Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 51
GaP 1 51.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ५१ ब्रह्मोवाच । अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि दानधर्ममनुत्तमम् । अर्थानामुचिते पात्रे श्रद्धया प्रतिपादनम्
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 51 brahmovāca / athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi dānadharmamanuttamam / arthānāmucite pātre śraddhayā pratipādanam
The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, chapter 51. Brahmā said: Now, next, I shall declare the unsurpassed duty of giving. (Giving is) the bestowing of goods with faith upon a worthy recipient.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.2
दानं तु कथितं तज्ज्ञैर्भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम् । न्यायेनोपार्जयेद्वित्तं दानभोगफलं च तत्
dānaṃ tu kathitaṃ tajjñairbhuktimuktiphalapradam / nyāyenopārjayedvittaṃ dānabhogaphalaṃ ca tat
Giving has been declared by those who know it to yield the fruits of enjoyment and liberation. One should acquire wealth by lawful means, and that (wealth) bears the fruit of giving and enjoyment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.3
अध्यापनं याजनं च वृत्तमाहुः प्रतिग्रहम् । कुसीदं कृषिवाणिज्यं क्षत्त्रवृत्तो ऽथ वर्जयेत्
adhyāpanaṃ yājanaṃ ca vṛttamāhuḥ pratigraham / kusīdaṃ kṛṣivāṇijyaṃ kṣattravṛtto 'tha varjayet
Teaching, officiating at sacrifices, and receiving gifts they call the (brahmin's) livelihood; lending at interest, agriculture and trade — and the kṣatriya's occupation — he should avoid.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.4
यद्दीयते तु पात्रेभ्यस्तद्दानं परिकीर्तितम् । नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यं विमलं दानमीरितम्
yaddīyate tu pātrebhyastaddānaṃ parikīrtitam / nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyaṃ vimalaṃ dānamīritam
What is given to worthy recipients is proclaimed to be a (proper) gift. Giving is said to be of four kinds: regular, occasional, desire-prompted, and pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.5
अहन्यहनि यत्किञ्चिद्दीयते ऽनुपकारिणे । अनुद्दिश्य फलं तस्माद्ब्राह्मणाय तु नित्यशः
ahanyahani yatkiñciddīyate 'nupakāriṇe / anuddiśya phalaṃ tasmādbrāhmaṇāya tu nityaśaḥ
Whatever is given day after day to one who renders no service in return, without aiming at a fruit from it, to a brahmin, always (— that is the regular gift).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.6
यत्तु पापोपशान्त्यै च दीयते विदुपां करे । नैमित्तिकं तदुद्दिष्टन्दानं सद्भिरनुष्ठितम्
yattu pāpopaśāntyai ca dīyate vidupāṃ kare / naimittikaṃ taduddiṣṭandānaṃ sadbhiranuṣṭhitam
But what is placed in the hand of the learned for the appeasement of sin — that is designated the occasional gift, practised by the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.7
अपत्यविजयैश्वर्यस्वर्गार्थं यत्प्रदीयते । दानं तत्काम्यमाख्यातमृषिभिर्धर्माचिन्तकैः
apatyavijayaiśvaryasvargārthaṃ yatpradīyate / dānaṃ tatkāmyamākhyātamṛṣibhirdharmācintakaiḥ
What is given for the sake of offspring, victory, sovereignty, or heaven — that gift is called desire-prompted by the seers who reflect on dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.8
ईश्वरप्रीणनार्थाय ब्रह्मावित्सुप्रदीयते । चेतसा सत्त्वयुक्तेन दानं तद्विमलं शिवम्
īśvaraprīṇanārthāya brahmāvitsupradīyate / cetasā sattvayuktena dānaṃ tadvimalaṃ śivam
What is given well to a knower of brahman for the sake of pleasing the Lord, with a mind possessed of goodness — that gift is pure and auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.9
इक्षुभिः सन्ततां भुमिं यवगोधूमशालिनीम् । ददाति वेदविदुषे स न भूयो ऽभिजायते
ikṣubhiḥ santatāṃ bhumiṃ yavagodhūmaśālinīm / dadāti vedaviduṣe sa na bhūyo 'bhijāyate
He who gives to a knower of the Veda land covered with sugarcane and rich in barley and wheat — he is not born again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.10
भूमिदानात्परं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति । विद्यां दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणाय ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
bhūmidānātparaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati / vidyāṃ dattvā brāhmaṇāya brahmaloke mahīyate
There has not been, nor will there be, a gift greater than the gift of land. Having given knowledge to a brahmin, one is honoured in the world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.11
दद्यादहरहस्तास्तु श्रद्धया ब्रह्मचारिणे । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मस्थानमवाप्नुयात्
dadyādaharahastāstu śraddhayā brahmacāriṇe / sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmasthānamavāpnuyāt
One should give them day after day with faith to a brahmacārin; freed from all sins, he would attain the station of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 51.12
वैशाख्यां पौर्णमास्यां तु ब्राह्मणान्सप्त पञ्च च । उपोष्याभ्यर्चयेद्विद्वान्मधुना तिलसर्पिषा
vaiśākhyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ tu brāhmaṇānsapta pañca ca / upoṣyābhyarcayedvidvānmadhunā tilasarpiṣā
But on the full-moon day of Vaiśākha the learned man, having fasted, should honour brahmins—seven, or five—with honey, sesame and clarified butter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.13
गन्धादिभिः समभ्यर्च्य वाचयेद्वा स्वयं वदेत् । प्रीयतां धर्मराजेति यथा मनसि वर्तते
gandhādibhiḥ samabhyarcya vācayedvā svayaṃ vadet / prīyatāṃ dharmarājeti yathā manasi vartate
Having worshipped (them) fully with fragrances and the rest, he should have (the formula) recited, or should himself say: "May the King of Dharma be pleased," according as it is in his mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.14
यावज्जीवं कृतं पापं तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति । कृष्णाजिने तिलान्कृत्वा हिरण्यमधुसर्पिषा
yāvajjīvaṃ kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati / kṛṣṇājine tilānkṛtvā hiraṇyamadhusarpiṣā
The sin committed throughout life perishes in that very instant. Placing sesame seeds on a black antelope skin, together with gold, honey and ghee—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.15
ददाति यस्तु विप्राय सर्वं तरति दुष्कृतम् । घृतान्नमुदकं चैव वैशाख्यां च विशेषतः
dadāti yastu viprāya sarvaṃ tarati duṣkṛtam / ghṛtānnamudakaṃ caiva vaiśākhyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
—whoever gives (this) to a brahmin crosses beyond all his evil deeds; and (likewise) food with ghee, and water, and especially on the full moon of Vaiśākha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.16
निर्दिश्य धर्मराजाय विप्रेभ्यो मुच्यते भयात् । द्वादश्यामर्चयेद्विष्णुमुपोष्याघप्रणाशनम्
nirdiśya dharmarājāya viprebhyo mucyate bhayāt / dvādaśyāmarcayedviṣṇumupoṣyāghapraṇāśanam
Assigning (the gift) to the King of Dharma, (giving it) to brahmins, he is freed from fear. On the twelfth day one should fast and worship Viṣṇu, the destroyer of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.17
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो नरो भवति निश्चितम् । यो हि यां देवतामिच्छेत्समाराधयितुं नरः
sarvapāpavinirmukto naro bhavati niścitam / yo hi yāṃ devatāmicchetsamārādhayituṃ naraḥ
The man becomes freed from all sins, assuredly. For whatever deity a man may wish to propitiate—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.18
ब्राह्मणान्पूजयेद्दत्नाद्भोजयेद्योषितः सुरान् । सन्तानकामः सततं पूजयेद्वै पुरन्दरम्
brāhmaṇānpūjayeddatnādbhojayedyoṣitaḥ surān / santānakāmaḥ satataṃ pūjayedvai purandaram
—he should honour brahmins with gifts, and should feed women and (offer to) the gods. One desiring offspring should constantly worship Purandara (Indra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 51.19
ब्रह्मवर्चसकामस्तु ब्राह्मणान्ब्रह्मनिश्चयात् । आरोग्यकामो ऽथ रविं धनकामो हुताशनम्
brahmavarcasakāmastu brāhmaṇānbrahmaniścayāt / ārogyakāmo 'tha raviṃ dhanakāmo hutāśanam
But one desiring spiritual lustre (should worship) brahmins, from certainty about brahman; one desiring health, the sun; one desiring wealth, the fire-god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.20
कर्मणां सिद्धिकामस्तु पूजयेद्वै विनायकम् । भोगकामो हि शशिनं बलकामः समीरणम्
karmaṇāṃ siddhikāmastu pūjayedvai vināyakam / bhogakāmo hi śaśinaṃ balakāmaḥ samīraṇam
One desiring success in undertakings should worship Vināyaka; one desiring enjoyments, the moon; one desiring strength, the wind-god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.21
मुमुक्षुः सर्वसंसारात्प्रयत्नेनार्चयेद्धरिम् । अकामः सर्वकामो वा पूजयेत्तु गदाधरम्
mumukṣuḥ sarvasaṃsārātprayatnenārcayeddharim / akāmaḥ sarvakāmo vā pūjayettu gadādharam
One seeking release from all transmigration should worship Hari with effort; and one without desires, or one with all desires, should worship the bearer of the mace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.22
वारिदस्तृप्तिमाप्नोति सुखमक्षय्यमन्नदः । तिलप्रदः प्रजामिष्टां दीपदश्चक्षुरुत्तमम्
vāridastṛptimāpnoti sukhamakṣayyamannadaḥ / tilapradaḥ prajāmiṣṭāṃ dīpadaścakṣuruttamam
The giver of water attains satisfaction; the giver of food, imperishable happiness; the giver of sesame, desired offspring; the giver of a lamp, excellent eyesight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.23
भूमिदः सर्वमाप्नोति दीर्घमायुर्हिरण्यदः । गृहदो ऽग्र्याणि वेश्मानि रूप्यदो रूपमुत्तमम्
bhūmidaḥ sarvamāpnoti dīrghamāyurhiraṇyadaḥ / gṛhado 'gryāṇi veśmāni rūpyado rūpamuttamam
The giver of land obtains everything; the giver of gold, long life; the giver of a house, foremost dwellings; the giver of silver, excellent beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.24
वासोदश्चान्द्रसालोक्यमश्विसालोक्यमश्वदः । अनडुद्दः श्रियं पुष्टां गोदो ब्रध्नस्य विष्टपम्
vāsodaścāndrasālokyamaśvisālokyamaśvadaḥ / anaḍuddaḥ śriyaṃ puṣṭāṃ godo bradhnasya viṣṭapam
The giver of clothing (obtains) dwelling in the same world as the moon; the giver of a horse, the same world as the Aśvins; the giver of an ox, abundant prosperity; the giver of a cow, the abode of the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.25
यानशय्याप्रदो भार्यामैश्वर्यमभयप्रदः । धान्यदः शावतं सौख्यं ब्रह्मदो ब्रह्म शाश्वतम्
yānaśayyāprado bhāryāmaiśvaryamabhayapradaḥ / dhānyadaḥ śāvataṃ saukhyaṃ brahmado brahma śāśvatam
The giver of a vehicle and a bed (obtains) a wife; the giver of safety, sovereignty; the giver of grain, lasting comfort; the giver of the Veda, eternal brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.26
वेदवित्सु ददज्ज्ञानं स्वर्गलोके महीयते । गवां घासप्रदानेन सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
vedavitsu dadajjñānaṃ svargaloke mahīyate / gavāṃ ghāsapradānena sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Giving knowledge to those who know the Vedas, he is magnified in the world of heaven. By the gift of fodder to cows one is released from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.27
इन्धनानां प्रदानेन दीप्ताग्निर्जायते नरः । औषधं स्नेहमाहारं रोगिरोगप्रशान्तये
indhanānāṃ pradānena dīptāgnirjāyate naraḥ / auṣadhaṃ snehamāhāraṃ rogirogapraśāntaye
By the gift of firewood a man is born with a blazing (digestive) fire. Medicine, oil and food, for the quelling of a sick man's disease—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.28
ददानो रोगरहितः सुखी दीर्घायुरेव च । असिपत्रवनं मार्गं क्षुरधारासमन्वितम्
dadāno rogarahitaḥ sukhī dīrghāyureva ca / asipatravanaṃ mārgaṃ kṣuradhārāsamanvitam
—giving (these), he is free of disease, happy, and long-lived. The road that is the forest of sword-leaves, set with razor-edges,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.29
तीक्ष्णा तपं च तरतिच्छत्रोपानत्प्रदो नरः । यद्यदिष्टतमं लोके यच्चास्य दयितं गृहे
tīkṣṇā tapaṃ ca taraticchatropānatprado naraḥ / yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ loke yaccāsya dayitaṃ gṛhe
and the fierce heat too—the man who gives an umbrella and sandals crosses over. Whatever is most desired in the world, and whatever is dear to him in his house,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.30
तत्तद्गुणवते देयं तदेवाक्षयमिच्छता । अयेन विषुवे चैव ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः
tattadguṇavate deyaṃ tadevākṣayamicchatā / ayena viṣuve caiva grahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ
that very thing should be given to one possessed of merit by him who wishes it to be imperishable. At a solstice, and at an equinox, and at an eclipse of the moon or the sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.31
संक्रान्त्यादिषु कालेषु दत्तं भवति चाक्षयम् । प्रयागादिषु तीर्थेषु गयायां च विशेषतः
saṃkrāntyādiṣu kāleṣu dattaṃ bhavati cākṣayam / prayāgādiṣu tīrtheṣu gayāyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
at the times of the sun's transits and the like, what is given becomes imperishable; and at sacred fords such as Prayāga, and especially at Gayā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.32
दानधर्मात्परो धर्मो भूतानां नहे विद्यते । स्वर्गायुर्भूतिकामेन दानं पापोपशान्तये
dānadharmātparo dharmo bhūtānāṃ nahe vidyate / svargāyurbhūtikāmena dānaṃ pāpopaśāntaye
There is found here no dharma for living beings higher than the dharma of giving; giving is (to be practised) by one who desires heaven, long life and prosperity, and for the quieting of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.33
दीयमानं तु यो मोहाद्गोविप्राग्निसुरेषु च । निवारयति पापात्मा तिर्यग्योनिं व्रजेन्नरः
dīyamānaṃ tu yo mohādgoviprāgnisureṣu ca / nivārayati pāpātmā tiryagyoniṃ vrajennaraḥ
But the man of evil soul who out of delusion prevents what is being given to cows, brahmins, the (sacrificial) fire and the gods goes to the womb of an animal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 51.34
यस्तु दुर्भिक्षवेलायामन्नाद्यं न प्रयच्छति । म्रियमाणेषु विप्रेषु ब्रह्महा स तु गर्हितः
yastu durbhikṣavelāyāmannādyaṃ na prayacchati / mriyamāṇeṣu vipreṣu brahmahā sa tu garhitaḥ
But he who, in a time of famine, does not offer food when brahmins are dying — he is a brahmin-slayer, and is despised.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition