Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 83
GaP 1 83.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ८३ ब्रह्मोवाच । कीकटेषु गया पुण्या पुण्यं राजगृहं वनम् । विषयश्चारणः पुण्यो नदीनां च पुनः पुना
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 83 brahmovāca / kīkaṭeṣu gayā puṇyā puṇyaṃ rājagṛhaṃ vanam / viṣayaścāraṇaḥ puṇyo nadīnāṃ ca punaḥ punā
The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 83. Brahmā said: Among the Kīkaṭas, Gayā is holy; holy is the Rājagṛha forest; holy is the region Cāraṇa, and among rivers the Punaḥpunā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.2
मुण्डपृष्ठं तु पूर्वस्मिन्पश्चिमे दक्षिणोत्तरे । सार्धक्रोशद्वयं मानं गयायां परिकीर्तितम्
muṇḍapṛṣṭhaṃ tu pūrvasminpaścime dakṣiṇottare / sārdhakrośadvayaṃ mānaṃ gayāyāṃ parikīrtitam
Muṇḍapṛṣṭha in the east, (and likewise) in the west, south and north: the measure declared for Gayā is two and a half krośas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.3
पञ्चक्रोशं गयाक्षेत्रं क्रोशमेकं गयाशिरः । तत्र पिण्डप्रदानेन तृप्तिर्भवति शाश्वती
pañcakrośaṃ gayākṣetraṃ krośamekaṃ gayāśiraḥ / tatra piṇḍapradānena tṛptirbhavati śāśvatī
The field of Gayā is five krośas; Gayāśiras is one krośa. By the giving of piṇḍas there, satisfaction (of the ancestors) becomes everlasting.
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GaP 1 83.4
नगाज्जनार्दनाच्चैव कूपाच्चोत्तरमानसात् । एतद्गयाशिरः प्रोक्तं फल्गुतीर्थं तदुच्यते
nagājjanārdanāccaiva kūpāccottaramānasāt / etadgayāśiraḥ proktaṃ phalgutīrthaṃ taducyate
From the hill, from Janārdana, and from the well, up to Uttaramānasa—this is called Gayāśiras; that is called the Phalgu sacred place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.5
तत्र पिण्डप्रदानेन पितॄणा परमा गतिः । गयागमनमात्रेण पितॄणामनृणो भवेत्
tatra piṇḍapradānena pitṝṇā paramā gatiḥ / gayāgamanamātreṇa pitṝṇāmanṛṇo bhavet
By the giving of piṇḍas there, the highest course (is obtained) for the fathers; merely by going to Gayā one becomes free of debt to the fathers.
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GaP 1 83.6
गयायां पितृरूपेण देवदेवो जनार्दनः । तं दृष्ट्वा पुण्डरीकाक्षं मुच्यते वै ऋणत्रयात्
gayāyāṃ pitṛrūpeṇa devadevo janārdanaḥ / taṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ mucyate vai ṛṇatrayāt
In Gayā, Janārdana, the god of gods, (is present) in the form of the father; on seeing him, the lotus-eyed one, one is indeed freed from the three debts.
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GaP 1 83.7
रथमार्गं गयतीर्थे दृष्ट्वा रुद्रपदादिके । कालेश्वरं च केदारं पितॄणामनृणो भवेत्
rathamārgaṃ gayatīrthe dṛṣṭvā rudrapadādike / kāleśvaraṃ ca kedāraṃ pitṝṇāmanṛṇo bhavet
Having seen, at the sacred place Gayā, the chariot-road, and Rudrapada and the rest, and Kāleśvara and Kedāra, one becomes free of debt to the fathers.
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GaP 1 83.8
दृष्ट्वा पितामहं देवं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । लोकं त्वनामयं याति दृष्ट्वा च प्रपितामहम्
dṛṣṭvā pitāmahaṃ devaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate / lokaṃ tvanāmayaṃ yāti dṛṣṭvā ca prapitāmaham
Having seen the god Pitāmaha, one is released from all sins; and having seen Prapitāmaha, one goes to the world free of affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.9
तथा गदाधरं देवं माधवं पुरुषोत्तमम् । तं प्रणम्य प्रयत्नेन न भूयो जायते नरः
tathā gadādharaṃ devaṃ mādhavaṃ puruṣottamam / taṃ praṇamya prayatnena na bhūyo jāyate naraḥ
Likewise the god Gadādhara, Mādhava, the Supreme Person: having bowed to him with effort, a man is not born again.
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GaP 1 83.10
मौनादित्यं महात्मानं कनकार्कं विशेषतः । दृष्ट्वा मौनेन विप्रर्षे पितॄणामनृणो भवेत्
maunādityaṃ mahātmānaṃ kanakārkaṃ viśeṣataḥ / dṛṣṭvā maunena viprarṣe pitṝṇāmanṛṇo bhavet
Having seen in silence the great-souled Maunāditya, and especially Kanakārka, O brahmin sage, one becomes free of debt to the fathers.
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GaP 1 83.11
ब्रह्माणं पूजयित्वा च ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नुयात् । गायत्त्रीं प्रतरुत्थाय यस्तु पश्यति मानवः
brahmāṇaṃ pūjayitvā ca brahmalokamavāpnuyāt / gāyattrīṃ pratarutthāya yastu paśyati mānavaḥ
And having worshipped Brahmā, one would attain Brahmā's world. The man who, rising at dawn, looks upon Gāyatrī,
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GaP 1 83.12
सन्ध्यां कृत्वा प्रयत्नेन सर्ववेदफलं लभेत् । सावित्रीं चैव मध्याह्ने दृष्ट्वा यज्ञफलं लभेत्
sandhyāṃ kṛtvā prayatnena sarvavedaphalaṃ labhet / sāvitrīṃ caiva madhyāhne dṛṣṭvā yajñaphalaṃ labhet
(and) performs the twilight rite with effort, would obtain the fruit of all the Vedas; and having seen Sāvitrī at midday, he would obtain the fruit of a sacrifice.
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GaP 1 83.13
सरस्वतीं च सायाह्ने दृष्ट्वा दानफलं लभेत् । नगस्थमीश्वरं दृष्ट्वा पितॄणामनृणो भवेत्
sarasvatīṃ ca sāyāhne dṛṣṭvā dānaphalaṃ labhet / nagasthamīśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā pitṝṇāmanṛṇo bhavet
And having seen Sarasvatī in the evening, one obtains the fruit of giving; having seen Īśvara who stands on the hill, one becomes free of debt to the ancestors.
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GaP 1 83.14
धर्मारण्यं धर्ममीशं दृष्ट्वा स्यादृणनाशनम् । देवं गृध्रेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा को न मुच्येत बन्धनात्
dharmāraṇyaṃ dharmamīśaṃ dṛṣṭvā syādṛṇanāśanam / devaṃ gṛdhreśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā ko na mucyeta bandhanāt
Having seen Dharmāraṇya and Dharma the Lord, there would be destruction of (one's) debt; having seen the god Gṛdhreśvara, who would not be released from bondage?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.15
धेनुं दृष्ट्वा धेनुवने ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन् । प्रभासेशं प्रभासे च दृष्ट्वा याति परां गतिम्
dhenuṃ dṛṣṭvā dhenuvane brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn / prabhāseśaṃ prabhāse ca dṛṣṭvā yāti parāṃ gatim
Having seen the Cow (Dhenu) in the Dhenu forest, he would lead the ancestors to Brahmā's world; and having seen Prabhāseśa at Prabhāsa, he goes to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.16
कोटीश्वरं चाश्वमेधं दृष्ट्वा स्यादृणनाशनम् । स्वर्गद्वारेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते भवबन्धनात्
koṭīśvaraṃ cāśvamedhaṃ dṛṣṭvā syādṛṇanāśanam / svargadvāreśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā mucyate bhavabandhanāt
Having seen Koṭīśvara and Aśvamedha, there would be destruction of (one's) debt; having seen Svargadvāreśvara, one is released from the bondage of existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.17
रामेश्वरं गदालोलं दृष्ट्वा स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात् । ब्रह्मेश्वरं तथा दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
rāmeśvaraṃ gadālolaṃ dṛṣṭvā svargamavāpnuyāt / brahmeśvaraṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā mucyate brahmahatyayā
Having seen Rāmeśvara and Gadālola, one would attain heaven; and having likewise seen Brahmeśvara, one is freed from the killing of a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.18
मुण्डपृष्ठे महाचण्डीं दृष्ट्वा कामानवाप्नुयात् । फल्ग्वीशं फल्गुचण्डीं च गौरीं दृष्ट्वा च मङ्गलाम्
muṇḍapṛṣṭhe mahācaṇḍīṃ dṛṣṭvā kāmānavāpnuyāt / phalgvīśaṃ phalgucaṇḍīṃ ca gaurīṃ dṛṣṭvā ca maṅgalām
Having seen Mahācaṇḍī at Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, one would obtain (one's) desires; and (having seen) Phalgvīśa and Phalgucaṇḍī, and Gaurī the auspicious—
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GaP 1 83.19
गोमकं गोपतिं देवं पितॄणामनृणो भवेत् । अङ्गारेशं च सिद्धेशं गयादित्यं गजं तथा
gomakaṃ gopatiṃ devaṃ pitṝṇāmanṛṇo bhavet / aṅgāreśaṃ ca siddheśaṃ gayādityaṃ gajaṃ tathā
(and having seen) Gomaka, the god Gopati, one becomes free of debt to the ancestors; and Aṅgāreśa and Siddheśa, Gayāditya and likewise Gaja—
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GaP 1 83.20
मार्कण्डेयेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा पितॄणामनृणो भवेत् । फल्गुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा देवं गदाधरम्
mārkaṇḍeyeśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā pitṝṇāmanṛṇo bhavet / phalgutīrthe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā devaṃ gadādharam
Having seen Mārkaṇḍeyeśvara, one becomes free of debt to the ancestors; a man having bathed at the Phalgu ford and having seen the god who bears the mace—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.21
एतेन किं न पर्याप्तं नॄणां सुकृतकारिणाम् । ब्रह्मलोकं प्रयान्तीह पुरुषा एकविंशतिः
etena kiṃ na paryāptaṃ nṝṇāṃ sukṛtakāriṇām / brahmalokaṃ prayāntīha puruṣā ekaviṃśatiḥ
By this, what is not accomplished for men who do good deeds? Here twenty-one persons go to Brahmā's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.22
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानी ये समुद्राः सरांसि च । फल्गुतीर्थं गमिष्यन्ति वारमेकं दिनेदिने
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthānī ye samudrāḥ sarāṃsi ca / phalgutīrthaṃ gamiṣyanti vāramekaṃ dinedine
Whatever fords are on the earth, and the oceans and lakes, they will go to the Phalgu ford once each day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.23
पृथिव्यां च गया पुण्या गयायां च गयाशिरः । श्रेष्ठं तथा फल्गुतीर्थं तन्मुखं च सुरस्य हि
pṛthivyāṃ ca gayā puṇyā gayāyāṃ ca gayāśiraḥ / śreṣṭhaṃ tathā phalgutīrthaṃ tanmukhaṃ ca surasya hi
On the earth Gayā is holy, and in Gayā the Head of Gayā; and likewise the Phalgu ford is the best, for it is the mouth of the god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.24
उदीचि कनकानद्यो नाभितीर्थं तु मध्यतः । पुण्यं ब्रह्मसदस्तीर्थं स्नानात्स्याद्ब्रह्मलोकदम्
udīci kanakānadyo nābhitīrthaṃ tu madhyataḥ / puṇyaṃ brahmasadastīrthaṃ snānātsyādbrahmalokadam
To the north are the Kanakā rivers, but in the middle is the Nābhi ford; holy is the Brahmasadas ford, which by bathing would grant Brahmā's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.25
कूपे पिण्डादिकं कृत्वा पितॄणामनृणो भवेम् । तथाक्षयवटे श्राद्धी ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्
kūpe piṇḍādikaṃ kṛtvā pitṝṇāmanṛṇo bhavem / tathākṣayavaṭe śrāddhī brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn
Having performed the rice-balls and the rest at the well, one would become free of debt to the ancestors; and likewise one who performs the śrāddha at the undying banyan would lead the ancestors to Brahmā's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.26
हंसतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । कोटितीथ गयालोले वैतरण्यां च गोमके
haṃsatīrthe naraḥ snātvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate / koṭitītha gayālole vaitaraṇyāṃ ca gomake
A man having bathed at the Haṃsa ford is released from all sins; at Koṭi, at Gayālola, at Vaitaraṇī and at Gomaka—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.27
ब्रह्मलोकं नयेच्छ्राद्धी पुरुषानेकविंशतिम् । ब्रह्मतीर्थे रामतीर्थे आग्नेये सोमतीर्थके
brahmalokaṃ nayecchrāddhī puruṣānekaviṃśatim / brahmatīrthe rāmatīrthe āgneye somatīrthake
—the performer of śrāddha would lead twenty-one persons to Brahmā's world; at the Brahmā ford, the Rāma ford, the Āgneya (ford), the Soma ford—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.28
श्राद्धी रामह्रदे ब्रह्मलोकं पितृकुलं नयेत् । उत्तरे मानसे श्राद्धी न भूयो जायते नरः
śrāddhī rāmahrade brahmalokaṃ pitṛkulaṃ nayet / uttare mānase śrāddhī na bhūyo jāyate naraḥ
The performer of śrāddha at the Rāma pool would lead the family of the ancestors to Brahmā's world; the performer of śrāddha at the northern Mānasa—that man is not born again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.29
दक्षिणे मानसे श्राद्धी ब्रह्मलोकं पितॄन्नयेत् । स्वगद्वारे नरः श्राद्धी ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन् । भीष्मतर्पणकृत्तस्य कूटे तारयते पितॄन् । गृध्रेश्वरे तथा श्राद्धी पितॄणामनृणो भवेत्
dakṣiṇe mānase śrāddhī brahmalokaṃ pitṝnnayet / svagadvāre naraḥ śrāddhī brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn / bhīṣmatarpaṇakṛttasya kūṭe tārayate pitṝn / gṛdhreśvare tathā śrāddhī pitṝṇāmanṛṇo bhavet
The performer of śrāddha at the southern Mānasa would lead the ancestors to Brahmā's world; a man performing śrāddha at the Gate of Heaven would lead the ancestors to Brahmā's world; one who makes the libation to Bhīṣma delivers his ancestors at the peak; and likewise one who performs śrāddha at Gṛdhreśvara becomes free of debt to the ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.30
श्राद्धी च धेनुकारण्ये ब्रिह्मलोकं पितॄन्नयेत् । तिलधेनुप्रदः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा धेनुं न संशयः
śrāddhī ca dhenukāraṇye brihmalokaṃ pitṝnnayet / tiladhenupradaḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā dhenuṃ na saṃśayaḥ
And the performer of śrāddha in the Dhenuka forest would lead the ancestors to Brahmā's world; one who gives sesame and a cow, having bathed and seen the Cow—(so it is), there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.31
ऐन्द्रे वा नरतीर्थे च वासवे वैष्णवे तथा । महानद्यां कृतश्राद्धो ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्
aindre vā naratīrthe ca vāsave vaiṣṇave tathā / mahānadyāṃ kṛtaśrāddho brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn
Or at the Aindra (ford), at the Nara ford, at the Vāsava and likewise at the Vaiṣṇava, at the Great River, one who has performed śrāddha would lead the ancestors to Brahmā's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.32
गायत्त्रे चैव सावित्रे तीर्थे सारस्वते तथा । स्नानस न्ध्यातर्पणकृच्छ्राद्धी चैकोत्तरं शतम्
gāyattre caiva sāvitre tīrthe sārasvate tathā / snānasa ndhyātarpaṇakṛcchrāddhī caikottaraṃ śatam
At the Gāyatra and the Sāvitra ford, and likewise at the Sārasvata, one who performs bathing, the twilight rite and libation, and śrāddha—(he leads) a hundred and one—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.33
पितॄणां तु कुलं ब्रह्मलोकं नयति मानवः । ब्रह्मयोनिं विनिर्गच्छेत्प्रयतः पितृमानसः
pitṝṇāṃ tu kulaṃ brahmalokaṃ nayati mānavaḥ / brahmayoniṃ vinirgacchetprayataḥ pitṛmānasaḥ
Such a man leads the family line of the ancestors to Brahmā's world; self-restrained, with his mind on the ancestors, he goes forth from (i.e. passes through) the Brahmayoni.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.34
तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवान्न विशेद्योनिसङ्कटे । तर्पणे काकजङ्घार्या पितॄणां तृप्तिरक्षया
tarpayitvā pitṝndevānna viśedyonisaṅkaṭe / tarpaṇe kākajaṅghāryā pitṝṇāṃ tṛptirakṣayā
Having offered water-libations to the ancestors and the gods, one should not enter the narrow passage of the yoni. In the libation (made) with kākajaṅghā, the satisfaction of the ancestors is imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.35
धर्मारण्ये मतङ्गस्य वाप्यां श्राद्धाद्दिवं व्रजेत् । धर्मयूपे च कूपे त पितॄणामनृणो भवेत्
dharmāraṇye mataṅgasya vāpyāṃ śrāddhāddivaṃ vrajet / dharmayūpe ca kūpe ta pitṝṇāmanṛṇo bhavet
By (performing) a śrāddha in the Dharmāraṇya, at Mataṅga's tank, one goes to heaven; and at the Dharmayūpa and at the well, one becomes free of debt to the ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.36
प्रमाणं देवताः सन्तु लोकपालाश्च साक्षिणः । मयागत्य मतङ्गे ऽस्मिन्पितॄणां निष्कृतिः कृता
pramāṇaṃ devatāḥ santu lokapālāśca sākṣiṇaḥ / mayāgatya mataṅge 'sminpitṝṇāṃ niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā
"Let the gods be the authority and the world-guardians the witnesses: by me, having come to this Mataṅga (place), the redemption of the ancestors has been accomplished."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.37
रामतीर्थे नराः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कृत्वा प्रभासके । शिलायां प्रेतभावात्स्युर्मुक्ताः पितृगणाः किल
rāmatīrthe narāḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā prabhāsake / śilāyāṃ pretabhāvātsyurmuktāḥ pitṛgaṇāḥ kila
Men, having bathed at Rāmatīrtha and performed a śrāddha at Prabhāsa, on the rock — the hosts of ancestors are indeed released from the condition of a ghost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.38
श्राद्धकृच्छ स्वपुष्टायां त्रिः सफ्तकुंलमुद्धरेत् । श्राद्धकृन्मुण्डपृष्ठादौ ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्
śrāddhakṛccha svapuṣṭāyāṃ triḥ saphtakuṃlamuddharet / śrāddhakṛnmuṇḍapṛṣṭhādau brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn
And one who performs a śrāddha at Svapuṣṭā rescues seven family lines thrice over; one who performs a śrāddha at Muṇḍapṛṣṭha and the rest leads the ancestors to Brahmā's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.39
गयायां न हि तत्स्थानं यत्र तीर्थं न विद्यते । पञ्चक्रोशे गयाक्षेत्रे यत्र तत्र तु पिण्डदः
gayāyāṃ na hi tatsthānaṃ yatra tīrthaṃ na vidyate / pañcakrośe gayākṣetre yatra tatra tu piṇḍadaḥ
In Gayā there is no place where there is no tīrtha; in the five-krośa field of Gayā, wherever one offers the piṇḍa —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.40
अक्षयं फलमाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन् । जनार्दनस्य हस्ते तु पिण्डं दद्यात्स्वकं नरः
akṣayaṃ phalamāpnoti brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn / janārdanasya haste tu piṇḍaṃ dadyātsvakaṃ naraḥ
— he obtains imperishable fruit and leads the ancestors to Brahmā's world. And a man should place his own piṇḍa into the hand of Janārdana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.41
एष पिण्डे मया दत्तस्तव हस्ते जनार्दन ! । परलोकं गते मोक्षमक्षय्यमुपतिष्ठताम्
eṣa piṇḍe mayā dattastava haste janārdana ! / paralokaṃ gate mokṣamakṣayyamupatiṣṭhatām
"This piṇḍa has been given by me into your hand, O Janārdana; may imperishable liberation attend (him) who has gone to the other world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.42
ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति पितृभिः सह निश्चितम् । गयायां धर्मपृष्ठे च सरसि ब्रह्मणस्तथा
brahmalokamavāpnoti pitṛbhiḥ saha niścitam / gayāyāṃ dharmapṛṣṭhe ca sarasi brahmaṇastathā
He surely attains Brahmā's world together with his ancestors — at Gayā, and at Dharmapṛṣṭha, and likewise at the lake of Brahmā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.43
गयाशीर्षे ऽक्षयवटे पितॄणां दत्तमक्षयम् । धर्मारण्यं धर्मपृष्ठं धेनुकारण्यमेव च
gayāśīrṣe 'kṣayavaṭe pitṝṇāṃ dattamakṣayam / dharmāraṇyaṃ dharmapṛṣṭhaṃ dhenukāraṇyameva ca
at Gayāśīrṣa, at the Akṣayavaṭa, what is given to the ancestors is imperishable; also Dharmāraṇya, Dharmapṛṣṭha, and Dhenukāraṇya —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.44
दृष्ट्वैतानि पितॄंश्चार्यवंश्यान्विंशतिमुद्धरेत् । ब्रह्मारण्यं महानद्याः पश्चिमो भाग उच्यते
dṛṣṭvaitāni pitṝṃścāryavaṃśyānviṃśatimuddharet / brahmāraṇyaṃ mahānadyāḥ paścimo bhāga ucyate
having seen these, one rescues twenty of the ancestors of the noble lineage. Brahmāraṇya is said to be the western part of the great river;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.45
पूर्वो ब्रह्मसदो भागो नागाद्रिर्भरताश्रमः । भरतस्याश्रमे श्राद्धी मतङ्गस्य पदे भवेत्
pūrvo brahmasado bhāgo nāgādrirbharatāśramaḥ / bharatasyāśrame śrāddhī mataṅgasya pade bhavet
the eastern part is Brahmasada; (there are) Nāgādri and Bharata's hermitage. One who performs a śrāddha at Bharata's hermitage comes to be at the footprint of Mataṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.46
गयाशीर्षाद्दक्षिणतो महानद्याश्च पश्चिमे । तत्स्मृतं चम्पकवनं तत्र पाण्डुशिलास्ति हि
gayāśīrṣāddakṣiṇato mahānadyāśca paścime / tatsmṛtaṃ campakavanaṃ tatra pāṇḍuśilāsti hi
To the south of Gayāśīrṣa and to the west of the great river — that is known as the Campaka grove; there indeed stands the Pāṇḍu rock.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.47
श्राद्धी तत्र तृतीयायां निश्चिरायाश्च मण्डले । महाह्रदे च कौशिक्यामक्षयं फलमाप्नुयात्
śrāddhī tatra tṛtīyāyāṃ niścirāyāśca maṇḍale / mahāhrade ca kauśikyāmakṣayaṃ phalamāpnuyāt
One who performs a śrāddha there, at (the tīrtha) Tṛtīyā, and in the circuit of the Niścirā, and at the great pool and on the Kauśikī, would obtain imperishable fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.48
वैतरण्या श्चोत्तरतस्तृतीयाख्यो जलाशयः । पदानि तत्र क्रौञ्चस्य श्राद्धी स्वर्गं नयेत्पितॄन्
vaitaraṇyā ścottaratastṛtīyākhyo jalāśayaḥ / padāni tatra krauñcasya śrāddhī svargaṃ nayetpitṝn
North of the Vaitaraṇī is the reservoir called Tṛtīyā; the footprints of the Krauñca are there — one who performs a śrāddha (there) leads the ancestors to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.49
क्रौञ्चपादादुत्तरतो निश्चिराख्यो जलाशयः । सकृद्यत्राभिगमनं सकृत्पिंण्डप्रपातनम्
krauñcapādāduttarato niścirākhyo jalāśayaḥ / sakṛdyatrābhigamanaṃ sakṛtpiṃṇḍaprapātanam
North of the Krauñca's foot is the reservoir called Niścirā, where a single visit and a single dropping of the piṇḍa
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.50
दुर्लभं किं पुनर्नित्यमस्मिन्नेव व्यवस्थितिः । महानद्यामुपस्पृश्य तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः
durlabhaṃ kiṃ punarnityamasminneva vyavasthitiḥ / mahānadyāmupaspṛśya tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ
is hard to obtain — how much more a permanent residence in this very place! Having touched the water in the great river, one should offer libations to the ancestors and the deities;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.53
अक्षयान्प्राप्नुयाल्लोकान्कुलं चापि समुद्धरेत् । सावित्रे पठ्यते सन्ध्या कृता स्याद्द्वादशाब्दिकी ॥ गर्प्_१,८३।५१ ॥ शुक्लकृष्णावुभौ पक्षौ गयायां यो वसेन्नरः पुनात्यासप्तमं चैव कुलं नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥ गर्प्_१,८३।५२ ॥ गयायां मुणाडपृष्ठं च अरविन्दं च पर्वतम् । तृतीयं क्रैञ्चपादं च दृष्ट्वा पापैः प्रमुच्यते
akṣayānprāpnuyāllokānkulaṃ cāpi samuddharet / sāvitre paṭhyate sandhyā kṛtā syāddvādaśābdikī // garp_1,83.51 // śuklakṛṣṇāvubhau pakṣau gayāyāṃ yo vasennaraḥ punātyāsaptamaṃ caiva kulaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ // garp_1,83.52 // gayāyāṃ muṇāḍapṛṣṭhaṃ ca aravindaṃ ca parvatam / tṛtīyaṃ kraiñcapādaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā pāpaiḥ pramucyate
he would attain imperishable worlds and would also rescue his family line. At the Sāvitra (tīrtha) the sandhyā is recited: performed (once), it counts as twelve years' worth. The man who dwells at Gayā through both fortnights, bright and dark, purifies his line to the seventh — there is no doubt in this. At Gayā, having seen Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, the mountain Aravinda, and thirdly the Krauñcapāda, one is released from sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.54
मकरे वर्तमाने च ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । दुर्लभं त्रिषु लोकेषु गयायां पिण्डपातनम्
makare vartamāne ca grahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ / durlabhaṃ triṣu lokeṣu gayāyāṃ piṇḍapātanam
And when (the sun) stands in Capricorn, and at an eclipse of the moon or the sun, the dropping of the piṇḍa at Gayā is hard to obtain in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.55
महाह्रदे च कौशिक्यां मूलक्षेत्रे विशेषतः । गुहायां गृध्रकूटस्य श्राद्धं दत्तं (सप्त) महाफलम्
mahāhrade ca kauśikyāṃ mūlakṣetre viśeṣataḥ / guhāyāṃ gṛdhrakūṭasya śrāddhaṃ dattaṃ (sapta) mahāphalam
At Mahāhrada and in the Kauśikī, and especially in Mūlakṣetra, and in the cave of Gṛdhrakūṭa, a śrāddha offered (there yields) great fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.56
यत्र माहेश्वरी धारा श्राद्धी तत्रानृणो भवेत् । पुण्यां विशालामासाद्य नदीं त्रैलोक्य विश्रुताम्
yatra māheśvarī dhārā śrāddhī tatrānṛṇo bhavet / puṇyāṃ viśālāmāsādya nadīṃ trailokya viśrutām
Where the stream of Maheśvara is, one who performs śrāddha there becomes free of debt. Having reached the holy Viśālā, the river renowned in the three worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.57
अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति श्राद्धी प्रायाद्दिवं नरः । श्राद्धी मासपदे स्नात्वा वाजपेयफलं लभेत्
agniṣṭomamavāpnoti śrāddhī prāyāddivaṃ naraḥ / śrāddhī māsapade snātvā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet
the man who performs śrāddha obtains the Agniṣṭoma (sacrifice's reward) and goes to heaven; performing śrāddha and bathing at Māsapada, he gains the fruit of the Vājapeya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.58
रविपादे पिण्डदानात्पतितोद्धारणं भवेत् । गयास्थो यो ददात्यन्नं पितरस्तेन पुत्रिणः
ravipāde piṇḍadānātpatitoddhāraṇaṃ bhavet / gayāstho yo dadātyannaṃ pitarastena putriṇaḥ
By the giving of a piṇḍa at Ravipāda there comes about the raising up of the fallen; by whoever, standing at Gayā, gives food, thereby the fathers have a (true) son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.59
काङ्क्षन्ते पितरः पुत्रान्नरकाद्भयभीरवः । गयां यास्यति यः कश्चित्सो ऽस्मान्सन्तरयिष्यति
kāṅkṣante pitaraḥ putrānnarakādbhayabhīravaḥ / gayāṃ yāsyati yaḥ kaścitso 'smānsantarayiṣyati
The fathers, trembling with fear of hell, long for sons: "Whoever will go to Gayā, he will carry us across."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.60
गयाप्राप्तं सुतं दृष्ट्वा पितॄणामुत्सवो भवेत् । पभ्द्यामपि जलं स्पृष्ट्वा अस्मभ्यं किल दास्यति
gayāprāptaṃ sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā pitṝṇāmutsavo bhavet / pabhdyāmapi jalaṃ spṛṣṭvā asmabhyaṃ kila dāsyati
On seeing a son arrived at Gayā there is festivity among the fathers: "Merely by touching the water with his feet he will surely give (something) to us."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.61
आत्मजो वा तथान्यो वा गयाकूपे यदा तदा । यन्नाम्ना पातयेत्पिण्डं तं नयेद्ब्रह्म शाश्वतम्
ātmajo vā tathānyo vā gayākūpe yadā tadā / yannāmnā pātayetpiṇḍaṃ taṃ nayedbrahma śāśvatam
Whether one's own son or likewise another, whenever at the well of Gayā he lets fall a piṇḍa in someone's name, he leads that one to the eternal Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.62
पुण्डरीकं विष्णुलोकं प्राप्नुयात्कोटितीर्थगः । या सा वैतरणी नाम त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता
puṇḍarīkaṃ viṣṇulokaṃ prāpnuyātkoṭitīrthagaḥ / yā sā vaitaraṇī nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā
One who goes to Koṭitīrtha would attain Puṇḍarīka, the world of Viṣṇu. That (river) which is named Vaitaraṇī, renowned in the three worlds—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.63
सावतीर्णा गयाक्षेत्रे पितॄणां तारणाय हि । श्राद्धदः पिण्डदस्तत्र गोप्रदानं करोतियः
sāvatīrṇā gayākṣetre pitṝṇāṃ tāraṇāya hi / śrāddhadaḥ piṇḍadastatra gopradānaṃ karotiyaḥ
she has descended in the field of Gayā for the carrying across of the fathers. Whoever there gives śrāddha, gives a piṇḍa, and makes a gift of a cow,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.64
एकविंशतिवंश्यान्स तारयेन्नात्र संशयः । यदि पुत्रो गयां गच्छेत्कदाचित्कालपर्यये
ekaviṃśativaṃśyānsa tārayennātra saṃśayaḥ / yadi putro gayāṃ gacchetkadācitkālaparyaye
he carries across twenty-one of his lineage—here there is no doubt. If a son should go to Gayā at some time in the turning of the ages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.65
तानेव भोजयेद्विप्रान्ब्रह्मणा ये प्रकल्पिताः । तेषां ब्रह्मसदः स्थानं सोमपानं तथैव च
tāneva bhojayedviprānbrahmaṇā ye prakalpitāḥ / teṣāṃ brahmasadaḥ sthānaṃ somapānaṃ tathaiva ca
he should feed just those brahmins who were appointed by Brahmā; theirs is a place in Brahmā's assembly and likewise the drinking of soma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.66
ब्रह्मप्रकल्पितं स्थानं विप्रा ब्रह्मप्रकल्पपिताः । पूजितैः पूजिताः सर्वे पितृभिः सह देवताः
brahmaprakalpitaṃ sthānaṃ viprā brahmaprakalpapitāḥ / pūjitaiḥ pūjitāḥ sarve pitṛbhiḥ saha devatāḥ
The place is ordained by Brahmā, the brahmins are appointed by Brahmā; when they are honoured, all the gods together with the fathers are honoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.67
तर्पयेत्तु गयाविप्रान्हव्यकव्यैर्विधानतः । स्थानं देहपरित्यागे गयायां तु विधीयते
tarpayettu gayāviprānhavyakavyairvidhānataḥ / sthānaṃ dehaparityāge gayāyāṃ tu vidhīyate
One should satisfy the brahmins of Gayā with offerings for gods and for the dead, according to the rule; and at Gayā a (heavenly) station is ordained upon the abandoning of the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.68
यः करोति वृषोत्सर्गं गयाक्षेत्रे ह्यनुत्तमे । अग्निष्टोमशतं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः
yaḥ karoti vṛṣotsargaṃ gayākṣetre hyanuttame / agniṣṭomaśataṃ puṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Whoever performs the release of a bull in the unsurpassed field of Gayā obtains the merit of a hundred Agniṣṭoma sacrifices—here there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.69
आत्मनो ऽपि महाबुद्धिर्गयायां तु तिलैर्विना । पिण्डनिर्वापणं कुर्यादन्येषामपि मानवः
ātmano 'pi mahābuddhirgayāyāṃ tu tilairvinā / piṇḍanirvāpaṇaṃ kuryādanyeṣāmapi mānavaḥ
At Gayā a man of great understanding should perform the offering of the piṇḍa without sesame even for himself, and for others too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.70
यावन्तो ज्ञातयः पित्र्या बान्धवाः सुहृदस्तथा । तेभ्यो व्यासगयाभूमौ पिण्डो देयो विधानतः
yāvanto jñātayaḥ pitryā bāndhavāḥ suhṛdastathā / tebhyo vyāsagayābhūmau piṇḍo deyo vidhānataḥ
However many kinsmen there are, paternal relations, connections, and friends—for them a piṇḍa is to be given, according to the rule, on the ground of Vyāsagayā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.71
रामतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा गोशतस्याप्नुयात्फलम् । मतङ्गवाप्यां स्नात्वा च गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
rāmatīrthe naraḥ snātvā gośatasyāpnuyātphalam / mataṅgavāpyāṃ snātvā ca gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
A man, having bathed at Rāmatīrtha, would gain the fruit of a hundred cows; and having bathed in the Mataṅga tank he gains the fruit of a thousand cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.72
निश्चिरासंगमे स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन् । वसिष्ठस्याश्रमे स्नात्वा वाजपेयं च विन्दति
niścirāsaṃgame snātvā brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn / vasiṣṭhasyāśrame snātvā vājapeyaṃ ca vindati
Having bathed at the confluence of the Niścirā he would lead the fathers to the world of Brahmā; having bathed at Vasiṣṭha's hermitage he obtains the Vājapeya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.73
महाकौश्यां समावासादश्वमेधफलं लभेत् । पितामहस्य सरसः प्रसृता लोकपावनी
mahākauśyāṃ samāvāsādaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet / pitāmahasya sarasaḥ prasṛtā lokapāvanī
By dwelling at Mahākauśī he would gain the fruit of a horse-sacrifice. Flowing forth from the lake of the Grandfather is she who purifies the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.74
समीपे त्वग्निधारेति विश्रुता कपिला हि सा । अग्निष्टोमफलं श्राद्धी स्नात्वात्र कृतकृत्यता
samīpe tvagnidhāreti viśrutā kapilā hi sā / agniṣṭomaphalaṃ śrāddhī snātvātra kṛtakṛtyatā
nearby, renowned as Agnidhārā—for she is the Kapilā. One who performs śrāddha (there gains) the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma, and by bathing there comes the state of having accomplished all that is to be done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.75
श्राद्धी कुमारधारायामश्वमेधफलं लभेत् । कुमारमभिगम्याथ नत्वा मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्
śrāddhī kumāradhārāyāmaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet / kumāramabhigamyātha natvā muktimavāpnuyāt
One who performs the śrāddha at Kumāradhārā would obtain the fruit of a horse-sacrifice; and having approached Kumāra and bowed to him, he would attain liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.76
सोमकुण्डे नरः स्नात्वा सोमलोकं च गच्छति । संवर्तस्य नरो वाप्यां सुभगः स्यात्तु पिण्डदः
somakuṇḍe naraḥ snātvā somalokaṃ ca gacchati / saṃvartasya naro vāpyāṃ subhagaḥ syāttu piṇḍadaḥ
A man, having bathed in the Somakuṇḍa, goes to the world of Soma; and a man who offers piṇḍas at the pool of Saṃvarta becomes fortunate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 83.77
धौतपापो नरो याति प्रेतकुण्डे च पिण्डदः । देवनद्यां लेलिहाने मथने जानुगर्तके
dhautapāpo naro yāti pretakuṇḍe ca piṇḍadaḥ / devanadyāṃ lelihāne mathane jānugartake
A man goes with his sins washed away, offering piṇḍas at the Pretakuṇḍa, at the Devanadī, at Lelihāna, at Mathana, and at Jānugartaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 83.78
एवमादिषु तीर्थेषु पिण्डदस्तारयेत्पितॄन् । नत्वा देवान्वसिष्ठेशप्रभृतीनृणसंक्षयम्
evamādiṣu tīrtheṣu piṇḍadastārayetpitṝn / natvā devānvasiṣṭheśaprabhṛtīnṛṇasaṃkṣayam
At these and other such sacred places, one who offers piṇḍas would carry his forefathers across; and by bowing to the gods, Vasiṣṭheśa and the rest, (he attains) the destruction of his debts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition