Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 240
GaP 1 240.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- २४० हरिरुवाच । पुराणं गारुडं रुद्र प्रोक्तं सारं मयातव । ब्रह्मादीनां शृण्वतां च भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 240 hariruvāca / purāṇaṃ gāruḍaṃ rudra proktaṃ sāraṃ mayātava / brahmādīnāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ ca bhuktimuktipradāyakam
Hari said: O Rudra, the Garuḍa Purāṇa, its essence, has been declared by me to you — (a work) that bestows enjoyment and liberation on Brahmā and the others who listen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.2
विद्याकीर्तिप्रभालक्ष्मीजयारोग्यादिकारकम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्रुद्र सर्ववित्स दिवं व्रजेत्
vidyākīrtiprabhālakṣmījayārogyādikārakam / yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādrudra sarvavitsa divaṃ vrajet
It produces learning, fame, splendour, prosperity, victory, health and the rest. Whoever, O Rudra, recites or hears (it) becomes all-knowing and goes to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.3
ब्रह्मोवाच । इति व्यास मया विष्णोः पुराणं मुक्तिदं श्रुतम् । व्यास उवाच । श्रुत्वैतद्गारुडं पुण्यं ब्रह्मास्मानित्युवाच ह
brahmovāca / iti vyāsa mayā viṣṇoḥ purāṇaṃ muktidaṃ śrutam / vyāsa uvāca / śrutvaitadgāruḍaṃ puṇyaṃ brahmāsmānityuvāca ha
Brahmā said: Thus, O Vyāsa, the liberation-giving Purāṇa of Viṣṇu has been heard by me. Vyāsa said: Having heard this meritorious Gāruḍa, Brahmā said to us, indeed:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.4
दक्षनारद मुख्यादिन् ब्रह्म ध्यान्हरिं गतः । मयापि तुभ्यं सूतेन पुराणं कथितं परम्
dakṣanārada mukhyādin brahma dhyānhariṃ gataḥ / mayāpi tubhyaṃ sūtena purāṇaṃ kathitaṃ param
(Having taught) Dakṣa, Nārada and the chief ones, Brahmā, meditating, went to Hari. By me too the supreme Purāṇa was recited to you through the Sūta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.5
यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्ववित्प्राप्तकामो ब्रह्म फलं भवेत् । विष्णुः सारतमंप्राह गरुडं गारुडं ततः
yacchrutvā sarvavitprāptakāmo brahma phalaṃ bhavet / viṣṇuḥ sāratamaṃprāha garuḍaṃ gāruḍaṃ tataḥ
Hearing which one becomes all-knowing, one's desires fulfilled, and Brahman becomes the fruit. Viṣṇu declared to Garuḍa this most essential (teaching), hence the Gāruḍa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.6
महासारं धर्मकामधनमोक्षादिदायकम् । सूत उवाच । शौनक प्रवरं प्रोक्तं पुराणं गारुडं तव
mahāsāraṃ dharmakāmadhanamokṣādidāyakam / sūta uvāca / śaunaka pravaraṃ proktaṃ purāṇaṃ gāruḍaṃ tava
of great essence, bestowing dharma, desire, wealth, liberation and the rest. The Sūta said: O Śaunaka, the excellent Garuḍa Purāṇa has been declared to you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.7
यदब्रवीत्पुरा व्यासः सारं मां गारुडेरितम् । व्यासः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मणश्च पुराणं गारुडं शुभम् । देवं ध्यायन्वेदमेकं चतुर्धा व्यभजद्धरिः
yadabravītpurā vyāsaḥ sāraṃ māṃ gāruḍeritam / vyāsaḥ śrutvā brahmaṇaśca purāṇaṃ gāruḍaṃ śubham / devaṃ dhyāyanvedamekaṃ caturdhā vyabhajaddhariḥ
which Vyāsa formerly told me — the essence uttered in the Gāruḍa. Vyāsa, having heard the auspicious Garuḍa Purāṇa from Brahmā, meditating on the god (recited it); Hari divided the one Veda into four.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.8
अष्टादशपुराणानि तानि मां प्राह वै शुकः । इदं तु गारुडं श्रेष्ठं मया ते शौनकेरितम्
aṣṭādaśapurāṇāni tāni māṃ prāha vai śukaḥ / idaṃ tu gāruḍaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mayā te śaunakeritam
Śuka indeed recited those eighteen Purāṇas to me; but this Gāruḍa, the best (of them), has been uttered by me to you, Śaunaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.9
मुनीनां शृण्वतां मध्ये पृच्छतः सर्ववाचकम् । यः पठेच्छणुयाद्वापि श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः
munīnāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ madhye pṛcchataḥ sarvavācakam / yaḥ paṭhecchaṇuyādvāpi śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ
in the midst of the listening sages, (and) to you who asked — (a work) that speaks of everything. Whoever, composed in mind, recites it, or hears it, or causes it to be heard,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.10
संलिखेल्लेखयेद्वापि धारयेत्पुस्तके ननु । धर्मार्थो प्राप्नुयाद्धर्मर्थार्थो चार्थमाप्नुयात्
saṃlikhellekhayedvāpi dhārayetpustake nanu / dharmārtho prāpnuyāddharmarthārtho cārthamāpnuyāt
or writes it out, or has it written, or indeed keeps it in a book: one whose aim is dharma obtains dharma, and one whose aim is wealth obtains wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.11
कामा नवाप्नुयात्कामी मोक्षार्थो मोक्षमाप्नुयात् । यद्यदिच्छति तत्सर्वं गारुडश्रवणाल्लभेत्
kāmā navāpnuyātkāmī mokṣārtho mokṣamāpnuyāt / yadyadicchati tatsarvaṃ gāruḍaśravaṇāllabhet
The man of desire obtains his desires; one whose aim is liberation obtains liberation. Whatever one wishes, all that one gains from hearing the Gāruḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.12
ब्राह्मणो वेदपारस्य गन्ता स्यान्नात्र संशयः । क्षत्त्रियो क्षत्त्रियस्यापि रक्षिता भवतीह च
brāhmaṇo vedapārasya gantā syānnātra saṃśayaḥ / kṣattriyo kṣattriyasyāpi rakṣitā bhavatīha ca
A brahmin will reach the far shore of the Veda — there is no doubt here; and a kṣatriya becomes a protector, even of (another) kṣatriya, in this world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.13
नान्यस्य श्रवणं हि स्यात्पुराणं वेदसंमितम् । वदेद्यदि स मूढात्मा कीर्तिहानिमवाप्नुयात्
nānyasya śravaṇaṃ hi syātpurāṇaṃ vedasaṃmitam / vadedyadi sa mūḍhātmā kīrtihānimavāpnuyāt
There should be no hearing (of it) by another, (for) the Purāṇa is equal to the Veda. If that dull-witted man should recite (it to another), he would suffer loss of renown.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.14
अन्यस्मै च वदेद्विद्वान् ब्राह्मणोन्तरितो य दि । ब्राह्मणान्तरितै सर्वैः श्रोतव्यं गारुडं त्विदम
anyasmai ca vadedvidvān brāhmaṇontarito ya di / brāhmaṇāntaritai sarvaiḥ śrotavyaṃ gāruḍaṃ tvidama
And a learned man may recite it to another if a brahmin stands between; by all who have a brahmin as intermediary this Gāruḍa (Purāṇa) is to be heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.15
यथा विष्णुस्तथा तार्क्ष्यस्तार्क्ष्यस्तोत्राद्धरिः स्तुतः । गारुडं वसुराजश्च श्रुत्वा सर्वमवाप ह
yathā viṣṇustathā tārkṣyastārkṣyastotrāddhariḥ stutaḥ / gāruḍaṃ vasurājaśca śrutvā sarvamavāpa ha
As Viṣṇu is, so is Tārkṣya (Garuḍa); by praise of Tārkṣya Hari is praised. And King Vasu, having heard the Gāruḍa, obtained everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.16
वरुरुवाच । नमस्यामि महाबाहुं खगेद्र हरिवाहनम् । विष्णोर्ध्वसंस्थानं वित्रासितमहासुरम्
varuruvāca / namasyāmi mahābāhuṃ khagedra harivāhanam / viṣṇordhvasaṃsthānaṃ vitrāsitamahāsuram
Varu said: I pay homage to the great-armed lord of birds, the bearer of Hari, who is stationed above Viṣṇu (on Viṣṇu's banner), by whom the great asuras were terrified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.17
नमस्ते नागदर्पघ्न विनतानन्दवर्धन । सुपक्षपात निद्दभ दीनदैत्यनिरीक्षित
namaste nāgadarpaghna vinatānandavardhana / supakṣapāta niddabha dīnadaityanirīkṣita
Homage to you, crusher of the serpents' pride, increaser of Vinatā's joy, O you of beautiful wing-sweep, ..., you who are looked to by the wretched daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.18
परस्परस्य शापेन सुप्रतीकविभावसू । गजकच्छपतां प्राप्तौ भ्रातरौचैव संयुतौ
parasparasya śāpena supratīkavibhāvasū / gajakacchapatāṃ prāptau bhrātaraucaiva saṃyutau
Supratīka and Vibhāvasu, by cursing each other, both attained the condition of an elephant and a tortoise, though they were brothers and had been joined together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.19
यदुच्छ्रितौ योजनानि जस्तद्द्विगुणायतः । कूर्मस्त्रियोजनोत्सोधा शतयोजनवमडलः
yaducchritau yojanāni jastaddviguṇāyataḥ / kūrmastriyojanotsodhā śatayojanavamaḍalaḥ
By as many yojanas as the elephant was tall, twice that was he long; the tortoise was three yojanas in height, with a circumference of a hundred yojanas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.20
न खाद्यौ तौ त्वयानीचौ चतुर्भुजौ च पक्षिप? । परस्परकृताच्छापदोषाच्च परिमोचितौ
na khādyau tau tvayānīcau caturbhujau ca pakṣipa? / parasparakṛtācchāpadoṣācca parimocitau
Those two, low as they were, were not to be eaten by you, O lord of birds, (though) four-armed(?); and they were released from the taint of the curse laid on each other.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.21
निषाददेशस्वादेन देवं ब्रूस्मानिदितम्? । विषादीशस्ततो मुक्तस्तत्रापि ब्राह्मणस्त्वया
niṣādadeśasvādena devaṃ brūsmāniditam? / viṣādīśastato muktastatrāpi brāhmaṇastvayā
By the taste of the land of the Niṣādas ... the god ... ; thereupon the lord of the poison-eaters was released, and there too a brahmin (was spared) by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.22
वटारोहिणवृक्षस्य योजनानां शतायुता । शाखा भिन्ना त्वया यत्र वालखिल्याः समास्थिताः
vaṭārohiṇavṛkṣasya yojanānāṃ śatāyutā / śākhā bhinnā tvayā yatra vālakhilyāḥ samāsthitāḥ
Of the banyan tree Rohiṇa, a hundred thousand yojanas (in size), a branch was broken by you, where the Vālakhilyas were seated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.23
त्वया यत्नकृता कृत्वानखस्थौ गजकच्छपौ । नभस्पपिनिरालंबे सर्वतः परिवारितौ
tvayā yatnakṛtā kṛtvānakhasthau gajakacchapau / nabhaspapinirālaṃbe sarvataḥ parivāritau
By you, with effort, the elephant and the tortoise were set upon your claws, in the sky without support, encompassed on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.24
त्वया जिता रणे देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरोगमाः । आहृतं तत्पुरा सोमं वाह्निं निर्वाप्य काश्यपे
tvayā jitā raṇe devāḥ sarve śakrapurogamāḥ / āhṛtaṃ tatpurā somaṃ vāhniṃ nirvāpya kāśyape
By you the gods were conquered in battle, all of them led by Śakra; that soma was brought away then, when the fire had been quenched, to Kāśyapa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.25
नागौ दृष्टिविषौ कृत्वा रजसा तु विचक्षुषौ । तीक्ष्णाग्रेण न सा भङ्क्त्वाविक्रवेतौ मनोहतः?
nāgau dṛṣṭiviṣau kṛtvā rajasā tu vicakṣuṣau / tīkṣṇāgreṇa na sā bhaṅktvāvikravetau manohataḥ?
Having made the two serpents, whose very glance is poison, blind with dust ... having broken (it) with the sharp point, the two ... , stricken in mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.26
आहृत्यापि त्वया सोमं नीतमेव न भक्तितः । तेन विष्णोर्ध्वजस्थानं वाहनत्वं गतो ह्यसि
āhṛtyāpi tvayā somaṃ nītameva na bhaktitaḥ / tena viṣṇordhvajasthānaṃ vāhanatvaṃ gato hyasi
Even having fetched the soma, it was only carried (to them) by you, not out of devotion; by that you attained the place on Viṣṇu's banner and the state of being his vehicle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.27
त्वया निः क्षिप्य दर्भेषु सोमं नागाश्च वञ्चिताः । जहार चामृतं पात्रं शीघ्रं वै ब्रह्मसूदन
tvayā niḥ kṣipya darbheṣu somaṃ nāgāśca vañcitāḥ / jahāra cāmṛtaṃ pātraṃ śīghraṃ vai brahmasūdana
By you the soma was set down upon the darbha grasses and the serpents were tricked; and he swiftly carried off the vessel of amṛta, O destroyer (of foes) at Brahmā's (bidding).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.28
यत्र जिह्वाद्विधाभूताः पन्नगानां द्विजोत्तम । विनता मोचिता दास्यात्कद्वा पूर्वजिता रणे
yatra jihvādvidhābhūtāḥ pannagānāṃ dvijottama / vinatā mocitā dāsyātkadvā pūrvajitā raṇe
Whereby the tongues of the serpents became split in two, O best of the twice-born; Vinatā was freed from servitude, Kadrū having earlier been defeated in the contest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.29
उच्चैः श्रवाः स किंवर्णः शुक्ल इत्येव भाषते । कृष्णवर्णमहं मन्ये पूर्वदृष्टमुवाच ह
uccaiḥ śravāḥ sa kiṃvarṇaḥ śukla ityeva bhāṣate / kṛṣṇavarṇamahaṃ manye pūrvadṛṣṭamuvāca ha
"Of what colour is Uccaiḥśravas?" — the one says just "white"; "I hold it to be black in colour, as was seen before," said (the other).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.30
त्वया वज्रपहारेण पक्षमुक्तं पुरा स्वतः? । दधीचवज्रशक्राणां मातुरर्थाय नान्यथा
tvayā vajrapahāreṇa pakṣamuktaṃ purā svataḥ? / dadhīcavajraśakrāṇāṃ māturarthāya nānyathā
Formerly a wing was given up by you of your own accord under the blow of the thunderbolt — the thunderbolt of Dadhīca and of Śakra — for your mother's sake, and for no other reason.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.31
तस्य पक्षस्य देवेन्द्रो यदानीतं हि दृष्टवान् । तदा तव सुपर्णोति नाम स्थानं जगत्त्रये
tasya pakṣasya devendro yadānītaṃ hi dṛṣṭavān / tadā tava suparṇoti nāma sthānaṃ jagattraye
When the lord of the gods saw that wing brought (down), then your name became "Suparṇa" (Fair-winged), and your station (was fixed) in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 240.32
ध्यानमात्राद्विनश्येत्तु विषं स्थावरजङ्गमम् । पठेद्वा शृणुयाद्यश्च भुक्तिं मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्
dhyānamātrādvinaśyettu viṣaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam / paṭhedvā śṛṇuyādyaśca bhuktiṃ muktimavāpnuyāt
By mere meditation (on him) poison is destroyed, whether of plants or of moving creatures; and whoever recites or hears (this) will obtain enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.33
सूत उवाच । वसुराजो गारुडं वै श्रुत्वा सर्वमवाप्तवान् । गरुडो भगवान्विष्णुध्यांयन्सर्ववाप्तवान्
sūta uvāca / vasurājo gāruḍaṃ vai śrutvā sarvamavāptavān / garuḍo bhagavānviṣṇudhyāṃyansarvavāptavān
Sūta said: King Vasu, having heard the Gāruḍa (Purāṇa), obtained everything; and Garuḍa, meditating on Lord Viṣṇu, obtained everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.34
तदुक्तं गारुडं पुण्यं पुराणं यः पठेन्नरः । सर्वकाममवाप्याथ प्राप्नोति परमां गतिम्
taduktaṃ gāruḍaṃ puṇyaṃ purāṇaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ / sarvakāmamavāpyātha prāpnoti paramāṃ gatim
The man who recites that meritorious Gāruḍa Purāṇa which has been declared obtains every desire and then attains the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.35
श्लोकपादं पठित्वा च सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत् । यस्येदं वर्तते गेह तस्य सर्वं भवेदिह
ślokapādaṃ paṭhitvā ca sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet / yasyedaṃ vartate geha tasya sarvaṃ bhavediha
And by reciting a quarter of a verse there comes about the destruction of all sins; in whosever house this (text) abides, for him everything comes to be here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.36
गारुडं यस्य हस्ते तु तस्य हस्तगतो नयः । यः पठेच्छृणुयादेतद्भुक्तिं मुक्तिं समाप्नुयात्
gāruḍaṃ yasya haste tu tasya hastagato nayaḥ / yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādetadbhuktiṃ muktiṃ samāpnuyāt
He in whose hand the Gāruḍa is, in his hand is (right) conduct; whoever recites or hears this attains enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.37
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च प्राप्नुयाच्छ्रवणादितः । पुत्रार्थो लभते पुत्रान् कामार्थो काममाप्नुयात्
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṃśca prāpnuyācchravaṇāditaḥ / putrārtho labhate putrān kāmārtho kāmamāpnuyāt
And from hearing it one would obtain dharma, wealth, pleasure, and liberation; one who wants a son gets sons, one who wants pleasure obtains pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.38
विद्यार्थो लभते विद्यां जयार्थो लभते जयम् । ब्रह्महत्यादिना पापी पापशुद्धिमवाप्नुयात्
vidyārtho labhate vidyāṃ jayārtho labhate jayam / brahmahatyādinā pāpī pāpaśuddhimavāpnuyāt
One who wants knowledge gets knowledge, one who wants victory gets victory; a sinner (guilty) of brahmin-murder and the like obtains purification from sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.39
वन्ध्यापि लभते पुत्त्रं कन्या विन्दति सत्पतिम् । क्षेमार्थो लभते क्षेमं बोगार्थो बोगमाप्नुयात्
vandhyāpi labhate puttraṃ kanyā vindati satpatim / kṣemārtho labhate kṣemaṃ bogārtho bogamāpnuyāt
Even a barren woman gets a son, a maiden finds a good husband; one who wants safety gets safety, one who wants enjoyment obtains enjoyment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.40
मङ्गलार्थो मङ्गलानि गुणार्थो गुणमाप्नुयात् । काव्यार्थो च कवित्वं च सारार्थो सारमाप्नुयात्
maṅgalārtho maṅgalāni guṇārtho guṇamāpnuyāt / kāvyārtho ca kavitvaṃ ca sārārtho sāramāpnuyāt
One who wants auspiciousness (gets) auspicious things, one who wants virtue obtains virtue; one who wants poetry (obtains) poetic skill, and one who wants the essence obtains the essence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.41
ज्ञानार्थो लभते ज्ञानं सर्वसंसारमर्दनम् । इदं स्वस्त्ययनं धन्यं गारुडं गरुडेरितम्
jñānārtho labhate jñānaṃ sarvasaṃsāramardanam / idaṃ svastyayanaṃ dhanyaṃ gāruḍaṃ garuḍeritam
One who wants knowledge gets knowledge that crushes all transmigration. This Gāruḍa, uttered by Garuḍa, is a blessed means of well-being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.42
नाकाले मरणं तस्य श्लोकमेकं तु यः पठेत् । श्लोकार्धपठनादस्य दुष्टशत्रुक्षयो ध्रुवम्
nākāle maraṇaṃ tasya ślokamekaṃ tu yaḥ paṭhet / ślokārdhapaṭhanādasya duṣṭaśatrukṣayo dhruvam
There is no untimely death for him who recites even a single verse (of it); from reciting half a verse the destruction of his wicked enemies is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 240.43
सूताच्छ्रुत्वा शौनकस्तुनौमिषे मुनिभिः क्रतौ । अहं ब्रहेति संध्यायन्मुक्तोभूद्गरुडध्वजात्
sūtācchrutvā śaunakastunaumiṣe munibhiḥ kratau / ahaṃ braheti saṃdhyāyanmuktobhūdgaruḍadhvajāt
Having heard (this) from the Sūta, Śaunaka, at the sacrifice in Naimiṣa together with the sages, praised (him); and meditating "I am Brahman," he was liberated by (Viṣṇu) whose banner is Garuḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain