प्राधान्यमिदमीश्वरात् । स विष्णुं सम्यगाराध्य सिद्धः पदमवाप्तवान् ॥ १,२३२.
Having heard this supremacy of Viṣṇu from the Lord, the sage among the gods, by properly worshipping Viṣṇu, attained the accomplished state.
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वा पि नित्यमेव स्तवोत्तमम् । कोटिजन्मकृतं पापमपि तस्य प्रणश्यति ॥ १,२३२.
Whoever recites or hears this excellent hymn daily, even the sin accumulated over millions of births is destroyed for him.
विष्णोः स्तवमिदं दिव्यं महादेवेन कीर्तितम् । प्रयत्नाद्यः पठेन्नित्य ममृतत्वं स गच्छति ॥ १,२३२.
Whoever, with effort, recites daily this divine hymn to Viṣṇu, proclaimed by Mahādeva, attains immortality.
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २३३ सूत उवाच । स्तोत्रं तत्सं प्रवक्ष्यामि मार्कण्डेयन भाषितम् । दामोदरं प्रपन्नोऽस्मि किन्नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥ १,२३३.
Sūta said: I will now declare that hymn, spoken by Mārkaṇḍeya: 'I have taken refuge in Dāmodara—what can death do to me?'
शङ्खचक्रधरं देवं व्यक्तरूपिणमव्ययम् । अधोऽक्षजं प्रपन्नोस्मि किन्नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥ १,२३३.
I have taken refuge in the Lord who bears the conch and discus, whose form is manifest and imperishable, who is below and unborn—what can death do to me?
वराहं वामनं विष्णुं नारसिंहं जनार्दनम् । माधवं च प्रपन्नोऽस्मि किन्नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥ १,२३३.
I have taken refuge in Varāha, Vāmana, Viṣṇu, Nārasiṃha, Janārdana, and Mādhava—what can death do to me?
पुरुषं पुष्करक्षेत्रबीजं पुण्यं जगत्पतिम् । लोकनाथं प्रपन्नोऽस्मि किन्नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥ १,२३३.
I have taken refuge in the Person, the seed of Puṣkara-kshetra, the virtuous Lord of the universe, the protector of all worlds—what can death do to me?
सहस्रशिरसं देवं व्यक्ताव्यक्तं सनातनम् । महायोगं प्रपन्नोऽस्मि किन्नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥ १,२३३.
I have taken refuge in the God with a thousand heads, manifest and unmanifest, eternal, the great yogin—what can death do to me?
भूतात्मानं महात्मानं यज्ञयोनिमयोनिजम् । विश्वरूपं प्रपन्नोऽस्मि किन्नो मूत्युः करिष्यति ॥ १,२३३.
I have taken refuge in the soul of all beings, the great soul, the source and womb of sacrifice, the one of universal form—what can death do to me?
इत्युदीरितमाकर्ण्य स्तोत्रं तस्य महात्मनुः । अपयातस्ततो मृत्युर्विष्णुदूतैः प्रपीडितः ॥ १,२३३.
Hearing this hymn spoken by that great soul, Death fled from there, tormented by the messengers of Viṣṇu.
इति तेन जितो मृत्युर्मार्कण्डेयेन धीमता । प्रसन्ने पुण्डरीकाक्षे नृसिंहे नास्तिदुर्लभम् ॥ १,२३३.
Thus Death was conquered by the wise Mārkaṇḍeya; when the lotus-eyed Nṛsiṃha is pleased, nothing is unattainable.
मृत्य्वष्टकमिदं पुण्यं मृत्युप्रशमनं शुभम् । मार्कण्डेयहितार्थाय स्वयं विष्णुरुवाच ह ॥ १,२३३.
This auspicious and meritorious eight-verse hymn to Death, which calms death, was spoken by Viṣṇu himself for the benefit of Mārkaṇḍeya.
इदं यः पठते भक्त्या त्रिकालं नियतं शुचिः । नाकाले तस्य मृत्युः स्यान्नरस्याच्युतचेतसः ॥ १,२३३.
Whoever recites this with devotion, three times a day, with discipline and purity, for that person, whose mind is fixed on Acyuta, death does not come at the wrong time.
हृत्पद्ममध्ये पुरुषं पुराणं नारायणं शाश्वतमप्रमेयम् । विचिन्त्य सूर्यादतिराजमानं मृत्युं स योगि जितवांस्तथैव ॥ १,२३३.
Meditating on the ancient, eternal, immeasurable Nārāyaṇa, the Person, shining brighter than the sun, in the lotus of the heart, the yogin thus conquers death.
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २३४ सूत उवाच । वक्ष्येऽहमच्युतस्तोत्रं शृणु शौनक सर्वदम् । ब्रह्मा पृष्टो नारदाय यथोवाच तथा परम् ॥ १,२३४.
Sūta said: I will declare the hymn to Acyuta; listen, O Śaunaka, bestower of all. As Brahmā was questioned by Nārada, so he spoke the supreme.
नारद उवाच । यथाक्षयोऽव्ययो विष्णुः स्तोतव्यो वरदो मया । प्रत्यहं चार्चनाकाले तथा त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ १,२३४.
Nārada said: As Viṣṇu is imperishable and undecaying, so he should be praised by me, the bestower of boons; and every day at the time of worship, you should speak thus.
ते धन्यास्ते सुजन्मानस्ते हि सर्वसुखप्रदाः । सफलं जीवितं तेषां ये स्तुवन्ति सदाच्युतम् ॥ १,२३४.
They are blessed, well-born, and bestowers of all happiness; their lives are fruitful, those who always praise Acyuta.
ब्रह्मोवाच । मुने स्तोत्रं प्रवक्ष्यामिः वासुदेवस्य मुक्तिदम् । शृणु येन स्तुतः सम्यक्पूजाकाले प्रसीदति ॥ १,२३४.
Brahmā said: O sage, I will declare the hymn to Vāsudeva, which grants liberation; listen, by which, when praised properly at the time of worship, he becomes pleased.
ओं नमो (भगवतेः वासुदेवाच नमः सर्वापहारिणे । नमो विशुद्धदेहाय नमो ज्ञानस्वरूपिणे ॥ १,२३४.
Om, obeisance to Bhagavān Vāsudeva, obeisance to the remover of all, obeisance to the one with pure form, obeisance to the embodiment of knowledge.
नमः सर्वसुरेशाय नमः श्रीवत्सधारिणे । नमश्चर्मासिहस्ताय नमः पङ्कजमालिने ॥ १,२३४.
Obeisance to the lord of all gods, obeisance to the bearer of the Śrīvatsa mark, obeisance to the one holding a sword and shield, obeisance to the one adorned with a lotus garland.
नमो विश्वप्रतिष्ठाय नमः पीताम्बराय च । नमो नृसिंहरूपाय वैकुण्ठाय नमोनमः ॥ १,२३४.
Obeisance to the foundation of the universe, obeisance to the one clad in yellow garments, obeisance to the one in the form of Nṛsiṃha, obeisance again and again to Vaikuṇṭha.
नमः पङ्कजनाभाय नमः क्षीरोदशायिने । नमः सहस्रशीर्षाय नमो नागाङ्गशायिने ॥ १,२३४.
Obeisance to the lotus-naveled one, obeisance to the one who lies on the ocean of milk, obeisance to the thousand-headed one, obeisance to the one who reclines on the serpent.
नमः परशुहस्ताय नमः क्षत्त्रान्तकारिणे । नमः सत्यप्रतिज्ञाय ह्यजिताय नमोनमः ॥ १,२३४.
Obeisance to the one holding an axe, obeisance to the destroyer of the kṣattriyas, obeisance to the one true to his promise, obeisance again and again to the unconquered one.
नमस्त्रै लोक्यनाथाय नमश्चक्रधारय च । नमः शिवाय सूक्ष्माय पुराणाय नमोनमः ॥ १,२३४.
Obeisance to the lord of the three worlds, obeisance to the wielder of the discus, obeisance to the auspicious, subtle, ancient one—again and again, obeisance.