Garuda Purana

मस्तके तिष्ठतीशानो व्यक्ताव्यक्तो महेश्वरः । एकमूर्तेस्त्रयो भागा ब्रह्मा विष्णुहेश्वराः ॥ २,३०.

Īśāna, both manifest and unmanifest, Maheshvara, abides in the head; in the single form, three portions are Brahmā, Vishnu, and Īshvara.

अहं प्राणः शरीरस्थो भूतग्रामचतुष्टये । धर्माधर्मे मतिं दद्यात्सुखदुःखे कृताकृते ॥ २,३०.

I am the vital breath situated in the body, within the fourfold host of beings; I grant discernment in righteousness and unrighteousness, in pleasure and pain, in what is done and not done.

जन्तोर्वुद्धिं समास्थाय पूर्वमर्माधिवासिताम् । अहमेव तथा जीवान्प्रेरयामि च कर्मसु । स्वर्गं च नरकं मोक्षं प्रयान्ति प्राणिनो ध्रुवम् ॥ २,३०.

Assuming the intellect of the creature, previously established in the vital points, I alone thus impel the living beings in their actions; certainly, beings proceed to heaven, hell, or liberation.

स्वर्गस्थं नरकस्थं वा श्राद्धे वाप्यायनं भवेत् । तस्माच्छ्राद्धानि कुर्वीत त्रिविधानि विचक्षणः ॥ २,३०.

Whether dwelling in heaven, in hell, or at a śrāddha, nourishment is obtained; therefore, the wise should perform threefold śrāddhas.

मत्स्यं कर्मं च वाराहं नारसिंहञ्च वामनम् । रामं रामं च कृष्णं च बुद्धं चैव सकल्किनम् । एतानि दश नामानि स्मर्तव्यानि सदा बुधैः ॥ २,३०.

Matsya, Kurma, Varāha, Narasimha, Vāmana, Rāma, Rāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalkin—these ten names should always be remembered by the wise.

स्वर्गं जीवाः सुखं यान्ति च्युताः स्वर्गाच्च मानवाः । लब्ध्वा सुखं च वित्तं च दयादाक्षिण्यसंयुताः । पुत्रपौत्रैर्धनैराढ्या जीवेयुः शरदां शतम् ॥ २,३०.

Beings who go to heaven attain happiness; those who fall from heaven as humans, having gained happiness and wealth, endowed with compassion and generosity, live a hundred autumns, rich in sons, grandsons, and possessions.

आतुरे च ददेद्दानं विष्णुपूजाञ्च कारयेत् । अष्टाक्षरं तथा मन्त्रं जपेद्वा द्वादशाक्षरम् ॥ २,३०.

One should give gifts to the sick and perform worship of Vishnu; one should recite either the eight-syllable or the twelve-syllable mantra.

पूजयेच्छुक्लपुष्पैश्च नैवेद्यैर्घृतपाचितैः । तथा गन्धैश्च धूपैश्च श्रुतिस्मृतिमनूदितैः ॥ २,३०.

One should worship with white flowers, offerings cooked in ghee, as well as with fragrances and incense, as prescribed by the Vedas and Smritis.

विष्णुर्माता पिता विष्णुर्विष्णुः स्वजनबान्धवाः । यत्र विष्णुं न पश्यामि तेन वासेन किं मम ॥ २,३०.

Vishnu is mother, Vishnu is father, Vishnu is kinsmen and relatives; where I do not see Vishnu, what use is that dwelling to me?

जले विष्णुः स्थले विष्णुर्विष्णुः पर्वतमस्तके । ज्वालामालाकुले विष्णुः सर्वं विष्णुमयं जगत् ॥ २,३०.

Vishnu is in water, Vishnu is on land, Vishnu is on the mountain's summit; in the midst of blazing flames, Vishnu is present; the entire world is pervaded by Vishnu.

वयमापो वयं पृथ्वी वयं दर्भा वयं तिलाः । वयं गावो वयं राजा वयं वायुर्वयं प्रजाः ॥ २,३०.

We are the waters, we are the earth, we are the sacred grass, we are the sesame seeds; we are the cows, we are the king, we are the wind, we are the people.

वयं हेम वयं धान्यं वयं मधु वयं घृतम् । वयं विप्रा वयं देवा वयं शम्भुश्च भूर्भुवः ॥ २,३०.

We are gold, we are grain, we are honey, we are ghee; we are the Brahmins, we are the gods, we are Śambhu, and the earth and the heavens.

अहं दाता अहं ग्राही अहं यज्वा अहं क्रतुः । अहं हर्ता अहं धर्मो अहं पृथ्वी ह्यहं जलम् ॥ २,३०.

I am the giver, I am the receiver, I am the sacrificer, I am the ritual; I am the remover, I am righteousness, I am the earth, indeed, I am water.

धर्माधर्मे मतिं दद्यां कर्मभिस्तु शुभाशुभैः । यत्कर्म क्रियते क्वापि पूर्वजन्मार्जितं खग ॥ २,३०.

I grant discernment in righteousness and unrighteousness, through actions both auspicious and inauspicious; whatever action is performed anywhere, O bird, is acquired from previous birth.

धर्मे मतिमहं दद्यामधर्मेऽप्यहमेव च । यातनां कुरुते सोऽपि धर्मे मुक्तिं ददाम्यहम् ॥ २,३०.

In righteousness, I grant discernment; in unrighteousness, I alone do so as well; he creates suffering, yet in righteousness, I grant liberation.

मनुजानां हिता तार्क्ष्य अन्ते वैतरणी स्मृता । तयावमत्य पापौघं विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥ २,३०.

For the welfare of humans, O Tārkṣya, at the end, Vaitaraṇī is remembered; crossing it, having cast off the mass of sin, one attains the realm of Vishnu.

बालत्वे यच्च कौमारे यच्च परिणतौ च यत् । सर्वावम्थाकृतं पापं यच्च जन्मान्तरेष्वपि ॥ २,३०.

Whatever is done in childhood, in youth, and at maturity, all sinful acts committed, and those in other births as well.

यन्निशायां तथा प्रातर्यन्मध्याह्नापराह्नयोः । सन्ध्ययोर्यत्कृतं कर्म कर्मणा मनसा गिरा ॥ २,३०.

Whatever actions are performed at night, in the morning, at midday, in the afternoon, or during the two twilights—whether by deed, mind, or speech—

दत्त्वा वरां सकृदपि कपिलां सर्वकामिकाम् । उद्धरेदन्तकाले स आत्मानं पापसञ्चयात् ॥ २,३०.

By giving even once a tawny cow that fulfills all desires, at the time of death, a person rescues himself from the accumulation of sins.

गावो ममाग्रतः सन्तु पृष्ठतः पार्श्वतस्तथा । गावो मे हृदये सन्तु गवां मध्ये वसाम्यहम् ॥ २,३०.

May cows be before me, behind me, and on every side; may cows dwell in my heart; may I abide among cows.

या लक्ष्मीः सर्वभूतानां या च देवे व्यवस्थिता । धेनुरूपेण सा देवी मम पापं व्यपोहतु ॥ २,३०.

The fortune that abides in all beings and that is established among the gods—may that goddess, in the form of a cow, remove my sin.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् ३१ श्रीविष्णुरुवाच । ये नराः पापसंयुक्तास्ते गच्छन्ति यमालयम् । नृणां मत्साक्षिकं दत्तमनन्तफलदं भवेत् ॥ २,३१.

Śrī Viṣṇu said: Those men who are bound by sin go to the abode of Yama; but what is given as charity in my presence yields endless fruits for men.

यावद्रजः प्रमाणाब्दंस्वर्गे तिष्ठति भूमिदः । अश्वारूढाश्च ते यान्ति ददते ये ह्युपानहौ ॥ २,३१.

For as many years as the measure of dust, the giver of land remains in heaven; and those who give shoes or sandals ride on horses and go there.

आतपे श्रमयोगेन न दह्यन्ते च कुत्रचित् । छत्त्रदानेन वै प्रेता विचरन्ति सुखं पथि ॥ २,३१.

By the gift of an umbrella, the departed do not suffer from heat or fatigue anywhere, but move happily on the path.

यमुद्दिश्य ददात्यन्नं तेन चाप्यायितो भवेत् ॥ २,३१.

He who gives food in honor of Yama thereby satisfies him.

अन्धकारे महाघोरे अमूर्ते लक्ष्यवर्जिते । उद्द्योतेनैव ते यान्ति दीपदानेन मानवाः ॥ २,३१.

In great, terrible darkness, where there is no form and no mark, by the gift of a lamp, people proceed illuminated.

आश्विने कर्तिके वापि माघे मृततिथावपि । चतुर्दश्याञ्च दीयेत दीपदानं सुखाय वै ॥ २,३१.

In the months of Āśvina, Kārtika, or Māgha, or on the date of death, and on the fourteenth day, the gift of a lamp should indeed be made for comfort.

प्रत्यहञ्च प्रदातव्यं मार्गे सुविषमे नरैः । यावत्संवत्सरं वापि प्रेतस्य सुखलिप्सया ॥ २,३१.

Every day, or for a whole year, a lamp should be given by men on difficult paths, desiring the happiness of the departed.

कुले द्योतति शुद्धात्मा प्रकाशत्वं स गच्छति । ज्योतिर्मयोऽसौ पूज्योऽसौ दीपदानप्रदो नरः ॥ २,३१.

In his family, the pure-hearted one shines; he attains brilliance. That man who gives lamps becomes radiant and worthy of honor.