Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 58
GaP 1 58.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ५८ हरिरुवाच । वक्ष्ये प्रमाणसंस्थाने सूर्यादीनां शृणुष्व मे । योजानानां सहस्राणि भास्करस्य रथो नव
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 58 hariruvāca / vakṣye pramāṇasaṃsthāne sūryādīnāṃ śṛṇuṣva me / yojānānāṃ sahasrāṇi bhāskarasya ratho nava
Śrī Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa 57. Hari said: I shall declare the measure and disposition of the sun and the rest; hear me. The sun's chariot is nine thousand yojanas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.2
ईषादण्डस्तथैवास्य द्विगुणो वृषभध्वज । सार्धकोटिस्तथा सप्त नियुतान्यधिकानि च
īṣādaṇḍastathaivāsya dviguṇo vṛṣabhadhvaja / sārdhakoṭistathā sapta niyutānyadhikāni ca
And its pole-shaft is twice that, O bull-bannered one, and (further) a crore and a half plus seven hundred thousand more.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.3
योजनानां तु तस्याक्षस्तत्र चक्रं प्रतिष्ठितम् । त्रिनाभिमति पञ्चारे षण्नेमिन्यक्षयात्मके
yojanānāṃ tu tasyākṣastatra cakraṃ pratiṣṭhitam / trinābhimati pañcāre ṣaṇneminyakṣayātmake
...yojanas is its axle; upon it the wheel is fixed, having three hubs, five spokes and six rims, imperishable in nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.4
संवत्सरमये कृत्स्नं कालचक्रं प्रतिष्ठितम् । चत्वारिंशत्सहस्राणि द्वितीयो ऽक्षो विवस्वतः
saṃvatsaramaye kṛtsnaṃ kālacakraṃ pratiṣṭhitam / catvāriṃśatsahasrāṇi dvitīyo 'kṣo vivasvataḥ
The whole wheel of time, consisting of the year, is established (there). The second axle of Vivasvat is forty thousand (yojanas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.5
पञ्चान्यानि तु सार्धानि स्यन्दनस्य वृषध्वज । अक्षप्रमाणमुभयोः प्रमाणं तु युगार्धयोः
pañcānyāni tu sārdhāni syandanasya vṛṣadhvaja / akṣapramāṇamubhayoḥ pramāṇaṃ tu yugārdhayoḥ
And the other (measures) of the chariot are five and a half thousand, O bull-bannered one; the measure of the two axles is the measure of the two half-yokes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.6
ह्रस्वो ऽक्षस्तद्युगार्धेन ध्रुवाधारे रथस्य वै । द्वितीये ऽक्षे तु तच्चक्रं संस्थितं मानसाचले
hrasvo 'kṣastadyugārdhena dhruvādhāre rathasya vai / dvitīye 'kṣe tu taccakraṃ saṃsthitaṃ mānasācale
The short axle, with its half-yoke, rests on the chariot's support, Dhruva; but on the second axle that wheel is set upon Mount Mānasa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.7
गायत्त्री सबृहत्युष्णिग्जगतीत्रिष्टुबेव च । अनुष्टुप्पङ्क्तिरित्युक्ताश्छन्दांसि हरयो रवेः
gāyattrī sabṛhatyuṣṇigjagatītriṣṭubeva ca / anuṣṭuppaṅktirityuktāśchandāṃsi harayo raveḥ
Gāyatrī together with Bṛhatī, Uṣṇih, Jagatī, and Triṣṭubh, Anuṣṭubh and Paṅkti — thus the metres are declared to be the horses of the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.8
धाता क्रतुस्थला चैव पुलस्त्यो वासुकिस्तथा । रथकृद्ग्रामणीर्हेतिस्तुम्बुरुश्चैत्रमासके
dhātā kratusthalā caiva pulastyo vāsukistathā / rathakṛdgrāmaṇīrhetistumburuścaitramāsake
Dhātā, and Kratusthalā, Pulastya, likewise Vāsuki, Rathakṛt, Grāmaṇī, Heti and Tumburu — in the month of Caitra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.9
अर्यमा पुलहश्चैव रथोजाः पुञ्जिकस्थला । प्रहेतिः कच्छनीरश्च नारदश्चैव माधवे
aryamā pulahaścaiva rathojāḥ puñjikasthalā / prahetiḥ kacchanīraśca nāradaścaiva mādhave
Aryaman, and Pulaha, Rathoja, Puñjikasthalā, Praheti, Kacchanīra, and Nārada — in Mādhava (Vaiśākha).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.10
मित्रो ऽत्रिस्तक्षको रक्षः पौरुषेयो ऽथ मेनका । हाहा रथस्वनश्चैव ज्येष्ठे भानो रथे स्थिताः
mitro 'tristakṣako rakṣaḥ pauruṣeyo 'tha menakā / hāhā rathasvanaścaiva jyeṣṭhe bhāno rathe sthitāḥ
Mitra, Atri, Takṣaka, the demon Pauruṣeya, then Menakā, Hāhā and Rathasvana — these stand in the sun's chariot in (the month of) Jyeṣṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.11
वरुणो वसिष्ठो रम्भा सहजन्या कुहूर्बुधः । रथचित्रस्तथा शुक्रो वसन्त्याषाढसंज्ञिते ।
varuṇo vasiṣṭho rambhā sahajanyā kuhūrbudhaḥ / rathacitrastathā śukro vasantyāṣāḍhasaṃjñite /
Varuṇa, Vasiṣṭha, Rambhā, Sahajanyā, Kuhū, Budha, Rathacitra and Śukra dwell (there) in the month named Āṣāḍha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.12
इन्द्रो विश्वावसुः स्रोत(श्रोत्र) एलापत्रस्तथाङ्गिराः । प्रम्लोचा च नभस्येते सर्पाश्चार्के तु सन्ति वै
indro viśvāvasuḥ srota(śrotra) elāpatrastathāṅgirāḥ / pramlocā ca nabhasyete sarpāścārke tu santi vai
Indra, Viśvāvasu, Srota (or Śrotra), Elāpatra, and also Aṅgiras, and Pramlocā — these are in (the month of) Nabhasya, and there are indeed serpents in the sun.
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GaP 1 58.13
विवस्वानुग्रसेनश्च भृगुरापूरणस्तथा । अनुम्लोचाशङ्खपालौ व्याघ्रो भाद्रपदे तता
vivasvānugrasenaśca bhṛgurāpūraṇastathā / anumlocāśaṅkhapālau vyāghro bhādrapade tatā
Vivasvān, Ugrasena, Bhṛgu, Āpūraṇa, Anumlocā, Śaṅkhapāla, and Vyāghra (are) in (the month of) Bhādrapada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.14
पूषा च सुरुचिर्धाता गौतमो ऽथ धनञ्जयः । सुषेणो ऽन्यो धृताची च वसन्त्याश्वयुजे रवौ
pūṣā ca surucirdhātā gautamo 'tha dhanañjayaḥ / suṣeṇo 'nyo dhṛtācī ca vasantyāśvayuje ravau
Pūṣā, Suruci, Dhātā, Gautama, then Dhanañjaya, another (named) Suṣeṇa, and Dhṛtācī dwell in the sun in (the month of) Āśvayuja.
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GaP 1 58.15
विश्वावसुर्भरद्वाजः पर्जन्यैरावतौ तदा । विश्वाची सेनजिच्चापः (पि) कार्तिके चाधिकारिणः
viśvāvasurbharadvājaḥ parjanyairāvatau tadā / viśvācī senajiccāpaḥ (pi) kārtike cādhikāriṇaḥ
Viśvāvasu, Bharadvāja, Parjanya and Airāvata, then Viśvācī, Senajit, and Āpa are the ones in office in (the month of) Kārttika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.16
अंशुश्च काश्यपस्तार्क्ष्यो महापद्मस्तथोर्वशी । चित्रसेनस्तथा विद्युन्मार्गशीर्षाधिकारिणः
aṃśuśca kāśyapastārkṣyo mahāpadmastathorvaśī / citrasenastathā vidyunmārgaśīrṣādhikāriṇaḥ
Aṃśu, Kāśyapa, Tārkṣya, Mahāpadma, Urvaśī, Citrasena and Vidyut are the ones in office in Mārgaśīrṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.17
क्रतुर्भर्गस्तथोर्णायुः स्फूर्जः कर्कोटकस्तथा । अरिष्टनेमिश्चैवान्या पूर्वचित्तिवर्रात्सराः । पौषमासे वसन्त्येते सप्त भास्करमण्डले
kraturbhargastathorṇāyuḥ sphūrjaḥ karkoṭakastathā / ariṣṭanemiścaivānyā pūrvacittivarrātsarāḥ / pauṣamāse vasantyete sapta bhāskaramaṇḍale
Kratu, Bharga, Ūrṇāyu, Sphūrja, Karkoṭaka, Ariṣṭanemi, and another, Pūrvacitti, best of apsarases — these seven dwell in the disc of the sun in the month of Pauṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.18
त्वष्टाथ जमदग्निश्च कम्बलो ऽथ तिलोत्तमा । ब्रह्मापेतो ऽथ ऋतजिद्धृतराष्ट्रश्च सप्तमः । माघमासे वसन्त्येते सप्त भास्करमण्डले
tvaṣṭātha jamadagniśca kambalo 'tha tilottamā / brahmāpeto 'tha ṛtajiddhṛtarāṣṭraśca saptamaḥ / māghamāse vasantyete sapta bhāskaramaṇḍale
Tvaṣṭā, then Jamadagni, Kambala, then Tilottamā, Brahmāpeta, then Ṛtajit, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra as the seventh — these seven dwell in the disc of the sun in the month of Māgha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.19
विष्णुरश्वतरो रम्भा सूर्यवर्चाश्च सत्यजित् । विश्वामित्रस्तथा रक्षो यज्ञापेतो हि फाल्गुने
viṣṇuraśvataro rambhā sūryavarcāśca satyajit / viśvāmitrastathā rakṣo yajñāpeto hi phālgune
Viṣṇu, Aśvatara, Rambhā, Sūryavarcas, Satyajit, Viśvāmitra, and the demon Yajñāpeta (are there) in Phālguna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.20
सवितुर्मण्डले ब्रह्मन्विष्णुशक्त्युपबृंहिताः । स्तुवन्ति मुनयः सूर्यं गन्धर्वैर्गोयते पुरः
saviturmaṇḍale brahmanviṣṇuśaktyupabṛṃhitāḥ / stuvanti munayaḥ sūryaṃ gandharvairgoyate puraḥ
In the disc of the sun, O brahmin, filled out by the power of Viṣṇu, the sages praise the sun, while by the gandharvas he is sung before (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.21
नृत्यन्त्यो ऽप्सरसो यान्ति सूर्यस्यानुनिशाचराः । वहन्ति पन्नगा यक्षैः क्रियते ऽभीषुसंग्रहः
nṛtyantyo 'psaraso yānti sūryasyānuniśācarāḥ / vahanti pannagā yakṣaiḥ kriyate 'bhīṣusaṃgrahaḥ
The apsarases go dancing, and the night-wanderers (follow) behind the sun; the serpents draw (the chariot), and by the yakṣas the holding of the reins is done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.22
बालखिल्यास्तथैवैनं परिवार्य समासते । रथस्त्रिचक्रः सोमस्य कुन्दाभास्तस्य वाजिनः
bālakhilyāstathaivainaṃ parivārya samāsate / rathastricakraḥ somasya kundābhāstasya vājinaḥ
And likewise the Bālakhilyas sit surrounding him. The chariot of the moon has three wheels, and his horses have the hue of jasmine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.23
वामदक्षिणतो युक्ता दश तेन चरत्यसौ । वार्य (य्व) ग्रनिद्रव्यसम्भूतो रथश्चन्द्रसुतस्यच
vāmadakṣiṇato yuktā daśa tena caratyasau / vārya (yva) granidravyasambhūto rathaścandrasutasyaca
Ten (horses) are yoked to it on the left and the right, and with these he moves along. And the chariot of the moon's son (Budha) is made of substances arising from water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.24
पिशङ्गेस्तुरगैर्युक्तः सो ऽष्टाभिर्वायुवेगिभिः । सवरूथः सानुकर्षो युक्तो भूमिभवैर्हयैः
piśaṅgesturagairyuktaḥ so 'ṣṭābhirvāyuvegibhiḥ / savarūthaḥ sānukarṣo yukto bhūmibhavairhayaiḥ
It is yoked with eight tawny steeds swift as the wind; provided with a guard-board and a pole-brace, yoked with horses born of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.27
सोपासंगपताकस्तु शुक्रस्यापि रथो महान् । रथो भूमिसुतस्यापि तप्तकाञ्चनसन्निभः ॥ गर्प्_१,५८।२५ ॥ अष्टाश्वः काञ्चनः श्रीमान् भौमस्यापि रथो महान् ॥ गर्प्_१,५८।२६ ॥ पद्मरागारुणैरश्वैः संयुक्तो वह्निसंभवैः । अष्टाभिः पाण्डरैर्युक्तैर्वाजिभिः काञ्चने रथे
sopāsaṃgapatākastu śukrasyāpi ratho mahān / ratho bhūmisutasyāpi taptakāñcanasannibhaḥ // garp_1,58.25 // aṣṭāśvaḥ kāñcanaḥ śrīmān bhaumasyāpi ratho mahān // garp_1,58.26 // padmarāgāruṇairaśvaiḥ saṃyukto vahnisaṃbhavaiḥ / aṣṭābhiḥ pāṇḍarairyuktairvājibhiḥ kāñcane rathe
Great too is the chariot of Śukra, furnished with a quiver and a banner; and the chariot of the earth's son (Mars) resembles molten gold. Great too is the chariot of Bhauma (Mars), golden, splendid, drawn by eight horses. It is joined with horses red as rubies, born of fire. — With eight pale horses yoked to a golden chariot,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.28
तिष्ठंस्तिष्ठति वर्षं वै राशौराशौ बृहस्पतिः । आकाशसम्भवैरश्वैः शवलैः स्यन्दनं युतम्
tiṣṭhaṃstiṣṭhati varṣaṃ vai rāśaurāśau bṛhaspatiḥ / ākāśasambhavairaśvaiḥ śavalaiḥ syandanaṃ yutam
standing (in it) Bṛhaspati remains a year in each zodiacal sign. The chariot (of Saturn) is yoked with dappled horses born of the sky;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.29
समारुह्य शनैर्याति मन्दगामी शनैश्चरः । स्वर्भानोस्तुरगा ह्यष्टौ भृङ्गाभा धूसरं रथम्
samāruhya śanairyāti mandagāmī śanaiścaraḥ / svarbhānosturagā hyaṣṭau bhṛṅgābhā dhūsaraṃ ratham
having mounted it, Śanaiścara, the slow-goer, moves slowly. Svarbhānu's (Rāhu's) horses are indeed eight, bee-black, (drawing) his dusky chariot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 58.30
सकृद्यक्तास्तु भूतेशबहन्त्यविरतं शिव । तथा केतुरथस्याश्वा अष्टौ ते वातरंहसः
sakṛdyaktāstu bhūteśabahantyavirataṃ śiva / tathā keturathasyāśvā aṣṭau te vātaraṃhasaḥ
Once yoked, O lord of beings, O Śiva, they draw (it) without cease. Likewise the horses of Ketu's chariot are eight, swift as the wind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 58.31
पलालधूमवर्णाभा लाक्षारसनिभारुणाः । द्वीपनद्यद्रयुदन्वन्तो भुवनानिहरेस्तनुः
palāladhūmavarṇābhā lākṣārasanibhāruṇāḥ / dvīpanadyadrayudanvanto bhuvanāniharestanuḥ
of the colour of straw-smoke, ruddy like the juice of lac. The islands, rivers, mountains and oceans, and the worlds, are the body of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain