Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 136

GaP 1 136.1

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- १३६ ब्रह्मोवाच । श्रवणद्वादश्ॐ वक्ष्ये भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनीम् । एकादशी द्वादशी च श्रवणेन च संयुता

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 136 brahmovāca / śravaṇadvādaśoṃ vakṣye bhuktimuktipradāyinīm / ekādaśī dvādaśī ca śravaṇena ca saṃyutā

The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 136. Brahmā said: I shall declare the Śravaṇa-twelfth, which grants enjoyment and liberation. When the eleventh and the twelfth are conjoined with (the asterism) Śravaṇa —

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GaP 1 136.2

विजया सा तिथिः प्रोक्ता हरिपूजादि चाक्षयम् । एक भक्तेन नक्तेन तथैवायाचितेन च

vijayā sā tithiḥ proktā haripūjādi cākṣayam / eka bhaktena naktena tathaivāyācitena ca

that lunar day is called Vijayā, and worship of Hari and the rest (done then) is imperishable — by a single meal, by a night meal, and likewise by unsolicited food,

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GaP 1 136.3

उपवासेन भैक्ष्येण नैवाद्बादशिको भवेत् । कास्यं मांसं तथा क्षौद्रं लोभं वितथभाषणम्

upavāsena bhaikṣyeṇa naivādbādaśiko bhavet / kāsyaṃ māṃsaṃ tathā kṣaudraṃ lobhaṃ vitathabhāṣaṇam

by fasting, or by begged food, one becomes a keeper of the twelfth-day (observance). Bell-metal, meat, honey, greed, false speech,

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GaP 1 136.4

व्यायामं च व्यवायं च दिवास्वप्नमथाञ्जनम् । शिलाषिष्टं मसूरं च द्वादश्यां वर्जयेन्नरः

vyāyāmaṃ ca vyavāyaṃ ca divāsvapnamathāñjanam / śilāṣiṣṭaṃ masūraṃ ca dvādaśyāṃ varjayennaraḥ

exercise, sexual intercourse, sleeping by day, and eye-salve, sesame-cake residue and lentils — these a man should avoid on the twelfth.

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GaP 1 136.5

मासी भाद्रपदे शुक्ला द्वादशी श्रवणान्विता । महती द्वादशी ज्ञेया उपवासे महाफला

māsī bhādrapade śuklā dvādaśī śravaṇānvitā / mahatī dvādaśī jñeyā upavāse mahāphalā

The bright twelfth of the month Bhādrapada, joined with Śravaṇa, is to be known as the great twelfth, of great fruit when kept as a fast.

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GaP 1 136.6

संगम सरितां स्नानं बुधयुक्ता महाफला । कुंभे सरत्ने सजले यजेत्स्वर्णं तु वामनम्

saṃgama saritāṃ snānaṃ budhayuktā mahāphalā / kuṃbhe saratne sajale yajetsvarṇaṃ tu vāmanam

Bathing at the confluence of rivers, joined with Wednesday, is of great fruit; one should worship a golden Vāmana upon a pot filled with water and with jewels,

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GaP 1 136.7

सितवस्त्रयुगच्छन्नं छत्रोपानद्युगान्वितम् । ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय शिरः संपूजयेत्ततः

sitavastrayugacchannaṃ chatropānadyugānvitam / oṃ namo vāsudevāya śiraḥ saṃpūjayettataḥ

(the image) covered with a pair of white garments, provided with an umbrella and a pair of sandals. Then one should worship the head with "Oṃ, homage to Vāsudeva";

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GaP 1 136.8

श्रीधराय मुखं तद्वत्कण्ठं कृष्णाय वै नमः । नमः श्रीपतये वक्षो भुजौ सर्वास्त्रधारिणे

śrīdharāya mukhaṃ tadvatkaṇṭhaṃ kṛṣṇāya vai namaḥ / namaḥ śrīpataye vakṣo bhujau sarvāstradhāriṇe

the face with "to Śrīdhara", likewise the throat with "homage indeed to Kṛṣṇa", the chest with "homage to the lord of Śrī", the arms with "to the bearer of all weapons";

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GaP 1 136.9

व्यापकाय नमः कुक्षौ केशवायोदरं बुधः । त्रैलोक्यपतये मेढ्रं जङ्घे सर्वभृते नमः

vyāpakāya namaḥ kukṣau keśavāyodaraṃ budhaḥ / trailokyapataye meḍhraṃ jaṅghe sarvabhṛte namaḥ

the wise man (worships) the belly-sides with "homage to the all-pervading one", the stomach with "to Keśava", the generative organ with "to the lord of the three worlds", the shanks with "homage to the all-sustaining one";

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GaP 1 136.10

सर्वात्मने नमः पादौ नैवेद्यं घृतपायसम् । कुम्भांश्च मोदकान्दद्याज्जागरं कारयेन्निशि

sarvātmane namaḥ pādau naivedyaṃ ghṛtapāyasam / kumbhāṃśca modakāndadyājjāgaraṃ kārayenniśi

the feet with "homage to the Self of all". The food-offering is ghee and milk-rice; he should give pots and sweetmeats, and keep a vigil at night.

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GaP 1 136.11

स्नात्वाचान्तोर्ऽचयित्वा तु कृतपुष्पाञ्जलिर्वदेत् । नमोनमस्ते गोविन्द बुध श्रवणसंज्ञक !

snātvācāntor'cayitvā tu kṛtapuṣpāñjalirvadet / namonamaste govinda budha śravaṇasaṃjñaka !

Having bathed and sipped water, and having worshipped, with an offering of flowers in his cupped hands he should say: "Homage, homage to you, Govinda, named Budha and Śravaṇa!"

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