Garuda Purana

पादाधस्तु तलं ज्ञेयं पादोर्ध्वं वितलं तथा । जानुभ्यां सुतलं विद्धि सक्थिदेशे महातलम् ॥ २,३२.

Below the feet is to be known as Tala; above the feet, Vitala; know Sutala at the knees, Mahātala at the thighs.

तथा तलातलञ्चोरौ गुह्यदेशे रसातलम् । पातालं कटिसंस्थन्तु पादादौ लक्षयेद्बुधः ॥ २,३२.

Similarly, Talātala is at the shins, Rasātala at the groin; Pātāla is at the waist—thus the wise should recognize from the feet upward.

भूर्लोकं नाभिमध्ये तु भुवर्लोकं तदूर्ध्वतः । स्वर्गलोकं हृदये विद्यात्कण्ठदेशे महस्तथा ॥ २,३२.

Bhūrloka is at the navel, above that is Bhuvarloka; Svargaloka is to be known at the heart, Maharloka at the throat.

जनलोकं वक्त्रदेशे तपोलोकं ललाटके । सत्यलोकं महारन्ध्रे भुवनानि चतुर्दश ॥ २,३२.

Janaloka is at the mouth, Tapoloka at the forehead; Satyaloka at the great aperture—these are the fourteen worlds.

त्रिकोणे संस्थितो मेरुरधः कोणे च मन्दरः । दक्षिणे चैव कैलासो वामभागे हिमाचलः ॥ २,३२.

In the triangle is Mount Meru, below is Mandara; to the south is Kailāsa, to the left is Himācala.

निषधश्चोर्ध्वभागे च दक्षिणे गन्धमादनः । मलयो (रमणो) वामरेखायां सप्तैते कुलपर्वताः ॥ २,३२.

Niṣadha is above, to the south is Gandhamādana; Malaya (or Ramaṇa) is on the left line—these are the seven chief mountains.

thumb|400px|कुशा एवं अश्वत्थ पत्रयोः सूक्ष्मदर्शी अवलोकनम् अस्थिस्थाने स्थितो जम्बूः शाको मज्जासु संस्थितः । कुशद्वीपः स्थितो मांसे क्रौञ्चद्वीपः शिरास्थितः ॥ २,३२.

Jambū is situated at the place of bones, Śāka is established in the marrow; Kuśadvīpa is in the flesh, Krauñcadvīpa is in the veins.

त्वचायां शाल्मलिर्द्वीपो प्लक्षः रोम्णां च सञ्चये । नखस्थः पुष्करद्वीपः सागरास्तदनन्तरम् ॥ २,३२.

In the skin is Śālmalīdvīpa, Plakṣa is in the collection of hairs; Puṣkaradvīpa is at the nails, and then the oceans.

क्षारोदश्च तथा मूत्रे क्षारे क्षीरोदसागरः । सुरोदधिश्च श्लेष्मस्थः मज्जायां घृतसागरः ॥ २,३२.

Kṣāroda is in the urine, Kṣīroda ocean in the bile; Surodadhi is in the phlegm, and the ocean of ghee is in the marrow.

रसोदधिं रसे विद्याच्छोणिते दधिसागरम् । स्वादुलं लम्बिकास्थाने गर्भोदं शुक्रसंस्थितम् ॥ २,३२.

One should know that in the essence of taste is the ocean of rasa, in blood is the ocean of curds, in the place of the uvula is sweetness, and in semen is the ocean of embryos.

नादचक्रे स्थितः सूर्यो बिन्दुचक्रे च चन्द्रमाः । लोचनस्थः कुजो ज्ञेयो हृदये च बुधः स्मृतः ॥ २,३२.

The sun is situated in the nāda-cakra, the moon in the bindu-cakra; Mars is to be known as residing in the eyes, and Mercury is said to be in the heart.

विष्णुस्थाने गुरुं विद्याच्छ्रुक्रे शुक्रो व्यवस्थितः । नाभिस्थाने स्थितो मन्दो मुखे राहुः स्थितः सदा ॥ २,३२.

Jupiter is to be known as in the place of Viṣṇu, Venus is established in the semen; Saturn is situated at the navel, and Rāhu is always in the mouth.

पायु (द) स्थाने स्थितः केतुः शरीरे ग्रहमण्डलम् । विभक्तञ्च समाख्यातमापादतलमस्तकम् ॥ २,३२.

Ketu is situated at the anus, and the planetary sphere is distributed throughout the body, extending from the soles of the feet to the crown of the head.

उत्पन्ना ये हि संसारे म्रियन्ते ते न संशयः । बुभुक्षा च तृषा रौद्रा दाहोद्भूता च मूर्छना ॥ २,३२.

Those who are born in this world surely die—there is no doubt; hunger, thirst, fierce suffering, and fainting arising from heat also occur.

यत्र पीडास्त्विमा रौद्रास्ता वै वृश्चिकदंशजाः । विनाशः पूर्णकाले च जायते सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥ २,३२.

Where these fierce pains arise, they are like the sting of a scorpion; at the appointed time, destruction comes to all embodied beings.

अग्रे अग्रे हि धावन्ति यमलोकगतस्यवै । तप्तवालुकमध्येन प्रज्वलद्वह्निमध्यतः ॥ २,३२.

Indeed, as they proceed onward, those who have gone to the realm of Yama run ahead, through burning sand and blazing fire.

केशग्राहैः समाक्रान्ता नीयन्ते यमकिङ्करैः । पापिष्ठास्त्वधमास्तार्क्ष्य दयाधर्मविविर्जिताः ॥ २,३२.

Seized by the hair, they are dragged by Yama’s servants—those most sinful, wicked, and devoid of compassion and righteousness, O Tārkṣya.

यमलोके वसन्त्येते कुट्यां जन्म न विद्यते । एवं सञ्जायते तार्क्ष्य मर्त्ये जन्तुः स्वकर्मभिः ॥ २,३२.

They dwell in Yama’s realm, in a hut where there is no birth; thus, O Tārkṣya, a being is born among mortals according to its own deeds.

उत्पन्ना ये हि संसारे म्रियन्ते ते न संशयः । आयुः कर्म च वित्तञ्च विद्या निधनमेव च ॥ २,३२.

Those who are born in this world surely die—there is no doubt; lifespan, actions, wealth, knowledge, and death itself—

पञ्चैतानि हि सृज्यन्ते गर्भस्थस्यैव देहिनः । कर्मणा जायते जन्तुः कर्मणैव प्रलीयते ॥ २,३२.

These five are indeed determined for the embodied being while still in the womb; a creature is born by karma and is dissolved by karma alone.

सुखं दुःखं भयं क्षेमं कर्मणैवाभिपद्यते । अधोमुखं चोर्ध्वपादं गर्भाद्वायुः प्रकर्षति ॥ २,३२.

Happiness, suffering, fear, and safety are all experienced through karma; with head downward and feet upward, the wind draws the being from the womb.

जन्मतो वैष्णवी माया संमोहयति सत्वरम् । स्वकर्मकृतसम्बन्धो जन्तुर्जन्म प्रपद्यते ॥ २,३२.

From birth, Viṣṇu’s māyā quickly deludes the being; bound by its own deeds, the creature takes birth.

सुकृतादुत्तमो भोगभोग्यवान् सुकुले भवेत् । यथायथा दुष्कृतं तत्कुले हीने प्रजायते ॥ २,३२.

One who has done good deeds is born in a noble family, endowed with enjoyments; according to the evil done, one is born in a low family.

दरिद्रो व्याधितो मूर्खः पापकृद्दुःखभाजनम् । अतः परं किमर्थं ते कथयामि खगेश्वर ॥ २,३२.

The poor, the diseased, the foolish, the doer of evil, and the recipient of suffering—what more should I tell you beyond this, O Lord of Birds?

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् ३३ गरुड उवाच । उत्पत्तिलक्षणं जन्तोः कथितं मयि पुत्त्रके । यमलोकः कियन्मात्रस्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । विस्तरं तस्य मे ब्रूहि अध्वा चैव कियान् स्मृतः ॥ २,३३.

Garuḍa said: The characteristics of the birth of a being have been told to me, O Father; how great is the realm of Yama in the three worlds, with all their moving and unmoving beings? Tell me its extent in detail, and also how long is the path remembered.

कैश्च पापैः कृतैर्देव केन वा शुभकर्मणा । गच्छन्ति मानवास्तत्र कथयस्व विशेषतः ॥ २,३३.

By what sins, O god, or by what meritorious deeds, do humans go there? Please tell me this in detail.

श्रीभगवानुवाच । षटशीतिसहस्राणि योजनानां प्रमाणतः । यमलोकस्य चाध्वानमन्तरा मानुषस्य च ॥ २,३३.

The Blessed Lord said: The distance to the realm of Yama is, by measure, eighty-six thousand yojanas, and this is the path between the human world and Yama’s realm.

ध्मातताम्रमिवातप्तो ज्वलद्दुर्गो महापथः । तत्र गच्छन्ति पापिष्ठा मानवा मूढचेतसः ॥ २,३३.

Like copper heated in a furnace, a blazing, dreadful road lies ahead; there, people of most sinful minds proceed, deluded in their understanding.

कण्टकाश्च सुतीक्ष्णा वै विविधा घोरदर्शनाः । तैस्तुवालुक्षितिर्व्याप्ता हुताशश्च तथोल्बणः ॥ २,३३.

There are thorns, exceedingly sharp and of many terrifying forms; the ground is covered with them, and fierce fire is also present.