Garuda Purana

नमस्ते परमानन्द नमस्ते परमाक्षर । नमस्ते ज्ञानसद्भाव नमस्ते ज्ञानदायक ॥ १,२३४.

Salutations to You, Supreme Bliss; salutations to You, Supreme Imperishable; salutations to You, whose nature is true knowledge; salutations to You, the Giver of knowledge.

नमस्ते परमाद्वैत नमस्ते पुरुषोत्तम । नमस्ते विश्वकृद्देव नमस्ते विश्वभावन ॥ १,२३४.

Salutations to You, Supreme Non-dual; salutations to You, Highest Person; salutations to You, God, Creator of the universe; salutations to You, Sustainer of the universe.

नमस्ते स्ताद्विश्वनाथ नमस्तेः विश्वकारण । नमस्ते मधुदैत्यघ्न नमस्ते रावणान्तक ॥ १,२३४.

Salutations to You, Lord of the universe; salutations to You, Cause of the universe; salutations to You, Slayer of the demon Madhu; salutations to You, Destroyer of Rāvaṇa.

नमस्ते कंसकेशिघ्न नमस्ते कैटभार्दन । नमस्ते शतपत्राक्ष नमस्ते गरुडध्वज ॥ १,२३४.

Salutations to You, Slayer of Kaṃsa and Keśi; salutations to You, Subduer of Kaiṭabha; salutations to You, Lotus-eyed One; salutations to You, whose banner bears Garuḍa.

नमस्ते कालनेमिघ्न नमस्ते गरुडासन । नमस्ते देवकीपुत्र नमस्ते वृष्णिनन्दन ॥ १,२३४.

Salutations to You, Slayer of Kālanemi; salutations to You, who are seated on Garuḍa; salutations to You, Son of Devakī; salutations to You, Joy of the Vṛṣṇis.

नमस्ते रुक्मिणीकान्त नमस्ते दितिनन्दन । नमस्ते गोकुलावास नमस्ते गोकुलप्रिय ॥ १,२३४.

Salutations to You, Beloved of Rukmiṇī; salutations to You, Son of Aditi; salutations to You, Dweller in Gokula; salutations to You, Beloved of Gokula.

जय गोपवपुः कृष्ण जय गोपीजनप्रिय । जय गोवर्धनाधार जय गोकुलवर्धन ॥ १,२३४.

Victory to You, Kṛṣṇa of the cowherd form; victory to You, Beloved of the gopīs; victory to You, Upholder of Govardhana; victory to You, who cause Gokula to flourish.

जय रावणवीरघ्न जय चाणूरनाशन । जय वृष्णिकुलोद्द्योत जय कालीयमर्दन ॥ १,२३४.

Victory to You, Slayer of Rāvaṇa's heroes; victory to You, Destroyer of Cāṇūra; victory to You, Light of the Vṛṣṇi lineage; victory to You, Subduer of Kāliya.

जय सत्य जगत्साक्षिन् जय सर्वार्थसाधक । जय वेदान्तविद्वेद्य जय सर्वद माधव ॥ १,२३४.

Victory to You, Truth, Witness of the world; victory to You, Accomplisher of all aims; victory to You, who are known through Vedānta; victory to You always, O Mādhava.

जय सर्वाश्रयाव्यक्त जय सर्वग माधव । जय सूक्ष्म चिदान्दन जय चित्तनिरञ्जन ॥ १,२३४.

Victory to You, Support of all, Unmanifest; victory to You, All-pervading Mādhava; victory to You, Subtle, Bliss of consciousness; victory to You, Pure Mind.

जयस्तेऽस्तु निरालम्ब जय शान्त सनातन । जय नाथ जगत्पुष्ट (त्पूज्य) जय विष्णो नमोऽस्तूते ॥ १,२३४.

May victory be Yours, Independent One; victory to You, Peaceful, Eternal; victory to You, Lord, Nourisher (or Worshipped) of the world; victory to You, Viṣṇu, salutations to You.

त्वं गुरुस्त्वं हरे शिष्यस्त्वं दीक्षामन्त्रमण्डलम् । त्वं न्यासमुद्रासमयास्त्वं च पुष्पादिसाधनम् ॥ १,२३४.

You are the teacher, You are Hari, You are the disciple, You are the circle of initiation mantras; You are the rites of consecration and gestures, and You are the means such as flowers.

त्वमाधारस्त्वं ह्यनन्तस्त्वं कूर्मःस्त्वं धराम्बुजम् । धर्मज्ञानादयस्त्वं हि वेदिमण्डलशक्तयः ॥ १,२३४.

You are the support, truly infinite; You are the Tortoise, You are the earth-lotus; You are dharma, knowledge, and so on; You are the powers of the Vedic altar.

त्वं प्रभो छलभृद्रामस्त्वं पुनः स खरान्तकः । त्वं ब्रह्मर्षिश्चदेवस्त्वं विष्णुः सत्यपराक्रमः ॥ १,२३४.

You, Lord, are Rāma, bearer of the bow, and again, the slayer of Khara; You are the divine sage, You are the god, You are Viṣṇu of true valor.

त्वं नृसिंहः परानन्दो वराहस्त्वं धराधरः । त्वं सुपर्णस्तथा चक्रं त्वं गदा शङ्ख एव च ॥ १,२३४.

You are Narasiṃha, Supreme Bliss; You are Varāha, the Upholder of the earth; You are Suparṇa (Garuḍa), likewise the discus; You are the mace and the conch as well.

त्वं श्रीः प्रभो त्वं मुष्टिसत्वं त्वं माला देव शावती । श्रीवत्सः कौस्तुभस्त्वं हि शार्ङ्गो त्वं च तथेषुधिः ॥ १,२३४.

You are Śrī, Lord; You are the fist, You are the garland, O divine one; You are the Śrīvatsa, the Kaustubha, indeed; You are the Śārṅga bow and likewise the quiver.

त्वं खड्गचर्मणा सार्धं त्वं दिक्पालास्तथा प्रभो । त्वं वेधास्त्वं विधाता च त्वं यमस्त्वं हुताशनः ॥ १,२३४.

You are with sword and shield; You are the guardians of the directions, O Lord; You are the Creator, You are the Ordainer; You are Yama, You are the Fire-god.

त्वं धनेशस्त्वमीशानस्त्वमिन्द्रस्त्वमपांपतिः । त्वं रक्षोऽधिपतिः साध्यस्त्वं वायुस्त्वं निशाकरः ॥ १,२३४.

You are the lord of wealth, the ruler, Indra, the lord of waters; you are the chief of the Rakshasas, the Sadhya, you are Vayu, and the moon.

आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा अश्विनौ त्वं मरुद्गणाः । त्वं दैत्या दानवा नागास्त्वं यक्षा राक्षसाः खगाः ॥ १,२३४.

You are the Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Ashvins, and the hosts of Maruts; you are the Daityas, Danavas, Nagas, Yakshas, Rakshasas, and birds.

गन्धर्वाप्यरसः सिद्धाः पितरस्त्वं महामराः । भूतानि विषयस्त्वं हि त्वमव्यक्तेन्द्रियाणि च ॥ १,२३४.

You are the Gandharvas, Apsaras, Siddhas, Pitris, and the great Maras; you are all beings, the senses, and the unmanifested faculties.

मनोबुद्धिरहङ्कारः क्षेत्रज्ञस्त्वं हृदीश्वरः । त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कारस्त्वमोङ्कारः समित्कुशाः ॥ १,२३४.

You are mind, intellect, ego, the knower of the field, and the lord of the heart; you are sacrifice, the utterance 'vashat', the syllable 'om', and the sacred grass.

त्वं वेदी त्वं हरे दीक्षा त्वं यूपस्त्वं हुताशनः । त्वं पत्नी त्वं पुरोडाशस्त्वं शाला स्त्रुक्च त्वं स्तुवः ॥ १,२३४.

You are the altar, O Hari, the consecration, the sacrificial post, and the fire; you are the wife, the sacrificial cake, the hall, the ladle, and the hymn.

ग्रावाणः सकलं त्वं हि सदस्यास्त्वं सदाक्षिणः । त्वं सूर्पादिस्त्वं च ब्रह्मा मुसलोलूखले ध्रुवम् ॥ १,२३४.

You are the pressing stones, all the participants, the officiants, the winnowing basket and others, Brahma, the pestle, mortar, and the fixed support.

त्वं होता यजमानस्त्वं त्वं धान्यं पशुयाजकः । त्वमध्वर्युस्त्वमुद्गाता त्वं यज्ञः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ १,२३४.

You are the priest, the sacrificer, the grain, the animal-offerer; you are the Adhvaryu, the Udgata, and the supreme person, the sacrifice itself.

दिक्पातालमहि व्योम द्यौस्त्वं नक्षत्रकारकः । देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्येषु जगदेतच्चराचरम् ॥ १,२३४.

You are the guardians of the directions, the netherworld, the earth, the sky, the heavens, and the maker of stars; among gods, animals, humans, you are this entire moving and unmoving world.

यत्किञ्चिद्दृश्यते देव ब्रह्माण्डमखिलं जगत् । तव रूपमिदं सर्वं दृष्ट्यर्थं संप्रकाशितम् ॥ १,२३४.

Whatever is seen, O Lord, the entire universe, the cosmic egg—all this is your form, revealed for the sake of perception.

नाथयन्ते परं ब्रह्म दैवेरपि दुरासदम् । कस्तञ्जानाति विमलं योगगम्यमतीन्द्रियम् ॥ १,२३४.

Even the gods cannot attain the supreme Brahman, which is difficult to approach; who can know you, pure, accessible through yoga, beyond the senses?

अक्षयं पुरुषं नित्यमव्यक्तमजमव्ययम् । प्रलयोत्पत्तिरहितं सर्वव्यापिनमीश्वरम् ॥ १,२३४.

The imperishable person, eternal, unmanifest, unborn, undecaying, without dissolution or origination, all-pervading, the Lord.

सर्वज्ञं निर्गुणं शुद्धमानन्दमजरं परम् । बोधरूपं ध्रुवं शान्तं पूर्णमद्वैतमक्षयम् ॥ १,२३४.

Omniscient, without qualities, pure, blissful, ageless, supreme, of the nature of consciousness, steadfast, peaceful, complete, nondual, imperishable.