Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 239
GaP 1 239.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- २३९ ब्रह्मोवाच । ब्रह्मगीतां प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मुच्यते भवान् । अहंब्रह्मास्मि वाक्योत्थज्ञानान्मोक्षो भवेन्नणाम्
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 239 brahmovāca / brahmagītāṃ pravakṣyāmi yajjñātvā mucyate bhavān / ahaṃbrahmāsmi vākyotthajñānānmokṣo bhavennaṇām
Brahmā said: I shall declare the Brahmagītā, knowing which you will be released. From the knowledge that arises from the sentence 'I am Brahman' there comes liberation for men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 239.2
वाक्यज्ञानं भवेज्ज्ञानादहंब्रह्म पदार्थयोः । पदद्वयार्थौ द्विविधौ वाच्यौ लक्ष्यौ स्मतौ बुधैः
vākyajñānaṃ bhavejjñānādahaṃbrahma padārthayoḥ / padadvayārthau dvividhau vācyau lakṣyau smatau budhaiḥ
Knowledge of the sentence comes about from knowledge of the meanings of the two words 'I' and 'Brahman'. The meanings of the two words are twofold, held by the wise to be the directly denoted and the indirectly indicated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 239.3
वाक्पाणिपादं पायुश्चाप्युपस्थमथ धीन्द्रियम् । श्रोत्रं त्वक्चक्षुषी जिह्वा घ्राणं स्यात्पञ्च वायवः
vākpāṇipādaṃ pāyuścāpyupasthamatha dhīndriyam / śrotraṃ tvakcakṣuṣī jihvā ghrāṇaṃ syātpañca vāyavaḥ
Speech, hand, foot, anus and the generative organ; then the organs of cognition: ear, skin, the two eyes, tongue, nose. The five airs are:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 239.4
प्राणोपानः समानश्च व्यानस्तूदान एव च । मनोन्तः करणं धीश्च स्यान्मनः संशयात्मकम्
prāṇopānaḥ samānaśca vyānastūdāna eva ca / manontaḥ karaṇaṃ dhīśca syānmanaḥ saṃśayātmakam
prāṇa, apāna, samāna, vyāna, and udāna. The mind is the inner organ, and (so is) the intellect. The mind is of the nature of doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 239.5
बुद्धिर्निश्चयरूपा तु एतत्सूक्ष्मस्वरूपकम् । हिरण्यगर्भमात्मीयसूत्रं तत्कार्यालिङ्गकम्
buddhirniścayarūpā tu etatsūkṣmasvarūpakam / hiraṇyagarbhamātmīyasūtraṃ tatkāryāliṅgakam
The intellect, however, is of the nature of determination. This is what constitutes the subtle form. Hiraṇyagarbha is one's own 'thread' (sūtra), which has the subtle body as its effect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.6
पारोक्ष्येप्रेक्षणो ह्यत्र भागो लक्ष्येत वाहमा । तथा ब्रह्मपदेनैव प्राणपिण्डात्मकारणाम्
pārokṣyeprekṣaṇo hyatra bhāgo lakṣyeta vāhamā / tathā brahmapadenaiva prāṇapiṇḍātmakāraṇām
Here the portion (of meaning) that is not directly perceived should be taken as indirectly indicated as 'I'; likewise, by the word 'Brahman', (is indicated) that of which the prāṇa-and-body aggregate is the cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.7
लोकप्रसिद्धं स्थूलाख्यं शरीरं चरणादिमत् । पञ्चीकृतानि भूतानि तत्कार्यं तत्स्थमेव च
lokaprasiddhaṃ sthūlākhyaṃ śarīraṃ caraṇādimat / pañcīkṛtāni bhūtāni tatkāryaṃ tatsthameva ca
The body known as 'gross', familiar in the world, possessing feet and the rest; the quintupled elements, their effects, and whatever is situated in them —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 239.8
सर्वं शरीरजातं च प्राणिनां स्थूलमीरितम् । त्रिधाह्रि परमात्मस्थं शरीरं प्रोच्यते बुधैः
sarvaṃ śarīrajātaṃ ca prāṇināṃ sthūlamīritam / tridhāhri paramātmasthaṃ śarīraṃ procyate budhaiḥ
all that has come to be as the body of living beings is called gross. The body, abiding in the supreme Self, is declared by the wise to be threefold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.9
देहद्वयाभिगामी च त्वमथो जीव एकतः । स्वभेदवाक्याद्ब्रह्मैव प्रविष्टं देहयोर्द्वयोः
dehadvayābhigāmī ca tvamatho jīva ekataḥ / svabhedavākyādbrahmaiva praviṣṭaṃ dehayordvayoḥ
And you (the 'thou') that goes into both bodies — the jīva, from one side; by the statement of its own differentiation, it is Brahman itself that has entered into the two bodies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.10
जलार्क्ववद्वदरवज्जीवः प्राणादिधारणः । जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तीनां साक्षी जीवः स च स्मृतः
jalārkvavadvadaravajjīvaḥ prāṇādidhāraṇaḥ / jāgratsvapnasuṣuptīnāṃ sākṣī jīvaḥ sa ca smṛtaḥ
Like the sun (reflected) in water, (or) like ... , the jīva is the bearer of the vital breaths and the rest; and that jīva is held to be the witness of waking, dream and deep sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.11
जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्त्याख्यैर्व्यातिरिक्तश्च निर्गुणः । निर्गातावयवोसंगो नित्यशुद्धस्वभावकः
jāgratsvapnasuṣuptyākhyairvyātiriktaśca nirguṇaḥ / nirgātāvayavosaṃgo nityaśuddhasvabhāvakaḥ
And (he is) distinct from what are called waking, dream and deep sleep, without qualities, without parts, unattached, his nature eternally pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.12
परमात्मैव यज्जाग्रत्स्वप्नाद्यैर्यस्त्रिधा मतः । अन्तः करणराशेश्चैवान्तः करणःस्थितः
paramātmaiva yajjāgratsvapnādyairyastridhā mataḥ / antaḥ karaṇarāśeścaivāntaḥ karaṇaḥsthitaḥ
It is the supreme Self alone that is reckoned as threefold through waking, dream and the rest; and it abides within the aggregate of the inner organs, and within the inner organ.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.13
जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तीश्च पश्यतो विकृतिः सदा । फलक्रियाकारकयोर्जाग्रदादीन्वदाम्यहम्
jāgratsvapnasuṣuptīśca paśyato vikṛtiḥ sadā / phalakriyākārakayorjāgradādīnvadāmyaham
For him who sees waking, dream and deep sleep, there is always modification. I shall speak of waking and the rest with regard to the fruit, the action, and the agent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.14
इन्द्रियैरथ विज्ञानं जाग्रत्स्थानमुदीरितम् । जाग्रत्संस्कारसंभूतप्रत्ययो विषयार्थिनः
indriyairatha vijñānaṃ jāgratsthānamudīritam / jāgratsaṃskārasaṃbhūtapratyayo viṣayārthinaḥ
Cognition by means of the senses is declared to be the waking state; the notion that arises from the impressions of waking belongs to one who seeks objects (— and that is dream).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.15
स्वप्नं सुषुप्तिः करणोपसंघाते धियः (प) स्थित (ति) । ब्रह्मणः कारणावस्थायां स्थितिः कालकात्मना
svapnaṃ suṣuptiḥ karaṇopasaṃghāte dhiyaḥ (pa) sthita (ti) / brahmaṇaḥ kāraṇāvasthāyāṃ sthitiḥ kālakātmanā
(That is) dream. Deep sleep is the abiding of the intellect when the organs are gathered in. It is an abiding in the causal state of Brahman, in the form of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.16
क्रमतोक्रमतो जीवो जाग्रदादि स पश्यति । समाध्यारंभकाले तु पूर्वमेवावधारयेत्
kramatokramato jīvo jāgradādi sa paśyati / samādhyāraṃbhakāle tu pūrvamevāvadhārayet
In order or out of order, the jīva sees waking and the rest. But at the time of beginning samādhi, one should ascertain this beforehand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.17
मुमुक्षावथ संजाते अन्तः करणकेवले । विलापयेत्क्षेत्रजातं तत्क्षेत्रं परिशेषयेत्
mumukṣāvatha saṃjāte antaḥ karaṇakevale / vilāpayetkṣetrajātaṃ tatkṣetraṃ pariśeṣayet
Then, when the desire for liberation has arisen, when only the inner organ remains, one should dissolve away what has arisen from the field, and let the field itself remain over.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.18
पञ्चीकृतेभ्यो भूतेभ्यो भाण्डादि व्यतिरिक्तकम् । यथा मृदो घटो भिन्नो नास्ति तत्कार्यतस्तथा
pañcīkṛtebhyo bhūtebhyo bhāṇḍādi vyatiriktakam / yathā mṛdo ghaṭo bhinno nāsti tatkāryatastathā
A pot and the like is not something distinct from the quintupled elements; just as a pot is not different from clay, so too (nothing is different) from that of which it is the effect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.19
पञ्चीकृतानि भूतानि अपञ्चीकृतभूततः । शंसंति व्यतिरेकेण शिष्टाः सूक्ष्मशरीरकम्
pañcīkṛtāni bhūtāni apañcīkṛtabhūtataḥ / śaṃsaṃti vyatirekeṇa śiṣṭāḥ sūkṣmaśarīrakam
The five-fold-compounded elements (are not distinct) from the un-compounded elements; the remaining (wise men) declare the subtle body by way of distinction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.20
अपञ्चीकृतभूतेभ्यो न लिङ्गं व्यतिरिक्तकम् । पृथ्व्याधारं विना नास्ति विना नास्ति च तेन सा
apañcīkṛtabhūtebhyo na liṅgaṃ vyatiriktakam / pṛthvyādhāraṃ vinā nāsti vinā nāsti ca tena sā
The subtle body (liṅga) is not distinct from the un-compounded elements; without a support, earth does not exist, and without it (earth), that (water) does not exist.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.21
तेजश्च वायुना नास्ति वायुः खेन विना न हि । यद्ब्रह्मणा च खं नास्ति शुद्ध ब्रह्म विना च खम्
tejaśca vāyunā nāsti vāyuḥ khena vinā na hi / yadbrahmaṇā ca khaṃ nāsti śuddha brahma vinā ca kham
And fire does not exist without wind; wind indeed (does not exist) without space; and since space does not exist without Brahman, space (is nothing) apart from pure Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.22
शुद्धभावस्तदा जाग्रत्स्वप्नादीनामसंभवः । जीवत्ववर्जितः प्राप्तात्मचैतन्यानुरूपतः
śuddhabhāvastadā jāgratsvapnādīnāmasaṃbhavaḥ / jīvatvavarjitaḥ prāptātmacaitanyānurūpataḥ
Then (there is) the pure state, in which waking, dreaming and the rest are impossible; devoid of individual selfhood, (it is) in conformity with the attained consciousness of the Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.23
नित्यं शुद्धं बुद्धमुक्तं सत्यं ब्रह्माद्वितीयकम् । तत्त्वंपदान्तौ शिष्टौ च तत्कारो ब्रह्मवाचकः
nityaṃ śuddhaṃ buddhamuktaṃ satyaṃ brahmādvitīyakam / tattvaṃpadāntau śiṣṭau ca tatkāro brahmavācakaḥ
Eternal, pure, awakened, liberated, real, Brahman without a second; the words 'tat' and 'tvam' remain at the ends, and the syllable 'tat' denotes Brahman.
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GaP 1 239.24
उकारश्च अकारश्च मकारोयमृगद्वयः । ब्रह्माहमस्म्यहं ब्रह्मज्ञानमज्ञानवर्धनम्
ukāraśca akāraśca makāroyamṛgadvayaḥ / brahmāhamasmyahaṃ brahmajñānamajñānavardhanam
And the u-sound and the a-sound and this m-sound (make up) the two ... 'I am Brahman, I am Brahman' — this knowledge is the increaser of what is unknown(?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 239.25
अयमात्मा परं ज्योतिश्चिन्नामानन्दरूपकः । सत्यं ज्ञानमनतं हि त्वमसीति श्रुतीरितम्
ayamātmā paraṃ jyotiścinnāmānandarūpakaḥ / satyaṃ jñānamanataṃ hi tvamasīti śrutīritam
This Self is the supreme light, called consciousness, of the nature of bliss; "(It is) real, knowledge, endless — indeed, you are That" — so it is declared by scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 239.26
अहं ब्रह्मास्मि निर्लेपमहं ब्रह्मास्मि सर्वगम् । योसावादित्यपुरुषसोसावहमनादिमत् । गीतासारोर्ऽजुनायोक्तो येन ब्रह्मणि वै लयः
ahaṃ brahmāsmi nirlepamahaṃ brahmāsmi sarvagam / yosāvādityapuruṣasosāvahamanādimat / gītāsāror'junāyokto yena brahmaṇi vai layaḥ
I am Brahman, untainted; I am Brahman, all-pervading. That person who is in the sun, that am I, beginningless. (This is) the essence of the Gītā spoken to Arjuna, by which (there comes) absorption in Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain