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Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 34

GaP 1 34.1

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ३४ रुद्र उवाच । पुनर्देवार्चनं ब्रूहि हृषीकेश गदाधर । शृण्वतो नास्ति तृप्तिर्मे गदतस्तव पूजनम्

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 34 rudra uvāca / punardevārcanaṃ brūhi hṛṣīkeśa gadādhara / śṛṇvato nāsti tṛptirme gadatastava pūjanam

The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 34. Rudra said: Tell again of the worship of the god, O Hṛṣīkeśa, bearer of the mace; there is no satiety for me as I listen to you speaking of your worship.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.2

हरिरुवाच । हयग्रीवस्य देवस्य पूजनं कथयामि ते । तच्छृणुष्व जगन्नाथो येन विष्णुः प्रतुष्यति

hariruvāca / hayagrīvasya devasya pūjanaṃ kathayāmi te / tacchṛṇuṣva jagannātho yena viṣṇuḥ pratuṣyati

Hari said: I shall tell you the worship of the god Hayagrīva; hear that, O lord of the world, by which Viṣṇu is well pleased.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.3

मूलमन्त्रं महादेव हयग्रीवस्य वाचकम् । प्रवक्ष्यामि परं पुण्यं तदादौ शृणु शङ्कर

mūlamantraṃ mahādeva hayagrīvasya vācakam / pravakṣyāmi paraṃ puṇyaṃ tadādau śṛṇu śaṅkara

O Mahādeva, I shall declare the root mantra that expresses Hayagrīva, supremely meritorious; hear that first, O Śaṅkara.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.4

ॐ सैं क्षैं शिरसे नमः इति प्रणवसंयुतः । अयं नवाक्षरोमन्त्रः सर्वविद्याप्रदायकः

oṃ saiṃ kṣaiṃ śirase namaḥ iti praṇavasaṃyutaḥ / ayaṃ navākṣaromantraḥ sarvavidyāpradāyakaḥ

"Oṃ saiṃ kṣaiṃ śirase namaḥ"—thus, joined with the praṇava (oṃ). This nine-syllable mantra bestows all knowledge.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.5

अस्याङ्गानि महादेव ताञ्छृणुष्व वृषध्वज । ॐ क्षां हृदयाय नमः । ॐ क्षीं शिरसे स्वाहाशिरः प्रोक्तं क्षूं वषट् तथा

asyāṅgāni mahādeva tāñchṛṇuṣva vṛṣadhvaja / oṃ kṣāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ / oṃ kṣīṃ śirase svāhāśiraḥ proktaṃ kṣūṃ vaṣaṭ tathā

Hear its limb-(mantras), O Mahādeva, O you whose banner is the bull: "Oṃ kṣāṃ to the heart, namaḥ"; "Oṃ kṣīṃ to the head, svāhā"—thus the head is declared; and likewise "kṣūṃ vaṣaṭ."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.6

ॐ कारयुक्ता देवस्य शिखा ज्ञेया वृषध्वज । ॐ क्षैं कवचाय हुं वै कवचं परिकीर्तितम्

oṃ kārayuktā devasya śikhā jñeyā vṛṣadhvaja / oṃ kṣaiṃ kavacāya huṃ vai kavacaṃ parikīrtitam

Joined with the syllable oṃ, it is to be known as the god's topknot (mantra), O you whose banner is the bull. "Oṃ kṣaiṃ to the armour, huṃ"—thus the armour is proclaimed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.9

ॐ क्षैं नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट् नेत्रं देवस्य कीर्तितम् । ॐ हः अस्त्राय फट् अस्त्रं देवस्य कीर्तितम् ॥ गर्प्_१,३४।७ ॥ पूजाविधिं प्रवक्ष्यामि नन्मे निगदतः शृणु आदौ स्नात्वा तथाचम्य ततो यागगृहं व्रजेत् ॥ गर्प्_१,३४।८ ॥ ततः प्रविश्य विधिवत्कुर्याद्वं शोषणादिकम् । यं क्षैं रमिति बीजैश्च कठिनीकृत्य लमिति

oṃ kṣaiṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ netraṃ devasya kīrtitam / oṃ haḥ astrāya phaṭ astraṃ devasya kīrtitam // garp_1,34.7 // pūjāvidhiṃ pravakṣyāmi nanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu ādau snātvā tathācamya tato yāgagṛhaṃ vrajet // garp_1,34.8 // tataḥ praviśya vidhivatkuryādvaṃ śoṣaṇādikam / yaṃ kṣaiṃ ramiti bījaiśca kaṭhinīkṛtya lamiti

"Oṃ kṣaiṃ to the three eyes, vauṣaṭ"—the god's eye (mantra) is declared. "Oṃ haḥ to the weapon, phaṭ"—the god's weapon (mantra) is declared. (34.7) I shall declare the rule of worship; listen to me as I speak. First, having bathed and sipped water, one should then go to the sacrificial house. (34.8) Then, having entered, one should duly perform the drying up (of the body) and the rest with "vaṃ"; and with the seed-syllables "yaṃ kṣaiṃ raṃ," having made (it) hardened with "laṃ"—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 34.10

अण्डमुत्पाद्य च ततः ॐ कारेणैव भेदयेत् । अण्डमध्ये हयग्रीवमात्मानं परिचिन्तयेत्

aṇḍamutpādya ca tataḥ oṃ kāreṇaiva bhedayet / aṇḍamadhye hayagrīvamātmānaṃ paricintayet

—and then, having produced the egg, one should split it with the syllable oṃ alone; in the middle of the egg one should meditate on oneself as Hayagrīva.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.11

शङ्खकुन्देन्दुधवलं मृणालरजतप्रभम् । गोक्षीरसदृशं तद्वत्सूर्यकोटिसमग्रभम् । शङ्खं चक्रं गदां पद्मं धारयन्तं चतुर्भुजम्

śaṅkhakundendudhavalaṃ mṛṇālarajataprabham / gokṣīrasadṛśaṃ tadvatsūryakoṭisamagrabham / śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ padmaṃ dhārayantaṃ caturbhujam

(He should meditate on him as) white as a conch, jasmine, or the moon, with the radiance of a lotus-stalk and of silver, like cow's milk, and likewise with a brilliance equal to ten million suns, four-armed, holding conch, discus, mace, and lotus;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.12

किरीटिनं कुण्डलिनं वनमालासमंन्वितम् । सुचक्रं सुकपोलं च षीताम्बरधरं विभुम्

kirīṭinaṃ kuṇḍalinaṃ vanamālāsamaṃnvitam / sucakraṃ sukapolaṃ ca ṣītāmbaradharaṃ vibhum

crowned, wearing earrings, adorned with a forest-garland, with a fine discus and fine cheeks, the mighty lord clad in white garments;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.13

भावयित्वा महात्मानं सर्वदेवैः समन्वितम् । अङ्गमन्त्रैस्ततो न्यासं मूलमन्त्रेण वै तथा

bhāvayitvā mahātmānaṃ sarvadevaiḥ samanvitam / aṅgamantraistato nyāsaṃ mūlamantreṇa vai tathā

having (thus) contemplated the great Self as accompanied by all the gods, then (he should perform) the placing (of the mantras) with the limb-mantras and likewise with the root mantra.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.14

ततश्च दर्शयेन्मुद्रां शङ्खपद्मादिकां शुभाम् । ध्यायेद्ध्यात्वार्चयेद्विष्णुं मूलमन्त्रेण शङ्कर

tataśca darśayenmudrāṃ śaṅkhapadmādikāṃ śubhām / dhyāyeddhyātvārcayedviṣṇuṃ mūlamantreṇa śaṅkara

And then he should display the auspicious hand-gestures, beginning with the conch and the lotus; he should meditate, and having meditated he should worship Viṣṇu with the root mantra, O Śaṅkara.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.15

ततश्चावाहयेद्रुद्र देवता आसनस्य याः । ॐ हयग्रीवासनस्य आगच्छत च देवताः

tataścāvāhayedrudra devatā āsanasya yāḥ / oṃ hayagrīvāsanasya āgacchata ca devatāḥ

And then, O Rudra, he should invoke the deities that belong to the seat: "Oṃ, come, you deities of Hayagrīva's seat!"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.16

आवाह्य मण्डले तास्तु पूजयेत्स्वस्तिकादिके । द्वारे धातुर्विधातुश्च पूजा कार्या वृषध्वज

āvāhya maṇḍale tāstu pūjayetsvastikādike / dvāre dhāturvidhātuśca pūjā kāryā vṛṣadhvaja

Having invoked them, he should worship them in the diagram, on the svastika and the rest; at the door the worship of Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ is to be performed, O you whose banner is the bull.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.17

समस्तपरिवाराय अच्युताय नम इति । अस्य मध्येर्ऽचनं कार्यं द्वारे गङ्गाञ्च पूजयेत्

samastaparivārāya acyutāya nama iti / asya madhyer'canaṃ kāryaṃ dvāre gaṅgāñca pūjayet

"Homage to Acyuta together with all his retinue"—with this, his worship is to be performed in the middle; and at the door one should worship Gaṅgā,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.18

यमुनां च महादेवीं शङ्खपद्मनिधी तथा । गरुडं पूजयेदग्रे मध्ये शक्तिञ्च पूजयेत्

yamunāṃ ca mahādevīṃ śaṅkhapadmanidhī tathā / garuḍaṃ pūjayedagre madhye śaktiñca pūjayet

and the great goddess Yamunā, and likewise the two treasures Śaṅkha and Padma; in front he should worship Garuḍa, and in the middle he should worship the Śakti

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.19

आधाराख्यां महादेव ततः कूर्मं समर्चयेत् । अनन्तं पृथिवीं पश्चाद्धर्मज्ञाने(नौ) ततो ऽचयेत्

ādhārākhyāṃ mahādeva tataḥ kūrmaṃ samarcayet / anantaṃ pṛthivīṃ paścāddharmajñāne(nau) tato 'cayet

(One should worship) her called Ādhāra (the Support), O Mahādeva; then one should worship the Tortoise; then Ananta and the Earth, and after that Dharma and Knowledge.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.20

वैराग्यमथ चैश्वर्यमाग्नेयादिषु पूजयेत् । अधर्माज्ञानावैराग्यानैश्रर्ग्यादींस्तु पूर्वतः

vairāgyamatha caiśvaryamāgneyādiṣu pūjayet / adharmājñānāvairāgyānaiśrargyādīṃstu pūrvataḥ

Then one should worship Detachment and Lordliness in the southeast and the rest; but Unrighteousness, Ignorance, Non-detachment, Non-lordliness and the rest in front (to the east).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.21

सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चैव मध्यदेशे ऽथ पूजयेत् । कन्दं नालं च पद्मं च मध्ये चैव प्रपूजयेत्

sattvaṃ rajastamaścaiva madhyadeśe 'tha pūjayet / kandaṃ nālaṃ ca padmaṃ ca madhye caiva prapūjayet

Then one should worship sattva, rajas and tamas in the middle region; and in the centre one should duly worship the bulb, the stalk and the lotus.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.22

अर्कसोमाग्निसंज्ञानां मण्डलानां हि पूजनम् । मध्यदेशे प्रकर्तव्यमिति रुद्र प्रकीर्तितम्

arkasomāgnisaṃjñānāṃ maṇḍalānāṃ hi pūjanam / madhyadeśe prakartavyamiti rudra prakīrtitam

The worship of the discs named of the sun, the moon and the fire is to be performed in the middle region — thus it is declared, O Rudra.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.23

विमलोत्कर्षिणी ज्ञाना क्रियायोगे वृषध्वज । प्रह्वी सत्या तथेशानानुग्रहौ शक्तयो ह्यमूः

vimalotkarṣiṇī jñānā kriyāyoge vṛṣadhvaja / prahvī satyā tatheśānānugrahau śaktayo hyamūḥ

Vimalā, Utkarṣiṇī, Jñānā, Kriyā, Yogā, O bull-bannered one, Prahvī, Satyā, and Īśānā and Anugrahā — these are the powers (śaktis).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.24

पूर्वादिषु च पत्रेषु पूज्याश्च विमलादयः । अनुग्रहा कर्णिकायां पूज्या श्रेयो ऽर्थिभिर्नरैः

pūrvādiṣu ca patreṣu pūjyāśca vimalādayaḥ / anugrahā karṇikāyāṃ pūjyā śreyo 'rthibhirnaraiḥ

And on the petals, beginning with the eastern one, Vimalā and the rest are to be worshipped; Anugrahā is to be worshipped on the pericarp by men who seek welfare.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.25

प्रणवाद्यैर्नमो ऽन्तैश्च चतुर्थ्यन्तैश्च नामभिः । मन्त्रैरेभिर्महादेव आसनं परिपूजयेत्

praṇavādyairnamo 'ntaiśca caturthyantaiśca nāmabhiḥ / mantrairebhirmahādeva āsanaṃ paripūjayet

With these mantras — the names preceded by the praṇava (om), ending in namaḥ, and put in the dative — one should worship the seat completely, O Mahādeva.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.26

स्नानगन्धप्रदानेन पुष्पधूपप्रदानतः । दीपनैवेद्यदानेन आसनस्यार्चनं शुभम्

snānagandhapradānena puṣpadhūpapradānataḥ / dīpanaivedyadānena āsanasyārcanaṃ śubham

By offering bathing and fragrance, by offering flowers and incense, by giving lamp and food-offering, the worship of the seat is auspicious.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.27

कर्तव्यं विधिनानेन इति ते हर कीर्तितम् । ततश्चावाहयेद्देवं हयग्रीवं सुरेश्वरम्

kartavyaṃ vidhinānena iti te hara kīrtitam / tataścāvāhayeddevaṃ hayagrīvaṃ sureśvaram

It is to be performed by this rule — thus it has been declared to you, O Hara. Then one should invoke the god Hayagrīva, the lord of the gods.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.28

वामनासापुटेनैव आगच्छन्तं विचिन्तयेत् । आगच्छतः प्रयोगेण मूलमन्त्रेण शङ्कर

vāmanāsāpuṭenaiva āgacchantaṃ vicintayet / āgacchataḥ prayogeṇa mūlamantreṇa śaṅkara

One should envisage him coming in through the left nostril; and as he comes, by the procedure, with the root-mantra, O Śaṅkara,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.29

आवाहनं प्रकर्तव्यं देवदेवस्य शङ्खिनः । आवाह्यमण्डले तस्य न्यासं कुर्यादतन्द्रितः

āvāhanaṃ prakartavyaṃ devadevasya śaṅkhinaḥ / āvāhyamaṇḍale tasya nyāsaṃ kuryādatandritaḥ

the invocation of the conch-bearing God of gods is to be performed; and, unwearied, one should make the placing (nyāsa) of him in the maṇḍala into which he is invoked.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.30

न्यासं कृत्वा च तत्रस्थं चिन्तयेत्परमेश्वरम् । हयग्रीवं महादेवं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्

nyāsaṃ kṛtvā ca tatrasthaṃ cintayetparameśvaram / hayagrīvaṃ mahādevaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam

And having made the placing, one should contemplate the Supreme Lord as present there — Hayagrīva, the great god, saluted by gods and demons,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.31

इन्द्रादिलोकपालैश्च संयुक्तं विष्णुमव्ययम् । द्यात्वा प्रदर्शयेन्मुद्राः शङ्खचक्रादिकाः शुभाः

indrādilokapālaiśca saṃyuktaṃ viṣṇumavyayam / dyātvā pradarśayenmudrāḥ śaṅkhacakrādikāḥ śubhāḥ

the imperishable Viṣṇu, joined by Indra and the other guardians of the quarters. Having meditated thus, one should display the auspicious hand-gestures of the conch, the discus and the rest.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.32

पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयानि ततो दद्याच्च विष्णवे । स्नापयेच्च ततो देवं पद्मनाभमनामयम्

pādyārghyācamanīyāni tato dadyācca viṣṇave / snāpayecca tato devaṃ padmanābhamanāmayam

Then one should give to Viṣṇu the water for the feet, the guest-offering, and the water for rinsing the mouth; and then one should bathe the god, the lotus-navelled, the flawless one.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.33

देवं संस्थाप्य विधिवद्वस्त्रं दद्याद्वृषध्वज । ततो ह्याचमनं दद्यादुपवीतं ततः शुभम्

devaṃ saṃsthāpya vidhivadvastraṃ dadyādvṛṣadhvaja / tato hyācamanaṃ dadyādupavītaṃ tataḥ śubham

Having set the god in place according to rule, one should give a garment, O bull-bannered one; then one should give water for rinsing the mouth, and then the auspicious sacred thread.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.34

ततश्च मण्डले रुद्र ध्यायेद्देवं परेश्वरम् । ध्यात्वा पाद्यादिकं भूयो दद्याद्देवाय शङ्कर

tataśca maṇḍale rudra dhyāyeddevaṃ pareśvaram / dhyātvā pādyādikaṃ bhūyo dadyāddevāya śaṅkara

And then, O Rudra, one should meditate on the god, the supreme lord, in the maṇḍala; having meditated, one should again give to the god the foot-water and the rest, O Śaṅkara.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.35

दद्याद्भैरवदेवाय मूलमन्त्रेण शङ्कर । ॐ क्षां हृदयाय नमः अनेन हृदयं यजेत्

dadyādbhairavadevāya mūlamantreṇa śaṅkara / oṃ kṣāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ anena hṛdayaṃ yajet

One should offer to the god Bhairava with the root-mantra, O Śaṅkara. "Oṃ kṣāṃ, homage to the heart" — with this one should worship the heart.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.36

ॐ क्षीं शिरसे नमश्च शिरसः पूजनं भवेत् । ॐ क्षूं शिखायै नमश्च शिखामेतेन पूजयेत्

oṃ kṣīṃ śirase namaśca śirasaḥ pūjanaṃ bhavet / oṃ kṣūṃ śikhāyai namaśca śikhāmetena pūjayet

"Oṃ kṣīṃ, homage to the head" — and (thus) the worship of the head takes place. "Oṃ kṣūṃ, homage to the crown-lock" — with this one should worship the crown-lock.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.37

ॐ क्षैं कवचाय नमः कवचं परिपूजयेत् । ॐ क्षैं नेत्राय नमश्च नेत्रं चानेन पूजयेत्

oṃ kṣaiṃ kavacāya namaḥ kavacaṃ paripūjayet / oṃ kṣaiṃ netrāya namaśca netraṃ cānena pūjayet

"Oṃ kṣaiṃ, homage to the armour" — one should worship the armour. "Oṃ kṣaiṃ, homage to the eye" — and with this one should worship the eye.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.38

ॐ क्षः अस्त्राय नम इति अस्त्रं चानेन पूजयेत् । हृदयं च शिरश्चैव शिखां च कवचं तथा

oṃ kṣaḥ astrāya nama iti astraṃ cānena pūjayet / hṛdayaṃ ca śiraścaiva śikhāṃ ca kavacaṃ tathā

"Oṃ kṣaḥ, homage to the weapon" — with this one should worship the weapon. The heart, the head, the crown-lock and likewise the armour —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.39

पूर्वादिषु प्रदेशेषु ह्येतास्तु परिपूजयेत् । कोणेष्वस्त्रं यजेद्रुद्र नेत्रं मध्यै प्रपूजयेत्

pūrvādiṣu pradeśeṣu hyetāstu paripūjayet / koṇeṣvastraṃ yajedrudra netraṃ madhyai prapūjayet

These (deities) one should worship in the eastern and the other quarters; in the corners, O Rudra, he should worship the weapon, and in the middle he should worship the eye.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 34.40

पूजयेत्परमां देवीं लक्ष्मीं लक्ष्मीप्रदां शुभाम् । शङ्खं पद्मं तथा चक्रं गदां पूर्वादितोर्ऽचयेत्

pūjayetparamāṃ devīṃ lakṣmīṃ lakṣmīpradāṃ śubhām / śaṅkhaṃ padmaṃ tathā cakraṃ gadāṃ pūrvāditor'cayet

He should worship the supreme Goddess Lakṣmī, the auspicious giver of prosperity; and he should worship the conch, the lotus, the discus and the mace, beginning from the east.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.41

खड्गं च मुसलं पाशमङ्कुशं सशरं धनुः । पूजयेत्पूर्वतो रुद्र एभिर्मन्त्रैः स्वनामकैः

khaḍgaṃ ca musalaṃ pāśamaṅkuśaṃ saśaraṃ dhanuḥ / pūjayetpūrvato rudra ebhirmantraiḥ svanāmakaiḥ

The sword, the club, the noose, the goad, the bow with its arrow — these he should worship beginning in the east, O Rudra, with these mantras made of their own names.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.42

श्रीवत्सं कौस्तुभं मालां तथा पीताम्बरं शुभम् । पूजयेत्पूर्वतो रुद्र शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्

śrīvatsaṃ kaustubhaṃ mālāṃ tathā pītāmbaraṃ śubham / pūjayetpūrvato rudra śaṅkhacakragadādharam

The śrīvatsa mark, the kaustubha (kaustubha/kaustubha gem), the garland, and the auspicious yellow garment — these he should worship in the east, O Rudra, (worshipping the god) who holds conch, discus and mace.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.43

ब्रह्माणं नारदं सिद्धं गुरुं परगुरुं तथा । गुरोश्च पादुके तद्वत्परमस्य गुरोस्तथा

brahmāṇaṃ nāradaṃ siddhaṃ guruṃ paraguruṃ tathā / gurośca pāduke tadvatparamasya gurostathā

(He should worship) Brahmā, Nārada, the Siddha, the teacher and the teacher's teacher, and likewise the sandals of the teacher, and likewise those of the supreme teacher.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.44

इन्द्रं सवाहनं चाथ परिवारयुतं तथा । अग्निं यमं निरृतिं च वरुणं वायुमेव च

indraṃ savāhanaṃ cātha parivārayutaṃ tathā / agniṃ yamaṃ nirṛtiṃ ca varuṇaṃ vāyumeva ca

And then Indra together with his mount and accompanied by his retinue, and Agni, Yama, Nirṛti, Varuṇa and Vāyu as well,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.45

सोममीशानमेवं वै ब्रह्माणं परिपूजयेत् । पूर्वादिकोर्ध्वपर्यन्तं पूजयेद्वृषभध्वज

somamīśānamevaṃ vai brahmāṇaṃ paripūjayet / pūrvādikordhvaparyantaṃ pūjayedvṛṣabhadhvaja

and Soma and Īśāna — thus indeed — and Brahmā he should worship fully; from the east up to the zenith he should worship (them), O bull-bannered one.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.46

वज्रं शक्तिं तथा दण्डं खङ्गं पाशं ध्वजं गदाम् । त्रिशूलं चक्रपद्मे च आयुधान्यथ पूजयेत्

vajraṃ śaktiṃ tathā daṇḍaṃ khaṅgaṃ pāśaṃ dhvajaṃ gadām / triśūlaṃ cakrapadme ca āyudhānyatha pūjayet

The thunderbolt, the spear, the staff, the sword, the noose, the banner, the mace, the trident, the discus and the lotus — these weapons he should then worship.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.47

विष्वक्सेनं ततो देवमैशान्यां दिशि पूजयेत् । एभिर्मन्त्रैर्नमो ऽन्तैश्च प्रणवाद्यैर्वृषध्वज

viṣvaksenaṃ tato devamaiśānyāṃ diśi pūjayet / ebhirmantrairnamo 'ntaiśca praṇavādyairvṛṣadhvaja

Then he should worship the god Viṣvaksena in the north-eastern direction, with these mantras beginning with the syllable oṃ and ending with 'namaḥ', O bull-bannered one.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.48

पूजा कार्या महादेव ह्यनन्तस्य वृषध्वज । देवस्य मूलमन्त्रेण पूजा कार्या वृषध्वज

pūjā kāryā mahādeva hyanantasya vṛṣadhvaja / devasya mūlamantreṇa pūjā kāryā vṛṣadhvaja

Worship is to be performed, O great god, for Ananta, O bull-bannered one; the god's worship is to be performed with the root mantra, O bull-bannered one.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.49

गन्धं पुष्पं तथा धूपं दीपं नैवेद्यमेव च । प्रदक्षिणं नमस्कारं जप्यं तस्मै समर्पयेत्

gandhaṃ puṣpaṃ tathā dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ naivedyameva ca / pradakṣiṇaṃ namaskāraṃ japyaṃ tasmai samarpayet

Fragrance, flower, and incense, lamp and food-offering as well, circumambulation, salutation, and recitation — these he should present to him.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.50

स्तुवीत चान्या स्तुत्या प्रणवाद्यैर्वृषध्वज । ॐ नमो हयशिरसे विद्याध्यक्षाय वै नमः

stuvīta cānyā stutyā praṇavādyairvṛṣadhvaja / oṃ namo hayaśirase vidyādhyakṣāya vai namaḥ

And he should praise (him) with another hymn of praise, (its mantras) beginning with oṃ, O bull-bannered one: Oṃ, homage to the Horse-headed one; homage indeed to the overseer of knowledge;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.51

नमो विद्यास्वरूपाय विद्यादात्रे नमोनमः । नमः शान्ताय देवाय त्रिगुणायात्मने नमः

namo vidyāsvarūpāya vidyādātre namonamaḥ / namaḥ śāntāya devāya triguṇāyātmane namaḥ

homage to him whose very form is knowledge, homage and homage to the giver of knowledge; homage to the peaceful god, homage to him of the three qualities, to the Self;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.52

सुरासुरनिहन्त्रे च सर्वदुष्टविनाशिने । सर्वलोकाधिपतये ब्रह्मरूपाय वै नमः

surāsuranihantre ca sarvaduṣṭavināśine / sarvalokādhipataye brahmarūpāya vai namaḥ

and to the slayer of gods and demons, to the destroyer of all the wicked, to the overlord of all worlds, to him whose form is Brahman — homage indeed;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.53

नमश्चेश्वरवन्द्याय शङ्कचक्रधारय च । नम आद्याय दान्ताय सर्वसत्त्वहिताय च

namaśceśvaravandyāya śaṅkacakradhāraya ca / nama ādyāya dāntāya sarvasattvahitāya ca

and homage to him who is worshipped by Īśvara, to the bearer of conch and discus; homage to the primordial one, to the self-controlled one, and to the benefactor of all beings;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.54

त्रिगुणायागुणायैव ब्रह्मविष्णुस्वरूपिणे । कर्त्रे हर्त्रे सुरेशाय सर्वगाय नमोनमः

triguṇāyāguṇāyaiva brahmaviṣṇusvarūpiṇe / kartre hartre sureśāya sarvagāya namonamaḥ

to him of the three qualities and to him without qualities, to him whose form is Brahmā and Viṣṇu, to the maker, to the destroyer, to the lord of the gods, to the all-pervading one — homage and homage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.55

इत्येवं संस्तवं कृत्वा देवदेवं विचिन्तयेत् । हृत्पद्मे विमले रुद्र शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्

ityevaṃ saṃstavaṃ kṛtvā devadevaṃ vicintayet / hṛtpadme vimale rudra śaṅkhacakragadādharam

Having thus made his hymn of praise, he should meditate on the god of gods, the bearer of conch, discus and mace, in the spotless lotus of the heart, O Rudra —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.56

सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशं सर्वावयवसुन्दरम् । हयग्रीवोमहीशेशं परमात्मानमव्ययम्

sūryakoṭipratīkāśaṃ sarvāvayavasundaram / hayagrīvomahīśeśaṃ paramātmānamavyayam

resembling ten million suns, beautiful in every limb, Hayagrīva, the lord of the lord of the earth, the supreme Self, imperishable.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 34.57

इति ते कथिता पूजा हयग्रीवस्य शङ्कर । यः पठेत्परया भक्त्या स गच्छेत्परमं पदम्

iti te kathitā pūjā hayagrīvasya śaṅkara / yaḥ paṭhetparayā bhaktyā sa gacchetparamaṃ padam

Thus the worship of Hayagrīva has been told to you, O Śaṅkara; whoever recites it with supreme devotion goes to the highest state.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition