Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 36

GaP 1 36.1

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ३६ हरिरुवाच । सन्ध्याविधिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु रुद्राघनाशनम् । प्राणायामत्रयं कृत्वा सन्ध्यास्नानमुपक्रमेत्

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 36 hariruvāca / sandhyāvidhiṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu rudrāghanāśanam / prāṇāyāmatrayaṃ kṛtvā sandhyāsnānamupakramet

The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, chapter 36. Hari said: I shall declare the rule of the twilight rite; hear it, O Rudra — it destroys sin. Having performed three breath-controls, one should begin the twilight bath.

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GaP 1 36.2

सप्रणवां सव्याहृतिं गायत्त्रीं शिरसा सह । त्रिः पठेदायतप्रणः प्राणायामः स उच्यते

sapraṇavāṃ savyāhṛtiṃ gāyattrīṃ śirasā saha / triḥ paṭhedāyatapraṇaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ sa ucyate

With the praṇava, with the vyāhṛtis, the Gāyatrī together with the 'head' (formula) — one should recite it three times with breath extended: that is called prāṇāyāma.

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GaP 1 36.3

मनोवाक्रायजं दोषं प्राणायामैर्दहेद्द्विजः । तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु प्राणायामपरो भवेत्

manovākrāyajaṃ doṣaṃ prāṇāyāmairdaheddvijaḥ / tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu prāṇāyāmaparo bhavet

The twice-born should burn up with breath-controls the fault born of mind, speech and body; therefore at all times he should be devoted to prāṇāyāma.

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GaP 1 36.4

सायमग्निश्च मेत्युक्ता प्रातः सूर्येत्यपः पिबेत् । आपः पुनन्तु मध्याह्ने उपस्पृश्य यथाविधि

sāyamagniśca metyuktā prātaḥ sūryetyapaḥ pibet / āpaḥ punantu madhyāhne upaspṛśya yathāvidhi

In the evening, having said 'agniśca ma...', in the morning 'sūrya...', he should drink the water; at midday 'āpaḥ punantu', having sipped according to rule.

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GaP 1 36.5

आपोहिष्ठेत्यृचा कुर्यान्मार्जनं तु कुशोदकैः । प्रणवेन तु संयुक्तं क्षिपेद्वारि पदेपदे

āpohiṣṭhetyṛcā kuryānmārjanaṃ tu kuśodakaiḥ / praṇavena tu saṃyuktaṃ kṣipedvāri padepade

With the verse 'āpo hi ṣṭhā' he should perform the sprinkling with kuśa-water; joined with the praṇava, he should throw the water at each word (of the verse).

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GaP 1 36.6

रजस्तमः स्वमोहोत्थाञ्जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तिजान् । वाङ्मनः कर्मजान्दोषान्नवैतान्नवभिर्दहेत्

rajastamaḥ svamohotthāñjāgratsvapnasuṣuptijān / vāṅmanaḥ karmajāndoṣānnavaitānnavabhirdahet

These nine faults — (those of) rajas and tamas, those arisen from one's own delusion, those born of waking, dream and deep sleep, those born of speech, mind and act — he should burn with the nine (sprinklings).

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GaP 1 36.7

समुद्धृत्योदकं पाणौ जप्त्वा च द्रुपदां क्षिपेत् । त्रिपडष्टौ द्वादशधा वर्तयेदघमर्पणम्

samuddhṛtyodakaṃ pāṇau japtvā ca drupadāṃ kṣipet / tripaḍaṣṭau dvādaśadhā vartayedaghamarpaṇam

Having taken up water in his hand and recited over it, he should throw it with the 'drupadā' (verse); he should repeat the sin-dispelling (aghamarṣaṇa) three, eight, or twelve times.

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GaP 1 36.8

उदुत्यञ्चित्रमित्याभ्यामुपतिष्ठेद्दिवाकरम् । दिवा रात्रौ च यत्पापं सर्वं नश्यति तत्क्षणात्

udutyañcitramityābhyāmupatiṣṭheddivākaram / divā rātrau ca yatpāpaṃ sarvaṃ naśyati tatkṣaṇāt

With the two (verses) 'ud u tyam' and 'citram' he should attend upon the sun-maker; whatever sin (was done) by day and by night, all of it perishes that very moment.

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GaP 1 36.9

पूर्वसंध्यां जपंस्तिष्ठेत्पश्चिमामुपविश्य च । महाव्याहृतिसंयुक्तां गायत्त्रीं प्रणवान्विताम्

pūrvasaṃdhyāṃ japaṃstiṣṭhetpaścimāmupaviśya ca / mahāvyāhṛtisaṃyuktāṃ gāyattrīṃ praṇavānvitām

He should stand while reciting the morning twilight (prayer), and be seated for the evening one — (reciting) the Gāyatrī joined with the great vyāhṛtis and accompanied by the praṇava.

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GaP 1 36.10

दशभिर्जन्मजनितं शतेन तु पुरा कृतम् । त्रियुगं तु सहस्रेण गायत्त्री हन्ति दुष्कृतम्

daśabhirjanmajanitaṃ śatena tu purā kṛtam / triyugaṃ tu sahasreṇa gāyattrī hanti duṣkṛtam

By ten (recitations) the Gāyatrī destroys the evil produced in (this) birth, by a hundred that done formerly, and by a thousand that of three ages.

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GaP 1 36.11

रक्ता भवति गायत्त्री सावित्री शुक्लवर्णिका । कृष्णा सरस्वती ज्ञेया संध्यात्रयमुदाहृतम्

raktā bhavati gāyattrī sāvitrī śuklavarṇikā / kṛṣṇā sarasvatī jñeyā saṃdhyātrayamudāhṛtam

Gāyatrī is red, Sāvitrī is white in colour, and Sarasvatī is to be known as black — thus the three (junctures of the) twilight worship are declared.

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GaP 1 36.12

ॐ भूर्विन्यस्य हृदये ॐ भुवः शिरसि न्यसेत् । ॐ स्वरिति शिखायां च गायत्त्र्याः प्रथमं पदम्

oṃ bhūrvinyasya hṛdaye oṃ bhuvaḥ śirasi nyaset / oṃ svariti śikhāyāṃ ca gāyattryāḥ prathamaṃ padam

Having placed "oṃ bhūḥ" on the heart, one should place "oṃ bhuvaḥ" on the head, and "oṃ svaḥ" on the crown-lock — (this is) the first foot of the Gāyatrī.

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GaP 1 36.13

विन्यसेत्कवचे विद्वान्द्वितीयं नेत्रयोर्न्यसेत् । तृतीयेनाङ्गविन्यासं चतुर्थं सर्वतो न्यसेत्

vinyasetkavace vidvāndvitīyaṃ netrayornyaset / tṛtīyenāṅgavinyāsaṃ caturthaṃ sarvato nyaset

The knowing one should place (it) on the armour(-part of the body); the second he should place on the two eyes; with the third (he should make) the placing on the limbs; the fourth he should place all over.

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GaP 1 36.14

संध्याकाले तु विन्यस्य जपेद्वै वेदमातरम् । शिवस्तस्यास्तु सर्वाह्ने प्राणायामपरं न्यसेत्

saṃdhyākāle tu vinyasya japedvai vedamātaram / śivastasyāstu sarvāhne prāṇāyāmaparaṃ nyaset

At the time of twilight worship, having performed the placing, one should recite the Mother of the Vedas; auspiciousness (śivaḥ) is hers throughout the day; afterwards one should perform breath-control.

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GaP 1 36.15

त्रिपदा या तु गायत्त्री ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरी । विनियोगमृषिच्छन्दो ज्ञात्वा तु जपमारभेत्

tripadā yā tu gāyattrī brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarī / viniyogamṛṣicchando jñātvā tu japamārabhet

The Gāyatrī which has three feet is Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara(-ī); having learnt the application, the seer and the metre, one should begin the recitation.

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GaP 1 36.16

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नुयात् । परोरजसि सावद्ॐ तुरीयपदमीरितम्

sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmalokamavāpnuyāt / parorajasi sāvadoṃ turīyapadamīritam

Freed from all sins, he would attain the world of Brahmā; "paro rajasi sāvadom" is declared to be the fourth foot.

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