Garuda Purana

मध्ये तृतीयां विन्यस्य पश्चादावाहनादिकम् । आवाहनादिना पूर्वं विश्वेदेवान्प्रपूज्यच ॥ २,८.

Placing the third in the middle, then performing the invocation and other rites, he should first worship the Viśvadevas with the invocation and so on.

वसुभ्यस्त्वामहं विप्र रुद्रेभ्यस्त्वामहं ततः । सूर्येभ्यस्त्वामहं विप्र भोजयामीति तान्वदेत् ॥ २,८.

He should say to the brāhmaṇas: 'To the Vasus I offer you, O brāhmaṇa; to the Rudras I offer you; to the Sūryas I offer you; now I feed you.'

आवाहनादिकं शेषं कुर्याच्च पितृशेषवत् । साम्यां धेनुं ततो दद्याद्वसूद्देशं द्विजाय तु ॥ २,८.

He should perform the remaining invocation and other rites as for the ancestors; then give a cow in common, and to a brāhmaṇa for the Vasus' sake.

आग्नेय्यां चाथ रौद्राय याम्यां सूर्यद्विजाय तु । विश्वेभ्यश्चाथ देवेभ्यस्तिलपात्रं निवेदयेत् ॥ २,८.

To the Agneyya, to the Raudra, to the Yāmya, and to the Sūrya-brāhmaṇa, he should offer; and to all the Viśvadevas, he should present a vessel of sesame.

स्वस्तीत्येव तथाक्षय्यं जलं दत्त्वाथ तान्द्विजान् । विसर्जयेत्स्मरन्विष्णुं देवमष्टाक्षरं विभुम् ॥ २,८.

Saying 'svasti' and giving inexhaustible water, he should then dismiss those brāhmaṇas, remembering Viṣṇu, the Lord, with the eight-syllabled mantra.

ततः कामं कुलेशानीं शिवं नारायणं स्मरेत् । चतुर्दश्यां ततो गच्छेद्यथाप्राप्तां सरिद्वराम् ॥ २,८.

Then, as desired, one should remember the Lady of the family, Shiva, and Narayana; on the fourteenth day, one should go to the best river as available.

वस्त्राणि लोहखण्डानि जितं त इति संजपन् । दक्षिणाभिमुखो वह्निं ज्वालयेत्तत्र च स्वयम् ॥ २,८.

Reciting 'these are conquered,' regarding cloths and pieces of iron, one should kindle the fire facing south, doing so oneself.

पञ्चाशता कुशैर्ब्राह्मीं कृत्वा प्रतिकृतिं दहेत् । हुत्वा श्माशानिकं होमं पूर्णाहुत्यन्तमेव हि ॥ २,८.

With fifty blades of kusa grass, making a Brahmi effigy, one should burn it; after offering the funeral oblation, one should complete the full offering.

निरग्रिमथ वा भूमिं यमं रुद्रञ्च संस्मरेत् । हुत्वा प्राधानिके स्थाने पश्चादावाहयेच्च तम् ॥ २,८.

Or, without fire, one should remember Yama and Rudra upon the earth; having offered at the principal place, one should then invoke him afterwards.

श्रपयेच्चापरं वह्नौ मुद्गमिश्रं चरुं ततः । तिलतण्डुलमिश्रञ्च द्वितीयं सपवित्रकम् ॥ २,८.

One should cook another oblation in the fire, mixed with mung beans; and a second, mixed with sesame and rice, together with a purifying stick.

ओं पृथिव्यै नमस्तुभ्यमिति चैकं निवेदयेत् । ओं यमाय नमश्चेति द्वितीयं तदनन्तरम् ॥ २,८.

One should offer the first with 'Om, obeisance to the Earth'; and the second immediately after with 'Om, obeisance to Yama.'

ओं नमश्चाथ रुद्राय श्माशानपतये नमः । ततो दीप्ते समिद्धेऽग्नौ भूमौ प्रकृतिदारुणे ॥ २,८.

Then, 'Om, obeisance to Rudra, Lord of the cremation ground'; after that, into the blazing, well-kindled fire, upon the earth, in its natural harshness.

सप्तभ्यो यमसंज्ञेभ्यो दद्यात्सप्त जलाञ्जलीन् । यमाय धर्मराजाय मृत्यवे चान्तकाय च ॥ २,८.

One should offer seven handfuls of water to the seven entities named Yama: to Yama, Dharmaraja, Mrityu, and Antaka.

वैवस्वताय कालाय सर्वप्राणहराय च । स्वधाकारनमस्कारप्रणवैः सह सप्तधा ॥ २,८.

To Vaivasvata, Kala, and the taker of all lives, along with the sevenfold utterance of svadha, salutation, and pranava.

अमुकामुकगौत्रैतत्तुभ्यमस्तु तिलोदकम् । प्रदद्याद्दश पिण्डांस्तु अर्घपुष्पसमन्वितान् ॥ २,८.

With the formula 'May this sesame water be for so-and-so and so-and-so of the Gautra,' one should offer ten balls, accompanied by argha and flowers.

धूपो दीपो बलिर्गन्धः सर्वेषामस्तु चाक्षयः । दश पिण्डांस्तु दान्दत्त्वा विष्णोः सौम्यं मुखं स्मरेत् ॥ २,८.

Incense, lamp, offering, and fragrance should be inexhaustible for all; after giving the ten balls, one should remember the gentle face of Vishnu.

कुर्याच्च मासिकं मासि सपिण्डीकरणं ततः । आशौचान्ते ततः कुर्यादात्मनो वा मरस्य तु ॥ २,८.

One should perform the monthly rite each month, then the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa; at the end of impurity, one should do so for oneself or for the deceased.

कुर्यादस्थिरतां ज्ञात्वा शक्त्यारोग्यधनायुषम् । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं जीवच्छ्राद्धं मया खग ॥ २,८.

Knowing impermanence, one should perform as able, according to health, wealth, and lifespan; thus, O bird, I have told you the entire living śrāddha.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् ९ गरुड उवाच । उक्तमाद्यां क्रियां यावन्नृपोऽपीतित्वयानघ । कस्यचित्केनचिद्राज्ञा किमाद्या सा कृता पुरा ॥ २,९.

Garuḍa said: You have described the initial rite, O sinless one, even for a king; by whose command and for what reason was that first rite performed in ancient times?

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । सुपर्ण शृणु वक्ष्यामि यथा राज्ञा क्रिया कृता । आसीत्कृतयुगे राजा वाङ्गो वै बभ्रुवाहनः ॥ २,९.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: O Suparṇa, listen, I will tell you how the rite was performed by a king; in the Krita age, there was a king named Vanga, son of Babhruvāhana.

पृथिव्याश्चतुरन्ताया गोप्ता पक्षीन्द्र धर्मतः । चतुर्भागां भुवं कृत्स्नां स भुङ्के वसुधाधिपः ॥ २,९.

He was the protector of the earth with its four boundaries, O king of birds, by righteousness; as lord of the land, he enjoyed the entire earth divided into four parts.

न पापकृत्कश्चिदासीत्तस्मिन्राज्यं प्रशासति । नासीच्चौरभयं तार्क्ष्य न क्षुद्रभयमेव हि ॥ २,९.

No one committing evil existed while he ruled the kingdom; there was no fear of thieves, O Tārkṣya, nor any fear of the lowly.

नासीद्व्याधिभयञ्चापि तस्मिञ्जनपदेश्वरे । स्वधर्मे रेमिरे चासीत्तेजसा भास्करोपमः ॥ २,९.

There was not even fear of disease in that land ruled by him; they delighted in their own duties, and he was radiant like the sun.

अक्षुब्धत्वेर्ऽचलसमः सहिष्णुत्वे धरासमः । स कदाचिन्महाबाहुः प्रभूतबलवाहनः ॥ २,९.

Unshaken, like a mountain in composure; enduring, like the earth in patience; that mighty-armed one, with abundant strength and steeds, at times set forth.

वनं जगाम गहनं हयानाञ्च शतैर्वृतः । सिंहनादैश्च योधानां शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिः स्वनैः ॥ २,९.

He entered the dense forest, surrounded by hundreds of horses, accompanied by the lion-roars of warriors and the resounding blasts of conches and drums.

आसीत्किलकिलाशब्दस्तस्मिन् गच्छती पार्थिवे । तत्रतत्र च विप्रेन्द्रैः स्तूयमानः समन्ततः ॥ २,९.

As the king proceeded, there arose a clattering sound; and everywhere, he was praised by eminent Brahmins all around.

निर्ययौ परया प्रीत्या वनं मृगजिघांसया । स गच्छन्ददृशे धीमान्नन्दनप्रतिमं वनम् ॥ २,९.

He departed with great delight, intent on hunting animals; as he journeyed, the wise one beheld a forest resembling Nandana.

बिल्वार्कखदिराकीर्णं कपित्थध्वजसंयुतम् । विषमैः पर्वतैश्चैव सर्वतश्च समन्वितम् ॥ २,९.

Filled with bilva, arka, and khadira trees, adorned with kapittha and dhvaja, and encompassed on all sides by rugged mountains.

निर्जलं निर्मनुष्यञ्च बहुयोजनमायतम् । मृगसिंहैर्महाघोरैन्यैश्चापि वनेचरैः ॥ २,९.

Waterless, devoid of people, stretching for many yojanas; inhabited by fierce beasts, lions, and terrifying forest-dwellers.