Garuda Purana

अनादित्वं समं द्वाभ्यां स्वरूपं तद्विलक्षणम् । एकः सत्यं तथा भागी विचारेण परं मृषा ॥ १,२३६.

Beginninglessness is equally present in both, but their true nature is distinct; one is truly existent, the other, upon examination, is ultimately false.

अजोपि हि सकृत्प्रेत्य संभवाम्यात्ममायया । मायेच्छया द्विधा स स्यात्पतिः पत्नी सुखं जगत् ॥ १,२३६.

Though unborn, I come into being once, by my own illusion; by the will of illusion, I become twofold: husband, wife, happiness, and the world.

अष्टाविंशतिभेदैस्तु त्रैगुण्यं विद्यते पृथक् । चतुरशीतिर्लक्ष्यन्ते नरनार्याकृतीनि च ॥ १,२३६.

Through twenty-eight distinctions, the three qualities are separately known; and eighty-four forms of men and women are observed.

एषुविश्वं प्रभवति खण्डजं मायया यथा । आदावन्ते च सन्त्येते नामरूपक्रियादयः ॥ १,२३६.

In these, the entire universe arises, fragmented by illusion, just as in the beginning and at the end, these—name, form, action, and so on—exist.

सत्तावकल्पनं काले न सन्ति परमार्थतः । यथा रथादयः स्वप्ने सन्तो नैव च सत्यतः ॥ १,२३६.

The appearance of existence in time is not truly real; just as chariots and the like seen in a dream are not real in actuality.

तथा जाग्रदवस्थायां भूतानि न तु सन्निधौ । द्वैरूप्यं मायया याति जाग्रत्स्वप्नपदज्ञ (क्ष) योः ॥ १,२३६.

In the waking state as well, beings are not truly present; by illusion, duality arises between the waking and dream states.

एवमेतत्परं ब्रह्म स्वप्नजाग्रत्पदद्वये । सुषुप्तमचलं रूपमद्वयं पदमुच्यते ॥ १,२३६.

In this way, that supreme Brahman, in both dream and waking states, is called the undisturbed, nondual state—deep sleep.

मायाविचारसिद्धैव विचारेण विलीयते । आपातरहिता सापि कल्पना कालवर्तिनी ॥ १,२३६.

Indeed, illusion, established through inquiry, is dissolved by inquiry; even that concept, devoid of substance, is merely a construct existing in time.

एवं तस्या (दात्या) त्मनादित्यं सिद्धमेकस्य सत्यजा । सतोस्तित्वं वसातित्वादस्तित्वासत्यतां ततः ॥ १,२३६.

Thus, for that one, by the self, the truth of the one reality is established; from the existence of the real, unreality is negated, and thus unreality is shown to be non-existent.

ज्ञानं ततोप्यनन्तो नः पूर्णोन्तः शुकमात्मना । न नित्यभावाज्जातोहमकृत्वादमृतोस्म्यहम् । दीपवद्धृदये ज्योतिरहं ब्रह्मास्मि मुक्तये ॥ १,२३६.

Knowledge, therefore, is infinite within us, complete and pure by its own nature; not being born from perpetual existence, I am unborn, I am deathless; like a lamp, I am the light in the heart—I am Brahman, for liberation.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २३७ श्रीबगवानुवाच । गीतासारं प्रवक्ष्यामि अर्जुनायोदितं पुरा । अष्टाङ्गयोगयुक्तात्मा सर्ववेदान्तपारगः ॥ १,२३७.

The Blessed Lord said: I will declare the essence of the Gita, once spoken to Arjuna, endowed with the eightfold yoga, accomplished in all Vedanta.

आत्मलाभः परो नान्य अत्मदेहादिवर्जितः । हीनरूपादिदेहान्तः करणत्वादिलोचनः ॥ १,२३७.

The highest attainment is the Self, nothing else, free from body and the rest; the inner witness, distinct from inferior forms and bodies.

बिज्ञानरहितः प्राणः सुषुप्तौ हि प्रतीयते । नाहमात्मा च दुः खादिसंसारादिसमन्वयात् ॥ १,२३७.

Breath, without consciousness, is perceived in deep sleep; and I am not the self, because of the association with suffering and worldly existence.

विधूम इव दीप्तार्चिरादीप्त (दित्य) इव दीप्तिमान् । वैद्युतोऽग्निरिवाकाशे हृत्सङ्गे आत्मनात्मनि ॥ १,२३७.

Like a bright flame without smoke, like the shining sun, like lightning in the sky, so is the Self established in the heart.

श्रोत्रादीनि न पश्यन्ति स्वंस्वमात्मानमात्मना । सर्वज्ञः सर्वदर्शो च क्षेत्रज्ञस्तानि पश्यन्ति ॥ १,२३७.

The senses do not perceive their own self by themselves; but the knower of the field, who knows all and sees all, perceives them.

यदा प्रकाशते ह्यात्मा पटे दीपो ज्वलन्निव । ज्ञानमुत्पद्यते पुंसां क्षयात्पापस्य कर्मणः ॥ १,२३७.

When the Self shines forth, like a lamp burning on a cloth, knowledge arises in people through the destruction of sinful actions.

यथादर्शतलप्रख्ये पश्यत्यात्मानमात्मनि । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थांश्च महाभूतानि पञ्चकम् ॥ १,२३७.

Just as one sees oneself in a clear mirror, so the Self perceives within itself the senses, their objects, and the five great elements.

मनोबुद्धिरहङ्कारमव्यक्तं पुरुषं तथा । प्रसंख्याय परंव्याप्तो विमुक्तो बन्धवैर्भवेत् ॥ १,२३७.

By discriminative knowledge, one perceives mind, intellect, ego, the unmanifest, and also the person; thus, pervading the supreme, one becomes free from bonds.

इन्द्रियग्राममखिलं मनसाभिनिवेश्य च । मनश्चैवाप्यहङ्कारे प्रतिष्ठाप्य च पाण्डव ॥ १,२३७.

Having gathered all the senses with the mind, and having established the mind in the ego, O Pandava,

अहं कारं तथा बुद्धौ बुद्धिं च प्रकृतावपि । प्रकृतिं पुरुषे स्थाप्य पुरुषं ब्रह्मणि न्यसेत् ॥ १,२३७.

Then, having placed the ego in the intellect, and the intellect in nature, one should establish nature in the person, and the person in Brahman.

अहं बह्म परं ज्योतिः प्रसंख्याय विमुच्यते । नवद्वारमिदं गेहं तिसृणां?पञ्चसाक्षिकम् ॥ १,२३७.

I am Brahman, the supreme light; by discriminative knowledge, one is liberated. This body is a nine-gated house, with three and five as witnesses.

क्षेत्रज्ञाधिष्ठितं विद्वान्यो वेद स वरः कविः । अश्वमेधसहस्राणि वाजपेयशतानि च । ज्ञानयज्ञस्य सर्वाणि कलां नार्हन्ति षोच्शीम् ॥ १,२३७.

He who knows the self that dwells in the body, that wise one, that excellent sage—thousands of horse sacrifices and hundreds of Vājapeya rituals do not equal even a fraction of the knowledge-sacrifice.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २३८ श्रीभगवानुवाच । यमश्च नियम.पार्थ आसनं प्राणसंयमः । प्रत्याहारस्तथा ध्यानं धारणार्जुन सप्तमी ॥ १,२३८.

The Blessed Lord said: Restraint, observance, posture, regulation of breath, withdrawal of the senses, meditation, and concentration—these are the seven limbs, O Arjuna.

समाधिरिति चाष्टाङ्गो योग उक्तो विमुक्तये । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा सर्वभूतेषु सर्वदा ॥ १,२३८.

And samādhi is said to be the eighth limb of yoga, for liberation—by action, mind, and speech, at all times, towards all beings.

हिंसाविरामको धर्मो ह्याहिंसा परमं सुखम् । विधिना या भवेद्धिंसा सा त्वहिंसा प्रकीर्तिता ॥ १,२३८.

The dharma that ceases from violence—indeed, nonviolence is the highest happiness; and any harm that occurs according to rule is also called nonviolence.

सत्यं ब्रूयात्प्रियं ब्रूयान्न ब्रूयात्सत्यमप्रियम् । प्रियं च नानृतं ब्रूयादेष धर्मः सनातनः ॥ १,२३८.

One should speak the truth, and speak what is pleasant; one should not speak truth that is unpleasant, nor speak pleasant words that are untrue—this is the eternal dharma.

यच्चद्रव्यापहरणं चौर्याद्वाथ बलेन वा । स्तेयं तस्यानाचरणमस्तेयं धर्मसाधनम् ॥ १,२३८.

Whatever is the taking of another's property, whether by theft or by force—abstaining from such stealing is the practice of non-stealing, a means to dharma.

कर्मणा मनसा वाचा सर्वावस्थासु सर्वदा । सर्वत्र मैथुनत्यागं ब्रह्मचर्यं प्रचक्षते ॥ १,२३८.

By action, mind, and speech, in all situations, always—complete renunciation of sexual activity everywhere is called brahmacarya.

द्रव्याणामप्यनादानमापत्स्वपि तथेच्छया । अपरिग्रहमित्याहुस्तं प्रयत्नेन वर्जयेत् ॥ १,२३८.

Not accepting even objects, even in distress or by desire—this is called non-possession, and one should diligently avoid it.