Garuda Purana

एवं तु पापकर्माणो निरयेषु पतन्त्यधः । यथा पुण्यकृतो यान्ति तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥ २,३.

Thus, those who perform sinful deeds fall downward into hells; now hear from me how those who perform meritorious deeds proceed.

ते यमेन विनिर्दिष्टां योनिं पुण्यगतिं नराः । प्रगीतगन्धर्वगणा नृत्योत्सवसमाकुलाः ॥ २,३.

Those men, assigned by Yama to a birth leading to a good destination, are surrounded by singing Gandharva hosts and filled with festivals of dance.

हारनूपुरमाधुर्यैः शोभितान्यमलानि तु । प्रयान्त्याशु विमानानि दिव्यगन्धस्रगुज्ज्वलाः ॥ २,३.

Adorned with the sweetness of necklaces and anklets, and with pure, shining ornaments, they swiftly ascend to celestial vehicles, radiant with divine garlands and fragrances.

तस्माच्च प्रच्युता राज्ञामन्येषां च महात्मनाम् । जायन्ते नीरुजां गेहे स द्वृत्तिपीरपालकाः ॥ २,३.

Falling from there, from the ranks of kings and other great souls, they are born in the houses of the healthy, as protectors and providers of sustenance.

भोगान्सम्प्राप्नुवन्त्युग्रांस्ततो यान्त्यूर्ध्वमन्यथा । अवरोहिणीं सम्प्राप्य पूर्ववद्यन्ति मानवाः ॥ २,३.

They attain intense enjoyments, and then ascend higher in another way; having reached a non-ascending birth, they go as before among men.

जातस्य मृत्युलोके वै प्राणिनो मरणं ध्रुवम् । पापिष्ठानामदोमार्गाज्जीवो निष्क्रमते ध्रुवम् ॥ २,३.

For one born in the world of mortals, death is certain for all living beings; from the path of the most sinful, the soul certainly departs.

पृथिव्यां लीयते पृथ्वी आपश्चैव तथाप्सु च । तेजस्तेजसि लीयते समीरे च समीरणः ॥ २,३.

Earth merges into earth, and water likewise into water; fire merges into fire, and air into air.

आकाशे च तथाकाशं सर्वव्यापि निशाकरे । तत्र कामस्तथा क्रोधः काये पञ्चेन्द्रियाणि च ॥ २,३.

And space into space, which pervades all, O night-maker; there, desire and anger, and the five senses in the body as well.

एते तार्क्ष्य समाख्याता देहे तिष्ठन्ति तस्कराः । कामः क्रोधो ह्यहङ्कारो मनस्तत्रैव नायकः ॥ २,३.

These, O Tarkshya, have been described as thieves dwelling in the body: desire, anger, indeed ego, with mind as their leader.

संहारश्चैव कालोऽसौ पुण्यपापेन संयुतः । पञ्चेन्द्रियसमायुक्तः सकलैर्विबुधैः सह ॥ २,३.

And dissolution is time itself, joined with merit and sin, endowed with the five senses, along with all the wise ones.

प्रविशेत्स नवे देहे पृहे दरधे गुही यथा । शरीरे ये समासीनाः सर्वे वै सप्त धातवः ॥ २,३.

It enters into a new body, just as in a house, a cave, or a hollow; all the seven bodily constituents reside in the body.

षाट्कौशिको ह्ययं कायः सर्वे वाताश्च देहिनाम् । मूत्रं पुरीषं तद्योगाद्ये चान्ये व्याधयस्तथा ॥ २,३.

This body is indeed composed of six sheaths, and all the winds of embodied beings; urine, feces, and, by their combination, other diseases as well.

पित्तं श्लेष्मा तथा मज्जा मांसं वै मेद एव च । अस्थि शुक्रं तथा स्नायुर्देहेन सह दह्यति ॥ २,३.

Bile, phlegm, marrow, flesh, fat, bone, semen, and sinew—all these are burned up together with the body.

एष ते कथितस्तार्क्ष्य विनासः सर्वदेहिनम् । कथयामि पुनस्तेषां शरीरं च यथा भवेत् ॥ २,३.

O Tārkṣya, I have described to you the destruction of all embodied beings; now I will tell you again how their bodies come to be.

एकस्तम्बंस्नायुबद्धं स्थूणात्रयविभूषणम् । इन्द्रियैश्च समायुक्तं नवद्वारं शरीरकम् ॥ २,३.

The body is supported by a single pillar, bound by sinews, adorned with three columns, furnished with the senses, and possessing nine gates.

विषयैश्च समाक्रान्तं कामक्रोधसमाकुलम् । रागद्वेषसमाकीर्णं तृष्णादुर्गमतस्करम् ॥ २,३.

It is overrun by sense objects, agitated by desire and anger, filled with attachment and aversion, and difficult to cross due to the fortress of thirst.

लोभजालपरिच्छिन्नं मोहवस्त्रेण वेष्टितम् । सुबद्धं मायया चैतल्लोभेनाधिष्ठितं पुरम् ॥ २,३.

It is enclosed by the net of greed, wrapped in the garment of delusion, firmly bound by illusion, and governed by greed—this city.

एतद्गुणसमाकीर्णं शरीरं सर्वदेहिनाम् । आत्मानं ये न जानन्ति ते नराः पशवः स्मृताः ॥ २,३.

This body, filled with such qualities, belongs to all embodied beings; those men who do not know the self are considered as animals.

एवमेव समाख्यातं शरीरं ते चतुर्विधम् । चतुरशीतिलक्षाणि निर्मिता योनयः पुरा ॥ २,३.

Thus, I have described to you the fourfold body; in ancient times, eighty-four hundred thousand wombs were created.

उद्भिज्जाः स्वेदजाश्चैव अण्डजाश्च जरायुजाः । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं निरयस्य प्रपञ्चतः ॥ २,३.

Those born from moisture, from sweat, from eggs, and from the womb—this, in detail, is all told to you regarding the expanse of hell.

अथयामि क्रमप्राप्तं प्रष्टु वा वर्तते स्पृहा ॥ २,३.

Now I will explain what comes next in order, if you have the desire to ask.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् ४ श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । ज्ञानतोऽज्ञानतो वापियन्नरैः कलुषं कृतम् । तस्य पापस्य शुद्ध्यर्थं विधेया निष्कृतिर्नरैः

Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Whether knowingly or unknowingly, whatever sin is committed by men, for the purification of that sin, atonement must be performed by them.

भस्मादिस्नानदशकमादौ कुर्याद्विचक्षणः । यथाशक्ति षडब्दादिप्रत्याम्नायाच्चरेदपि

The wise should first perform the tenfold bath with ashes and so on; according to their ability, they should also observe the prescribed rites for six years and beyond.

तदर्धं वा तदर्धं वा तदर्धार्धमथापि वा । यथाशक्त्या ततः कुर्याद्दश दानानि वै शृणु

Or half of that, or half of that again, or even half of that half; according to one's capacity, one should then give ten gifts—listen.

गोभूतिलहिरण्याज्यवासोधन्यगुडास्तथा । रजतं लवणं चैव दानानि दश वै विदुः

Cows, land, sesame, gold, clarified butter, garments, grain, and jaggery, as well as silver and salt—these ten are known as gifts.

प्रायश्चित्ते त्वागता ये तेभ्यो दद्यान्नरो दश । ततो यमद्वारपथे पूयशोणितसंकुले

To those who have come for expiation, a man should give these ten; then, on the path to Yama's gate, filled with pus and blood,

नदीं वैतरणीं तर्तुं दद्याद्वैतरणीं च गाम् । कृष्णस्तनी सकृष्णाङ्गी सा वै वैतरणी स्मृता

To cross the river Vaitaraṇī, one should give a Vaitaraṇī cow—a black cow with black limbs is known as the Vaitaraṇī.

तिला लोहं हिरण्यं च कर्पासं लवणं तथा । सप्तधान्यं क्षितिर्गाव एकैकं पावनं स्मृतम्

Sesame, iron, gold, cotton, salt, seven grains, earth, and cows—each one is considered purifying.

एतान्यष्टौ महादानान्युत्तमाय द्विजातये । आतुरेण तु देयानि पदरूपाणि मे शृणु

These eight great gifts are best for the twice-born; hear from me what should be given in the form of feet by one who is ill.