Garuda Purana

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.

तद्वनं मनुज व्याघ्रः सभृत्यबलवाहनः । लीलया लोडयामास सूदयन्विविधान्मृगान् ॥ २,९.

That forest, O man, the tiger among men, with his retinue and steeds, playfully traversed, slaying various animals.

मृगस्य कस्यचित्कुक्षिं ततो विव्याध भूमिपः । राजा मृगप्रसङ्गेन तमनु प्राविशद्वनम् ॥ २,९.

The king pierced the belly of a certain animal; and, drawn by the pursuit, entered further into the forest.

एकाकी वै हृतबलः क्षुत्प्रिपासासमन्वितः । स वनस्यान्तमासाद्य महच्चारण्यमासदत् ॥ २,९.

Alone, his strength exhausted, afflicted by hunger and thirst, he reached the depths of the forest and entered a vast wilderness.

तृषया परयाविष्टोऽन्विष्यज्जलमितस्ततः । स दूरात्पूरचक्राह्वं हंससारसनादितैः ॥ २,९.

Overcome by intense thirst, he searched for water here and there; from afar, he heard the cries of cranes and swans at a lake called Pūracakra.

सूचितं सर आगत्य साश्व एव व्यगाहत । पद्मानाञ्च परागेण उत्पलानां रजेन च ॥ २,९.

Guided by those sounds, he approached the lake and entered it with his horse; the pollen of lotuses and the dust of blue lilies covered him.

सुगन्धममलं शीतं पीत्वाम्भो निर्जगाम ह । मार्गश्रमपरिश्रान्तस्तडागतटमण्डपम् ॥ २,९.

He drank the fragrant, pure, cool water and emerged, weary from his journey, to the pavilion on the lake's bank.

न्यग्रोधं वीक्ष्य तस्याशु जटास्वश्वं बबन्ध ह । स तत्रास्तरमास्तीर्य खेटकानुपधाय च ॥ २,९.

Seeing a banyan tree, he quickly tied his horse to its roots; spreading a mat and placing his shield beneath, he lay down there.

सूष्वाप वायुना तत्र सेव्यामातस्तदा क्षणम् । क्षणं सुप्ते नृपे तत्र प्रेतो वै प्रेतवाहनः ॥ २,९.

He slept there for a moment, attended by the gentle breeze; as the king slept for a while, a preta, with its vehicle, arrived.

कश्चिदत्राजगामाथ युक्तः प्रेतशतेन च । अस्थिचर्मशिराशेषशरीरः परिविभ्रमन् ॥ २,९.

Then someone came there, accompanied by a hundred pretas; his body was composed only of bones, skin, and head, wandering about.

भक्ष्यंपेयं मार्गमाणो न बध्नाति धृतिं क्वचित् । तमपूर्वं नृपो दृष्ट्वाकरोदस्त्रं शरासने ॥ २,९.

Seeking food and drink, he could not find satisfaction anywhere; seeing this strange being, the king readied his bow and arrows.