Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 221
GaP 1 221.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- २२१ ब्रहामोवाच । धर्मसारमहं वक्ष्ये संक्षेपाच्छुणु शङ्कर । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं सूक्ष्मं सर्वपापविनाशनम्
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 221 brahāmovāca / dharmasāramahaṃ vakṣye saṃkṣepācchuṇu śaṅkara / bhuktimuktipradaṃ sūkṣmaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam
The Glorious Great Garuḍa Purāṇa, 221. Brahmā said: I shall declare the essence of dharma; hear it in brief, O Śaṅkara — subtle, granting enjoyment and liberation, destroying all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.2
श्रुतं धर्मं बलं धैर्यं सुखमुत्साहमेव च । शोको हरति वै नॄणां तस्माच्छोकं परित्यजेत्
śrutaṃ dharmaṃ balaṃ dhairyaṃ sukhamutsāhameva ca / śoko harati vai nṝṇāṃ tasmācchokaṃ parityajet
Grief indeed takes away from men learning, dharma, strength, steadfastness, happiness, and energy too; therefore one should wholly abandon grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.3
कर्मदाराः कर्मलोकाः कर्मसम्बन्धिबान्धवाः । कर्माणि प्रेरयन्तीह पुरुषं सुखदुः खयोः
karmadārāḥ karmalokāḥ karmasambandhibāndhavāḥ / karmāṇi prerayantīha puruṣaṃ sukhaduḥ khayoḥ
Wives are (the fruit of) action, worlds are action, relatives and kinsmen are action; actions here drive a man to happiness and to sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.4
दानमे परो धर्मो दानात्सर्वमवाप्यते । दानाःत्स्वर्गश्च राज्यञ्च दद्याद्दनं ततो नरः
dāname paro dharmo dānātsarvamavāpyate / dānāḥtsvargaśca rājyañca dadyāddanaṃ tato naraḥ
Giving is the highest dharma; from giving everything is obtained; from giving (come) heaven and kingship; therefore a man should give a gift.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.5
एकतो दानमेवाहुः समग्रवरदक्षिणम् । एकतो भयभीतस्य प्राणिनः प्राणरक्षणम्
ekato dānamevāhuḥ samagravaradakṣiṇam / ekato bhayabhītasya prāṇinaḥ prāṇarakṣaṇam
On the one side they declare (the merit of) giving with full and excellent fees; on the other, the saving of the life of a creature stricken with fear (i.e. the two are equal).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.6
तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण यज्ञैः स्नानेन वा पुनः । धर्मस्य नाशका ये च ते वै निरयगामिनः
tapasā brahmacaryeṇa yajñaiḥ snānena vā punaḥ / dharmasya nāśakā ye ca te vai nirayagāminaḥ
And those who destroy dharma — (dharma acquired) by austerity, by chastity, by sacrifices, or again by bathing — they indeed go to hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.7
ये च होमजपस्नानदेवतार्चनतत्पराः । सत्यक्षमादयायुक्तास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
ye ca homajapasnānadevatārcanatatparāḥ / satyakṣamādayāyuktāste narāḥ svargagāminaḥ
And those who are devoted to oblation, muttered prayer, bathing and the worship of the deities, joined with truth, patience and compassion — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.8
न दाता सुखदुः खानां न च हर्तास्ति कश्चन । भुञ्जते स्वकृतान्येव दुः खानि च सुखानि च
na dātā sukhaduḥ khānāṃ na ca hartāsti kaścana / bhuñjate svakṛtānyeva duḥ khāni ca sukhāni ca
There is no giver of pleasures and pains, nor is anyone a taker (of them); (men) enjoy only the pains and pleasures they have themselves made.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.9
धर्मार्थं जीवितं येषां दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते । सन्तुष्टः को न शक्नोति फलमूलैश्च वर्तितुम्
dharmārthaṃ jīvitaṃ yeṣāṃ durgāṇyatitaranti te / santuṣṭaḥ ko na śaknoti phalamūlaiśca vartitum
Those whose life is for the sake of dharma cross over hard straits. Who, being content, is not able to subsist on fruits and roots?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.10
सर्व एव हि सौख्येन सङ्कटान्यवगाहते । इदमेव हि लोभस्य कार्यं स्या दतिदुष्करम्
sarva eva hi saukhyena saṅkaṭānyavagāhate / idameva hi lobhasya kāryaṃ syā datiduṣkaram
For everyone plunges into difficulties (hoping) for comfort; but this very thing would be the most difficult task for greed (to accomplish, i.e. contentment).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 221.11
लोभात्क्रोधः प्रभवति लोभाद्द्रोहः प्रवर्तते । लोभान्मोहश्च माया च मानो मत्सर एव च
lobhātkrodhaḥ prabhavati lobhāddrohaḥ pravartate / lobhānmohaśca māyā ca māno matsara eva ca
From greed anger arises, from greed enmity proceeds; from greed (come) delusion and deceit, and pride and envy too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.12
रागद्वेषानृतक्रोधलोममोहमदोज्झितः । यः स शान्तः परं लोकं याति पापविवर्जितः
rāgadveṣānṛtakrodhalomamohamadojjhitaḥ / yaḥ sa śāntaḥ paraṃ lokaṃ yāti pāpavivarjitaḥ
He who is free of passion, hatred, falsehood, anger, greed, delusion and intoxication — he, being at peace and rid of sin, goes to the highest world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.13
देवता मुनयो नागा गन्धर्वा गुह्यका हर । धार्मिकं पूजयन्तीह न धनाढ्यं न कामिनम्
devatā munayo nāgā gandharvā guhyakā hara / dhārmikaṃ pūjayantīha na dhanāḍhyaṃ na kāminam
The gods, the sages, the nāgas, the gandharvas and the guhyakas, O Hara, honour the righteous man here, not the rich man, not the lustful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.14
अनन्तबलवीर्येण प्रज्ञया पौरुषेण वा । अलभ्यं लभते मर्त्यस्तत्र का परिवेदना
anantabalavīryeṇa prajñayā pauruṣeṇa vā / alabhyaṃ labhate martyastatra kā parivedanā
By boundless strength and valour, or by wisdom, or by manly effort, a mortal (still) obtains (only) what is (otherwise) unobtainable — what grief is there in that?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 221.15
सर्वसत्त्वदयालुत्वं सर्वेन्द्रियविनिग्रहः । सर्वत्रानित्यबुद्धित्वं श्रेयः परमिदं स्मृतम्
sarvasattvadayālutvaṃ sarvendriyavinigrahaḥ / sarvatrānityabuddhitvaṃ śreyaḥ paramidaṃ smṛtam
Compassion toward all beings, restraint of all the senses, and the awareness of impermanence everywhere — this is remembered as the highest good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.16
पश्यन्निवाग्रतो मृत्युं यो धर्मं नाचरेन्नरः । अजागलस्तनस्येव तस्य जन्म निरर्थकम्
paśyannivāgrato mṛtyuṃ yo dharmaṃ nācarennaraḥ / ajāgalastanasyeva tasya janma nirarthakam
The man who does not practise dharma, though he sees death as it were before him — his birth is as pointless as a nipple on a goat's neck.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.17
भ्रूणहा ब्रह्महा गोघ्नः पितृहा गुरुतल्पगः । भूमिं सर्वगुणोपेतां दत्त्वा पापैः प्रमुच्यते
bhrūṇahā brahmahā goghnaḥ pitṛhā gurutalpagaḥ / bhūmiṃ sarvaguṇopetāṃ dattvā pāpaiḥ pramucyate
The killer of an embryo, the killer of a brahmin, the slayer of a cow, the killer of a father, the violator of the guru's bed — by giving land endowed with all good qualities, he is released from (his) sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.18
न गोदानात्परं दानं किञ्चिदस्तीति मे मतिः । या गौर्न्यायार्जिता दत्ता कृत्स्नं तारयते कुलम्
na godānātparaṃ dānaṃ kiñcidastīti me matiḥ / yā gaurnyāyārjitā dattā kṛtsnaṃ tārayate kulam
There is no gift higher than the gift of a cow — such is my view; a cow acquired by lawful means and given away carries the whole family across.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.19
नान्नदानात्परं दानं किञ्चिदस्ति वृषध्वज ! । अन्नेन धार्यते सर्वं चराचरमिदं जगत्
nānnadānātparaṃ dānaṃ kiñcidasti vṛṣadhvaja ! / annena dhāryate sarvaṃ carācaramidaṃ jagat
There is no gift higher than the gift of food, O bull-bannered one! By food this whole world, moving and unmoving, is sustained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.20
कन्यादानं वृषोत्सर्गस्तीर्थसेवा श्रुतं तथा । हस्त्यश्वरथदानानि मणिरत्नवसुन्धराः
kanyādānaṃ vṛṣotsargastīrthasevā śrutaṃ tathā / hastyaśvarathadānāni maṇiratnavasundharāḥ
The giving of a daughter (in marriage), the release of a bull, service at holy fords, and likewise sacred learning, gifts of elephants, horses and chariots, jewels, gems and lands —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.21
अन्नदानस्य सर्वाणि कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् । अन्नात्प्राणा बलं तेजश्चान्नाद्वीर्यं धृतिः स्मृतिः
annadānasya sarvāṇi kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm / annātprāṇā balaṃ tejaścānnādvīryaṃ dhṛtiḥ smṛtiḥ
none of these is worth a sixteenth part of the gift of food. From food (come) the breaths, strength and vigour; from food, virility, steadfastness and memory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.22
कूपवापीतडागादीनारामांश्चैव कारयेत् । त्रिसप्तकुलमुद्धृत्य विष्णुलोके महीयते
kūpavāpītaḍāgādīnārāmāṃścaiva kārayet / trisaptakulamuddhṛtya viṣṇuloke mahīyate
One should have wells, step-wells, tanks and the like, and also gardens, made; having raised up thrice seven generations of the family, he is honoured in Viṣṇu's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.23
साधूनां दर्शनं पुण्यं तीर्थादपि विशिष्यते । कालेन तीर्थं फलति सद्यः साधुसमागमः
sādhūnāṃ darśanaṃ puṇyaṃ tīrthādapi viśiṣyate / kālena tīrthaṃ phalati sadyaḥ sādhusamāgamaḥ
The sight of good men is meritorious; it surpasses even a holy ford. A holy ford bears fruit in time, (but) meeting with the good (bears fruit) at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 221.24
सत्यं दमस्तपः शौचं सन्तोषश्च क्षमार्जवम् । ज्ञानं शमो दया दानमेष धर्मः सनातनः
satyaṃ damastapaḥ śaucaṃ santoṣaśca kṣamārjavam / jñānaṃ śamo dayā dānameṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
Truth, self-control, austerity, purity, contentment, patience, uprightness, knowledge, calm, compassion, giving — this is the eternal dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition