Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 132
GaP 1 132.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- १३२ ब्रह्मोवाच । नक्ताशी त्वष्टमीं यावद्वर्षान्ते चैव धेनुदः । पौरन्दरपदं याति सद्गतिव्रतमुच्यते !
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 132 brahmovāca / naktāśī tvaṣṭamīṃ yāvadvarṣānte caiva dhenudaḥ / paurandarapadaṃ yāti sadgativratamucyate !
The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 133 [132]. Brahmā said: He who eats only at night (nakta) on the eighth day, up to the end of the year, and gives a milk-cow, attains the station of Indra; (this) is called the vow of good destiny.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 132.2
शुक्लाष्टभ्यां पौषमासे महारुद्रेति साधु वै । मत्प्रीतये कृतं देवि शथसाहस्रिकं फलम्
śuklāṣṭabhyāṃ pauṣamāse mahārudreti sādhu vai / matprītaye kṛtaṃ devi śathasāhasrikaṃ phalam
On the bright eighth of the month Pauṣa, (saying) 'O great Rudra', well indeed — what is done for my satisfaction, O goddess, has a fruit a hundred-thousand-fold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 132.3
अष्टमी बुधवारेण पक्षयोरुभयोर्यदा । भविष्यति तदा तस्यां व्रतमेतत्कथा परा
aṣṭamī budhavāreṇa pakṣayorubhayoryadā / bhaviṣyati tadā tasyāṃ vratametatkathā parā
When the eighth day falls on a Wednesday, in either of the two fortnights, then on that (day) this vow and (its) story are supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 132.4
तस्यां नियमकर्तारो न स्युः खण्डितसम्पदः । तण्डुलस्याष्टमुष्टीनां वर्जयित्वाङ्गुलिद्वयम्
tasyāṃ niyamakartāro na syuḥ khaṇḍitasampadaḥ / taṇḍulasyāṣṭamuṣṭīnāṃ varjayitvāṅgulidvayam
Those who undertake the observance on that (day) will not have their prosperity cut off — of eight handfuls of rice, leaving out two finger-breadths...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 132.5
भक्तं सद्भक्तिश्रद्धाभ्यां मुक्तिकामी हि मानवः । आम्र पत्रपुटे कृत्वा यो भुड्क्ते कुशवोष्टिते
bhaktaṃ sadbhaktiśraddhābhyāṃ muktikāmī hi mānavaḥ / āmra patrapuṭe kṛtvā yo bhuḍkte kuśavoṣṭite
...the man who desires liberation (eats) the boiled rice with true devotion and faith; who, having put it in a cup of mango leaves wrapped with kuśa grass, eats (it) —
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GaP 1 132.6
कलम्बिकाम्लिकोपेतं काम्यं तस्य फलं भवे (लभे) त् । बुधं पञ्चोपचारेण पूजयित्वा जलाशये
kalambikāmlikopetaṃ kāmyaṃ tasya phalaṃ bhave (labhe) t / budhaṃ pañcopacāreṇa pūjayitvā jalāśaye
together with kalambī greens and tamarind — he would obtain the fruit he desires. Having worshipped Budha (Mercury) with the five services at a pool of water,
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GaP 1 132.7
शक्तितो दक्षिणं दद्यात्कर्करीं तण्डुलान्विताम् । बुं बुधायेति बीजं स्यात्स्वाहान्तः कमलादिकः
śaktito dakṣiṇaṃ dadyātkarkarīṃ taṇḍulānvitām / buṃ budhāyeti bījaṃ syātsvāhāntaḥ kamalādikaḥ
one should give a fee according to one's means, and a water-jar filled with rice. The seed-mantra would be 'buṃ budhāya', ending in 'svāhā', beginning with 'kamala'(?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 132.8
बाणचापधरंश्यामं दले चाङ्गनि मध्यतः । बुधाष्टमीकथा पुण्या श्रोतव्या कृतिभिर्ध्रुवम्
bāṇacāpadharaṃśyāmaṃ dale cāṅgani madhyataḥ / budhāṣṭamīkathā puṇyā śrotavyā kṛtibhirdhruvam
(He is) dark, bearing bow and arrow; (his) limbs (are worshipped) on the petals and in the centre. The meritorious story of the Wednesday-eighth is certainly to be heard by the accomplished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 132.9
पुरे पाटलिपुत्राख्ये वीरो नाम द्विजोत्तमः । रम्भा भार्या तस्य चासीत्कौशिकः पुत्र उत्तमः
pure pāṭaliputrākhye vīro nāma dvijottamaḥ / rambhā bhāryā tasya cāsītkauśikaḥ putra uttamaḥ
In the city called Pāṭaliputra there was a best of twice-born named Vīra; his wife was Rambhā, and (his) excellent son was Kauśika.
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GaP 1 132.10
दुहिता विजयानाम्नी व (ध) नपालो वृषो ऽभवत् । गृहीत्वा कौशिकस्तं च ग्रीष्मे गङ्गां गतो ऽरमत्
duhitā vijayānāmnī va (dha) napālo vṛṣo 'bhavat / gṛhītvā kauśikastaṃ ca grīṣme gaṅgāṃ gato 'ramat
(His) daughter was named Vijayā, and there was a bull (named) Dhanapāla. Kauśika took it and in the hot season went to the Ganges and enjoyed himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 132.11
गोपालकैर्वृषश्चौरैः क्रीडास्थोपहृतो बलात् । गङ्गातः स च उत्थाय वनं बभ्राम दुः खितः
gopālakairvṛṣaścauraiḥ krīḍāsthopahṛto balāt / gaṅgātaḥ sa ca utthāya vanaṃ babhrāma duḥ khitaḥ
The bull was carried off by force from the place of play by cowherd-thieves; and he, rising up from the Ganges, wandered the forest, grieving.
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GaP 1 132.12
जलार्थं विजया चागाद्भ्रा(न्मा) त्रा सार्धं च साप्यगात् । पिपासितो मृणालार्थो आगतो ऽथ सरोवरम्
jalārthaṃ vijayā cāgādbhrā(nmā) trā sārdhaṃ ca sāpyagāt / pipāsito mṛṇālārtho āgato 'tha sarovaram
And Vijayā went for water together with (her) mother, and she too went along; thirsty and wanting lotus-stalks, he then came to a lake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 132.13
दिव्यस्त्रीणां च पूजादीन्दृष्ट्वा चाप्यथ विस्मितः । स ता गत्वा ययाचे ऽन्नं सानुजो ऽहं बुभुक्षितः
divyastrīṇāṃ ca pūjādīndṛṣṭvā cāpyatha vismitaḥ / sa tā gatvā yayāce 'nnaṃ sānujo 'haṃ bubhukṣitaḥ
And seeing the worship and the rest (performed) by divine women, he was then amazed; he went to them and begged for food: 'I, with my younger sibling, am hungry.'
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GaP 1 132.14
स्त्रियो ऽब्रुवन्व्रतं कर्तुं दास्यामश्च कुरु व्रतम् । पत्न्यर्थं धनपाना (लार्) थं पूजयामासतुर्बुधम्
striyo 'bruvanvrataṃ kartuṃ dāsyāmaśca kuru vratam / patnyarthaṃ dhanapānā (lār) thaṃ pūjayāmāsaturbudham
The women said: 'We will give (it), so that you perform the vow — perform the vow.' The two worshipped Budha, (she) for a husband('s sake), (he) for the sake of Dhanapāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 132.15
पुटद्वयं गृहीत्वान्नं बुभुजाते प्रदत्तकम् । स्त्रियो गतास्तौ धनदौ धनपानमपश्यताम्
puṭadvayaṃ gṛhītvānnaṃ bubhujāte pradattakam / striyo gatāstau dhanadau dhanapānamapaśyatām
Taking two leaf-cups, the two ate the food that was given. The women went away, having granted wealth; and the two saw Dhanapāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 132.16
चौरैर्दत्तं गृहीत्वाथ प्रदोषे प्राप्तवान् गृहम् । वीरं च दुः खितं नत्वा रात्रौ सुप्तो यथासुखम्
caurairdattaṃ gṛhītvātha pradoṣe prāptavān gṛham / vīraṃ ca duḥ khitaṃ natvā rātrau supto yathāsukham
Then, having received (it) from the thieves, he reached home at nightfall; and having bowed to the grieving Vīra, he slept through the night at ease.
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GaP 1 132.17
कन्यां च युवतीं दृष्ट्वा कस्मै देया सुता मया । यमायेत्यब्रवीद्दुः खात्साचाराद्व्रतसत्फलात्
kanyāṃ ca yuvatīṃ dṛṣṭvā kasmai deyā sutā mayā / yamāyetyabravīdduḥ khātsācārādvratasatphalāt
And seeing the girl now grown, (he thought) 'To whom should my daughter be given by me?' Out of grief he said, 'To Yama' — and so it came about, through the true fruit of the vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 132.18
स्वर्गं गतौ च पितरौ व्रतं राज्याय कौ शिकः । चक्रे ऽयोध्यामहाराज्यं दत्त्वा च भगिनीं यमे
svargaṃ gatau ca pitarau vrataṃ rājyāya kau śikaḥ / cakre 'yodhyāmahārājyaṃ dattvā ca bhaginīṃ yame
And the two parents went to heaven; Kauśika (performed) the vow for kingship, and having given his sister to Yama, he exercised the great kingship of Ayodhyā.
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GaP 1 132.19
यमो ऽपि विजयामाह गृहस्था भव मे पुरे । नोद्धाटयान्यत्रगते यमे सा न तथाकरोत् । अपश्यन्मातरं स्वां सा पाशयातनया स्थिताम्
yamo 'pi vijayāmāha gṛhasthā bhava me pure / noddhāṭayānyatragate yame sā na tathākarot / apaśyanmātaraṃ svāṃ sā pāśayātanayā sthitām
Yama too said to Vijayā: 'Be a householder(-wife) in my city; do not open (the door) (when I have gone elsewhere).' When Yama had gone elsewhere, she did not act so; she saw her own mother standing there, tormented by the noose-torture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain