Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 31
GaP 1 31.1
श्री गरुडमहापुराणम्- ३१ रुद्र उवाच । भूय एवं जगन्नाथ पूजां कथय मे प्रभो । यया तरेयं संसारसागरं ह्यतिदुस्तरम्
śrī garuḍamahāpurāṇam- 31 rudra uvāca / bhūya evaṃ jagannātha pūjāṃ kathaya me prabho / yayā tareyaṃ saṃsārasāgaraṃ hyatidustaram
Śrī Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 31. Rudra said: Again, O Lord of the world, tell me of worship, O master, by which I may cross the ocean of saṃsāra, so very hard to cross.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.2
हरिरुवाच । अर्चनं विष्णुदेवस्य वक्ष्यामि वृषभध्वज । तच्छृणुष्व महाभाग भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं शुभम्
hariruvāca / arcanaṃ viṣṇudevasya vakṣyāmi vṛṣabhadhvaja / tacchṛṇuṣva mahābhāga bhuktimuktipradaṃ śubham
Hari said: I shall declare the worship of the god Viṣṇu, O bull-bannered one; hear it, O greatly fortunate one — it is auspicious and grants enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.3
कृत्वा स्नानं ततः सन्ध्यां ततो यागगृहं व्रजेत् । प्रक्षाल्य पाणी पादौ च आचम्य च विशेषतः
kṛtvā snānaṃ tataḥ sandhyāṃ tato yāgagṛhaṃ vrajet / prakṣālya pāṇī pādau ca ācamya ca viśeṣataḥ
Having performed the bath and then the twilight rite, he should go to the sacrificial house; having washed his hands and feet and sipped water in the prescribed manner,
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GaP 1 31.4
मूलमन्त्रं समस्तं तु हस्तयोर्व्यापकं न्यसेत् । मूलमन्त्रं च देवस्य शृणु रुद्र वदामि ते
mūlamantraṃ samastaṃ tu hastayorvyāpakaṃ nyaset / mūlamantraṃ ca devasya śṛṇu rudra vadāmi te
he should place the whole root-mantra pervadingly upon his two hands. And hear, O Rudra, the root-mantra of the god; I tell it to you:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.5
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीधराय विष्णवे नमः । अयं मन्त्रः सुरेशस्य विष्णोरीशस्य वाचकः
oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ śrīdharāya viṣṇave namaḥ / ayaṃ mantraḥ sureśasya viṣṇorīśasya vācakaḥ
Oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ, homage to Śrīdhara, to Viṣṇu. This mantra denotes Viṣṇu, the lord of the gods, the ruler.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.6
सर्वव्याधिहरश्चैव सर्वग्रहहरस्तथा । सर्वपापहरश्चैव बुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकः
sarvavyādhiharaścaiva sarvagrahaharastathā / sarvapāpaharaścaiva buktimuktipradāyakaḥ
And it removes all diseases, and likewise removes all (baleful) planets, and removes all sins, and grants enjoyment and liberation.
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GaP 1 31.7
अङ्गन्यासं ततः कुय्यान्देभिर्मन्त्रौर्विचक्षणः । ॐ हां हृदयाय नमः । ॐ हीं शिरसे स्वाहा । ॐ हूं शिखायै वषट् । ॐ हैं कवचाय हुं । ॐ हौं नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट् । ॐ हः अस्त्राय फट्
aṅganyāsaṃ tataḥ kuyyāndebhirmantraurvicakṣaṇaḥ / oṃ hāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ / oṃ hīṃ śirase svāhā / oṃ hūṃ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ / oṃ haiṃ kavacāya huṃ / oṃ hauṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ / oṃ haḥ astrāya phaṭ
Then the discerning one should perform the placing (of the mantras) upon the limbs with these mantras: Oṃ hāṃ, homage to the heart; Oṃ hīṃ, svāhā to the head; Oṃ hūṃ, vaṣaṭ to the crest-lock; Oṃ haiṃ, huṃ to the armour; Oṃ hauṃ, vauṣaṭ to the three eyes; Oṃ haḥ, phaṭ to the weapon.
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GaP 1 31.8
इति मन्त्रः समाख्यातो मया ते प्रभविष्णुना । न्यासं कृत्वात्मनो मुद्रां दर्शयेद्विजितात्मवान्
iti mantraḥ samākhyāto mayā te prabhaviṣṇunā / nyāsaṃ kṛtvātmano mudrāṃ darśayedvijitātmavān
Thus the mantra has been declared to you by me, the mighty Viṣṇu. Having made the placement (of mantras) upon himself, the self-controlled one should display the hand-gesture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.9
ततो ध्यायेत्परं विष्णु त्दृत्कोटरसमाश्रितम् । शङ्खचक्रसमायुक्तं कुन्देन्दुधवलं हरिम्
tato dhyāyetparaṃ viṣṇu tdṛtkoṭarasamāśritam / śaṅkhacakrasamāyuktaṃ kundendudhavalaṃ harim
Then he should meditate on the supreme Viṣṇu resting in the hollow of his own heart, Hari, joined with conch and discus, white as jasmine and the moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.10
श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभयुतं वनमालासमन्वितम् । रत्नहारकिरीटेन संयुक्तं परमेश्वरम्
śrīvatsakaustubhayutaṃ vanamālāsamanvitam / ratnahārakirīṭena saṃyuktaṃ parameśvaram
(He should meditate on) the Supreme Lord endowed with the śrīvatsa mark and the Kaustubha (Kaustubha) jewel, furnished with a forest-garland, and joined with a jewelled necklace and diadem.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.11
अहं विष्णुरिति ध्यात्वा कृत्वा वै शोधनादिकम् । यं क्षैं रमिति बीजैश्च कठिनी कृत्य नामभिः
ahaṃ viṣṇuriti dhyātvā kṛtvā vai śodhanādikam / yaṃ kṣaiṃ ramiti bījaiśca kaṭhinī kṛtya nāmabhiḥ
Having meditated "I am Viṣṇu," and having performed the purification and the rest, and having made (it) firm with the seed-syllables yaṃ, kṣaiṃ, raṃ and with the names,
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GaP 1 31.12
अण्डमुत्पाद्य च ततः प्रणवेनैव भेदयेत् । तत्र पूर्वोक्तरूपं तु भावयित्वा वृषध्वज
aṇḍamutpādya ca tataḥ praṇavenaiva bhedayet / tatra pūrvoktarūpaṃ tu bhāvayitvā vṛṣadhvaja
And then, having produced an egg, he should split it with the praṇava (oṃ) alone; and there, O bull-bannered one, having brought into being the form previously described,
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GaP 1 31.13
आत्मपूजां ततः कुर्याद्रन्धपुष्पादिभिः शुभैः । आवाह्य पूजयेत्सर्वा देवता आसनस्य याः
ātmapūjāṃ tataḥ kuryādrandhapuṣpādibhiḥ śubhaiḥ / āvāhya pūjayetsarvā devatā āsanasya yāḥ
Then he should perform the worship of the self with auspicious flowers of the (heart's) cavity and so forth; having invoked (them), he should worship all the deities that belong to the seat,
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GaP 1 31.14
मन्त्रैरेभिर्महादेव तन्मन्त्रं शृणु शङ्कर । विष्णवासनदेवता आगच्छत
mantrairebhirmahādeva tanmantraṃ śṛṇu śaṅkara / viṣṇavāsanadevatā āgacchata
—with these mantras, O Mahādeva; hear that mantra, O Śaṅkara: "O deities of Viṣṇu's seat, come!"
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GaP 1 31.15
ॐ समस्तपरिवारायाच्युताय नमः । ॐ धात्रे नमः । ॐ विधात्रे नमः । ॐ गङ्गायै नमः । ॐ यमुनायै नमः । ॐ शङ्खनिधये नमः । ॐ पद्मनिधये नमः । ॐ चण्डाय नमः । ॐ प्रचण्डाय नमः । ॐ द्वारश्रियै नमः । ॐ आधारशक्त्यै नमः । ॐ कूर्ंमाय नमः । ॐ अनन्ताय नमः । ॐ श्रियै नमः । ॐ धर्ंमाय नमः । ॐ ज्ञानाय नमः । ॐ वैराग्याय नमः । ॐ ऐश्वर्याय नमः । ॐ अधर्ंमाय नमः । ॐ अज्ञानाय नमः । ॐ अवैराग्याय नमः । ॐ अनैश्वर्याय नमः । ॐसं सत्त्वाय नमः । ॐ रं रजसे नमः । ॐ तं तमसे नमः । ॐ कं कन्दाय नमः । ॐ नं नालाय नमः । ॐ लां पद्माय नमः । ॐ अं अर्कमण्डलाय नमः । ॐ स्ॐ सोममण्डलाय नमः । ॐ वं वह्निमण्डलाय नमः । ॐ विमलायै नमः । ॐ उत्कर्षिण्यै नमः । ॐ ज्ञानायै नमः । ॐ क्रियायै नमः । ॐ योगायै नमः । ॐ प्रह्व्यै नमः । ॐ सत्यायै नमः । ॐ ईशानायै नमः । ॐ अनुग्रहायै नमः
oṃ samastaparivārāyācyutāya namaḥ / oṃ dhātre namaḥ / oṃ vidhātre namaḥ / oṃ gaṅgāyai namaḥ / oṃ yamunāyai namaḥ / oṃ śaṅkhanidhaye namaḥ / oṃ padmanidhaye namaḥ / oṃ caṇḍāya namaḥ / oṃ pracaṇḍāya namaḥ / oṃ dvāraśriyai namaḥ / oṃ ādhāraśaktyai namaḥ / oṃ kūrṃmāya namaḥ / oṃ anantāya namaḥ / oṃ śriyai namaḥ / oṃ dharṃmāya namaḥ / oṃ jñānāya namaḥ / oṃ vairāgyāya namaḥ / oṃ aiśvaryāya namaḥ / oṃ adharṃmāya namaḥ / oṃ ajñānāya namaḥ / oṃ avairāgyāya namaḥ / oṃ anaiśvaryāya namaḥ / oṃsaṃ sattvāya namaḥ / oṃ raṃ rajase namaḥ / oṃ taṃ tamase namaḥ / oṃ kaṃ kandāya namaḥ / oṃ naṃ nālāya namaḥ / oṃ lāṃ padmāya namaḥ / oṃ aṃ arkamaṇḍalāya namaḥ / oṃ soṃ somamaṇḍalāya namaḥ / oṃ vaṃ vahnimaṇḍalāya namaḥ / oṃ vimalāyai namaḥ / oṃ utkarṣiṇyai namaḥ / oṃ jñānāyai namaḥ / oṃ kriyāyai namaḥ / oṃ yogāyai namaḥ / oṃ prahvyai namaḥ / oṃ satyāyai namaḥ / oṃ īśānāyai namaḥ / oṃ anugrahāyai namaḥ
Oṃ, homage to Acyuta together with all his retinue. Oṃ, homage to Dhātṛ. Oṃ, homage to Vidhātṛ. Oṃ, homage to Gaṅgā. Oṃ, homage to Yamunā. Oṃ, homage to the conch-treasure. Oṃ, homage to the lotus-treasure. Oṃ, homage to Caṇḍa. Oṃ, homage to Pracaṇḍa. Oṃ, homage to the Splendour of the Doorway. Oṃ, homage to the Supporting Power. Oṃ, homage to the Tortoise. Oṃ, homage to Ananta. Oṃ, homage to Śrī. Oṃ, homage to Dharma. Oṃ, homage to Knowledge. Oṃ, homage to Dispassion. Oṃ, homage to Sovereignty. Oṃ, homage to Unrighteousness. Oṃ, homage to Ignorance. Oṃ, homage to Non-dispassion. Oṃ, homage to Non-sovereignty. Oṃ saṃ, homage to sattva. Oṃ raṃ, homage to rajas. Oṃ taṃ, homage to tamas. Oṃ kaṃ, homage to the bulb (of the lotus). Oṃ naṃ, homage to the stalk. Oṃ lāṃ, homage to the lotus. Oṃ aṃ, homage to the orb of the sun. Oṃ soṃ, homage to the orb of the moon. Oṃ vaṃ, homage to the orb of fire. Oṃ, homage to Vimalā. Oṃ, homage to Utkarṣiṇī. Oṃ, homage to Jñānā. Oṃ, homage to Kriyā. Oṃ, homage to Yogā. Oṃ, homage to Prahvī. Oṃ, homage to Satyā. Oṃ, homage to Īśānā. Oṃ, homage to Anugrahā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.16
गन्धपुष्पादिभिस्त्वेतैर्मन्त्रैरेतास्तु पूजयेत् । पूजयित्वा ततो विष्णुं सृष्टिसंहारकारिणम्
gandhapuṣpādibhistvetairmantrairetāstu pūjayet / pūjayitvā tato viṣṇuṃ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāriṇam
With these mantras he should worship these (deities) with perfumes, flowers and the rest; and then, having worshipped Viṣṇu, the maker of creation and destruction,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.17
आवाह्य मण्डले रुद्र पूजयेत्प रमेश्वरम् । अनेन विधिना रुद्र सर्वपापहरं परम्
āvāhya maṇḍale rudra pūjayetpa rameśvaram / anena vidhinā rudra sarvapāpaharaṃ param
having invoked (him) in the maṇḍala, O Rudra, he should worship the Supreme Lord; by this rule, O Rudra, (he worships) the supreme remover of all sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.18
यथात्मनि तथा देवे न्यासं कुर्वीत चादितः । मुद्रां प्रदर्शयेत्पश्चादर्घ्यादीनर्पयेत्ततः
yathātmani tathā deve nyāsaṃ kurvīta cāditaḥ / mudrāṃ pradarśayetpaścādarghyādīnarpayettataḥ
As upon himself, so upon the god he should make the placement (of mantras) at the outset; afterwards he should display the hand-gesture, and then offer the water-offering and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.19
स्नानां कुर्यात्ततो वस्त्रं दद्यादाचमनं ततः । गन्धपुष्पं तथा धूपं दीपं दद्याच्चरुं ततः
snānāṃ kuryāttato vastraṃ dadyādācamanaṃ tataḥ / gandhapuṣpaṃ tathā dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ dadyāccaruṃ tataḥ
Then he should perform the bathing; he should give a garment, then water for rinsing the mouth; then perfume and flowers, likewise incense and a lamp, and then the oblation-food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.20
प्रदक्षिणं ततो जप्यं ततस्तस्मिन्सर्पयेत् । अङ्गादीनां स्वमन्त्रैश्च पूजां कुर्वीत साधकः
pradakṣiṇaṃ tato japyaṃ tatastasminsarpayet / aṅgādīnāṃ svamantraiśca pūjāṃ kurvīta sādhakaḥ
Then circumambulation, then the muttering of the mantra, and then he should offer (it) into that (fire/image); and the practitioner should perform the worship of the limbs and the rest with their own mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 31.21
देवस्य मूलमन्त्रेणेत्येवं विद्धि वृषध्वज । मन्त्राञ्छृणु त्रिनेत्र त्वं कथ्यमानान्मयाधुना
devasya mūlamantreṇetyevaṃ viddhi vṛṣadhvaja / mantrāñchṛṇu trinetra tvaṃ kathyamānānmayādhunā
Know it thus, O bull-bannered one: (this is done) with the root-mantra of the god. O three-eyed one, hear the mantras now being told by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.22
ॐ हां हृदयाय नमः । ॐ हीं शिरसे नमः । ॐ हूं शिखायै नमः । ॐ हैं कवचाय नमः । ॐ हौं नेत्रत्रयाय नमः । ॐ हः अस्त्राय नमः । ॐ श्रियै नमः । ॐ शङ्काय नमः । ॐ पद्माय नमः । ॐ चक्राय नमः । ॐ गदायैनमः । ॐ श्रीवत्साय नमः । ॐ कौस्तुभाय नमः । ॐ वनमालायै नमः । ॐ पीताम्बराय नमः । ॐ खड्गाय नमः । ॐ मुसलाय नमः । ॐ पाशाय नमः । ॐ अङ्कुशाय नमः । शार्ङ्गाय नमः । ॐ शराय नमः । ॐ ब्रह्मणे नमः । ॐ नारादाय नमः । ॐ पूर्वसिद्धेभ्यो नमः । ॐ भागवतेभ्यो नमः । ॐ गुरुभ्यो नमः । ॐ परमगुरुभ्यो नमः । ॐ इन्द्राय सुराधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः । ॐ अग्नये तेजो ऽधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः । ॐ यमाय प्रेताधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः । ॐ निरृतये रक्षो ऽधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः । ॐ वरुणाय जलाधिपतये सवादनपरिवाराय नमः । ॐ वायवे प्राणाधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः । ॐ सोमाय नक्षत्राधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः । ॐ ईशानाय विद्याधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः । ॐ अनन्ताय नागाधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः । ॐ ब्रह्मणे लोकाधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः । ॐ वज्राय हुं फट् नमः । ॐ शक्त्यै हुं फट् नमः । ॐ दण्डाय हुं फट् नमः । ॐ खड्गाय हुं फट् नमः । ॐ पाशाय हुं फट् नमः । ॐ ध्वजाय हुं फट् नमः । ॐ गदायै हुं फट् नमः । ॐ त्रिशूलाय हुं फट् नमः । ॐ चक्राय हुं फट् नमः । ॐ पद्माय हुं फट् नमः । ॐ वैं विष्वक्सेनाय नमः
oṃ hāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ / oṃ hīṃ śirase namaḥ / oṃ hūṃ śikhāyai namaḥ / oṃ haiṃ kavacāya namaḥ / oṃ hauṃ netratrayāya namaḥ / oṃ haḥ astrāya namaḥ / oṃ śriyai namaḥ / oṃ śaṅkāya namaḥ / oṃ padmāya namaḥ / oṃ cakrāya namaḥ / oṃ gadāyainamaḥ / oṃ śrīvatsāya namaḥ / oṃ kaustubhāya namaḥ / oṃ vanamālāyai namaḥ / oṃ pītāmbarāya namaḥ / oṃ khaḍgāya namaḥ / oṃ musalāya namaḥ / oṃ pāśāya namaḥ / oṃ aṅkuśāya namaḥ / śārṅgāya namaḥ / oṃ śarāya namaḥ / oṃ brahmaṇe namaḥ / oṃ nārādāya namaḥ / oṃ pūrvasiddhebhyo namaḥ / oṃ bhāgavatebhyo namaḥ / oṃ gurubhyo namaḥ / oṃ paramagurubhyo namaḥ / oṃ indrāya surādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ agnaye tejo 'dhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ yamāya pretādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ nirṛtaye rakṣo 'dhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ varuṇāya jalādhipataye savādanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ vāyave prāṇādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ somāya nakṣatrādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ īśānāya vidyādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ anantāya nāgādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ brahmaṇe lokādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ vajrāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ śaktyai huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ daṇḍāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ khaḍgāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ pāśāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ dhvajāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ gadāyai huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ triśūlāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ cakrāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ padmāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ vaiṃ viṣvaksenāya namaḥ
Oṃ hāṃ, homage to the heart. Oṃ hīṃ, homage to the head. Oṃ hūṃ, homage to the crest-lock. Oṃ haiṃ, homage to the armour. Oṃ hauṃ, homage to the three eyes. Oṃ haḥ, homage to the weapon. Oṃ, homage to Śrī. Oṃ, homage to the conch. Oṃ, homage to the lotus. Oṃ, homage to the discus. Oṃ, homage to the mace. Oṃ, homage to the śrīvatsa. Oṃ, homage to the Kaustubha jewel. Oṃ, homage to the forest-garland. Oṃ, homage to the yellow garment. Oṃ, homage to the sword. Oṃ, homage to the club. Oṃ, homage to the noose. Oṃ, homage to the goad. Homage to the Śārṅga bow. Oṃ, homage to the arrow. Oṃ, homage to Brahmā. Oṃ, homage to Nārada. Oṃ, homage to the earlier adepts. Oṃ, homage to the Bhāgavatas. Oṃ, homage to the teachers. Oṃ, homage to the supreme teachers. Oṃ, homage to Indra, lord of the gods, with his mount and retinue. Oṃ, homage to Agni, lord of fiery energy, with his mount and retinue. Oṃ, homage to Yama, lord of the departed, with his mount and retinue. Oṃ, homage to Nirṛti, lord of the demons, with his mount and retinue. Oṃ, homage to Varuṇa, lord of the waters, with his mount and retinue. Oṃ, homage to Vāyu, lord of the breaths, with his mount and retinue. Oṃ, homage to Soma, lord of the lunar mansions, with his mount and retinue. Oṃ, homage to Īśāna, lord of knowledge, with his mount and retinue. Oṃ, homage to Ananta, lord of the serpents, with his mount and retinue. Oṃ, homage to Brahmā, lord of the worlds, with his mount and retinue. Oṃ, huṃ phaṭ, homage to the thunderbolt. Oṃ, huṃ phaṭ, homage to the spear. Oṃ, huṃ phaṭ, homage to the staff. Oṃ, huṃ phaṭ, homage to the sword. Oṃ, huṃ phaṭ, homage to the noose. Oṃ, huṃ phaṭ, homage to the banner. Oṃ, huṃ phaṭ, homage to the mace. Oṃ, huṃ phaṭ, homage to the trident. Oṃ, huṃ phaṭ, homage to the discus. Oṃ, huṃ phaṭ, homage to the lotus. Oṃ vaiṃ, homage to Viṣvaksena.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.23
एभिमन्त्रैर्महादेव पूज्या अङ्गादयो नरैः । पूजयित्वा महात्मानं विष्णुं ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणम्
ebhimantrairmahādeva pūjyā aṅgādayo naraiḥ / pūjayitvā mahātmānaṃ viṣṇuṃ brahmasvarūpiṇam
With these mantras, O Mahādeva, the limbs and the rest are to be worshipped by men. Having worshipped the great-souled Viṣṇu, whose form is brahman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.24
स्तुवीत चानया स्तुत्या परमात्मानमव्ययम् । विष्णवे देवदेवाय नमो वै प्रभविष्णवे
stuvīta cānayā stutyā paramātmānamavyayam / viṣṇave devadevāya namo vai prabhaviṣṇave
he should praise the imperishable Supreme Self with this hymn of praise: "To Viṣṇu, god of gods, homage indeed, to the mighty Viṣṇu;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.25
विष्णवे वासुदेवाय नमः स्थितिकराय च । ग्रसिष्णवे नमश्चैव नमः प्रलयशायिने
viṣṇave vāsudevāya namaḥ sthitikarāya ca / grasiṣṇave namaścaiva namaḥ pralayaśāyine
to Viṣṇu, to Vāsudeva, homage, and to the maker of maintenance; homage to the devourer, and homage to him who sleeps at the dissolution;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.26
देवानां प्रभवे चैव यज्ञानां प्रभवे नमः । मुनीनां प्रभवे नित्यं यक्षाणां प्रभविष्णवे
devānāṃ prabhave caiva yajñānāṃ prabhave namaḥ / munīnāṃ prabhave nityaṃ yakṣāṇāṃ prabhaviṣṇave
to the lord of the gods, and homage to the lord of sacrifices; constantly to the lord of the sages, to the mighty lord of the yakṣas;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.27
जिष्णवे सर्वदेवानां सर्वगाय महात्मने । ब्रह्मेन्द्ररुद्रवन्द्याय सर्वेशाय नमोनमः
jiṣṇave sarvadevānāṃ sarvagāya mahātmane / brahmendrarudravandyāya sarveśāya namonamaḥ
To the victorious one among all the gods, to the all-pervading one, to the great-souled one; to him who is to be praised by Brahmā, Indra and Rudra, to the Lord of all, homage again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.28
सर्वलोकहितार्थाय लोकाध्यक्षाय वै नमः । सर्वगोप्त्रे सर्वकर्त्रे सर्वदुष्टविनाशिने
sarvalokahitārthāya lokādhyakṣāya vai namaḥ / sarvagoptre sarvakartre sarvaduṣṭavināśine
To him whose purpose is the welfare of all worlds, to the overseer of the worlds, homage indeed; to the protector of all, the maker of all, the destroyer of all the wicked—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.29
वरप्रदाय शान्ताय वरेण्याय नमोनमः । शरण्याय सुरूपाय धर्मकामार्थदायिने
varapradāya śāntāya vareṇyāya namonamaḥ / śaraṇyāya surūpāya dharmakāmārthadāyine
to the granter of boons, to the peaceful one, to the most excellent one, homage again and again; to him who is worthy of being taken as refuge, of fair form, the giver of dharma, pleasure and wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.30
स्तुत्वा ध्यायेत्स्वहृदये ब्रह्मरूपिणमव्ययम् । एलं तु पूजयेद्विष्णुं मूलमन्त्रेण शङ्कर
stutvā dhyāyetsvahṛdaye brahmarūpiṇamavyayam / elaṃ tu pūjayedviṣṇuṃ mūlamantreṇa śaṅkara
Having praised (him), one should meditate in one's own heart on the imperishable one whose form is brahman; and thus one should worship Viṣṇu with the root-mantra, O Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.31
मूलमन्त्रं जपेद्वापि यः स याति नरो हरिम् । एतत्ते कथितं रुद्र विष्णोरर्चनमुत्तमम्
mūlamantraṃ japedvāpi yaḥ sa yāti naro harim / etatte kathitaṃ rudra viṣṇorarcanamuttamam
Or he may mutter the root-mantra: that man goes to Hari. This has been told to you, O Rudra—the supreme worship of Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 31.32
रहस्यं परमं गुह्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं परम् । एतद्यश्च पठेद्विद्वान्विष्णुभक्तः पुमान्हर । शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेद्वापि विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
rahasyaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ param / etadyaśca paṭhedvidvānviṣṇubhaktaḥ pumānhara / śṛṇuyācchrāvayedvāpi viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
a secret, most excellent and hidden, supremely bestowing enjoyment and liberation. And the learned man, a devotee of Viṣṇu, who recites this, O Hara, or hears it or causes it to be heard, goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition