Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 89
GaP 1 89.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ८९ सूत उवाच । पृष्टः क्रैञ्चुकिनोवाच मार्कण्डेयः पुनश्च तम् । स तेन पितृवाक्यने भृशमुद्वग्नमानसः
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 89 sūta uvāca / pṛṣṭaḥ kraiñcukinovāca mārkaṇḍeyaḥ punaśca tam / sa tena pitṛvākyane bhṛśamudvagnamānasaḥ
The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 89. Sūta said: Being asked by Krauñcuki, Mārkaṇḍeya spoke to him again: he (Ruci), his mind greatly agitated by that speech of the fathers—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.2
कन्याभिलाषी विप्रर्षिः परिबभ्राम मेदिनीम् । कन्यामलभमानो ऽसौ पितृवाक्येन दीपितः । चिन्तामवाप महीतमतीवोद्वग्नमानसः
kanyābhilāṣī viprarṣiḥ paribabhrāma medinīm / kanyāmalabhamāno 'sau pitṛvākyena dīpitaḥ / cintāmavāpa mahītamatīvodvagnamānasaḥ
—the brahmin sage, desiring a maiden, wandered over the earth; not obtaining a maiden, urged on by the fathers' words, he fell into great anxiety, his mind exceedingly agitated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.3
किं करोमि क्र गच्छामि कथं मे दारसंग्रहः । क्षिप्रं भवेन्मत्पितॄणां ममाभ्युदयकारकः
kiṃ karomi kra gacchāmi kathaṃ me dārasaṃgrahaḥ / kṣipraṃ bhavenmatpitṝṇāṃ mamābhyudayakārakaḥ
"What shall I do? Where shall I go? How may a taking of a wife quickly come about for me, one that brings prosperity to my fathers and to myself?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.4
इति चिन्तयतस्तस्यमतिर्जाता महात्मनः । तपसाराधयाम्येनं ब्रह्माणं कमलोद्भवम्
iti cintayatastasyamatirjātā mahātmanaḥ / tapasārādhayāmyenaṃ brahmāṇaṃ kamalodbhavam
As the great-souled one was thinking thus, this thought arose in him: "I will propitiate by austerity that Brahmā who was born from the lotus."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.5
ततो वर्षशतं दिव्यं तपस्तेपे महामनाः । तत्र स्थितश्चिरं कालं वनेषु नियमस्थितः । आराधनाय स तदा परं नियममास्थितः
tato varṣaśataṃ divyaṃ tapastepe mahāmanāḥ / tatra sthitaściraṃ kālaṃ vaneṣu niyamasthitaḥ / ārādhanāya sa tadā paraṃ niyamamāsthitaḥ
Then the high-minded one performed austerity for a divine hundred years; remaining there a long time in the forests, holding to his observances, he then undertook the highest observance in order to propitiate (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.6
ततः प्रदर्शयामास ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । उवाचाथ प्रसन्नो ऽस्मीत्युच्यतामभिवाञ्छितम्
tataḥ pradarśayāmāsa brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ / uvācātha prasanno 'smītyucyatāmabhivāñchitam
Then Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, showed himself, and said: "I am pleased; let what you desire be told."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.7
ततो ऽसौ प्रणिपत्याह ब्रह्माणं जगतो गतिम् । पितॄणां वचनात्तेन यत्कर्तुमभिवाञ्छितम्
tato 'sau praṇipatyāha brahmāṇaṃ jagato gatim / pitṝṇāṃ vacanāttena yatkartumabhivāñchitam
Then he, bowing down, told Brahmā, the refuge of the world, what he wished to do by reason of the fathers' words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.8
ब्रह्मोवाच । प्रजापतिस्त्वं भविता स्रष्टव्या भवता प्रजाः । सृष्ट्वा प्रजाः सुतान्विप्र समुत्पाद्य क्रियास्तथा
brahmovāca / prajāpatistvaṃ bhavitā sraṣṭavyā bhavatā prajāḥ / sṛṣṭvā prajāḥ sutānvipra samutpādya kriyāstathā
Brahmā said: "You shall become a Prajāpati; creatures are to be created by you. Having created creatures, and having begotten sons, O brahmin, and likewise (established) rites,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.9
कृत्वा कृताधिकारस्त्वं ततः सिद्धिमवाप्यसि । सत्वं यथोक्तं पितृभिः कुरु दारपरिग्रहम्
kṛtvā kṛtādhikārastvaṃ tataḥ siddhimavāpyasi / satvaṃ yathoktaṃ pitṛbhiḥ kuru dāraparigraham
"having done so, with your charge fulfilled, you will then attain perfection. So take a wife, as was said by the fathers."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.10
कामं चेममभिध्याय क्रियतां पितृपूजनम् । त एव तुष्टाः पितरः प्रदास्यन्ति तवेप्सितम् । पत्नीं सुतांश्च सन्तुष्टाः किं न दद्युः पितामहाः
kāmaṃ cemamabhidhyāya kriyatāṃ pitṛpūjanam / ta eva tuṣṭāḥ pitaraḥ pradāsyanti tavepsitam / patnīṃ sutāṃśca santuṣṭāḥ kiṃ na dadyuḥ pitāmahāḥ
"And keeping this desire in mind, let worship of the fathers be performed. Those very fathers, being pleased, will grant you what you wish; the grandfathers, when satisfied, what would they not give—a wife and sons (as well)?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.11
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । इत्यृषिर्वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः । नद्या विविक्ते पुलिने चकार पितृतर्पणम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca / ityṛṣirvacanaṃ śrutvā brahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ / nadyā vivikte puline cakāra pitṛtarpaṇam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard this speech of Brahmā, who is born from the unmanifest, the sage performed the water-offering to the fathers on a secluded sandbank of a river.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.12
तुष्टाव च पितॄन्विप्रः स्तवैरेभिरथादृतः । एकाग्रप्रयतो भूत्वा भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः
tuṣṭāva ca pitṝnvipraḥ stavairebhirathādṛtaḥ / ekāgraprayato bhūtvā bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ
And the brahmin, reverent, praised the fathers with these hymns, having become single-minded and controlled, his neck and self bent low in devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.13
रुचिरुवाच । नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄन् भक्त्या ये वसन्त्यधिदेवतम् । देवैरपि हि तर्प्यन्ते ये श्राद्धेषु स्वधोत्तरैः
ruciruvāca / namasye 'haṃ pitṝn bhaktyā ye vasantyadhidevatam / devairapi hi tarpyante ye śrāddheṣu svadhottaraiḥ
Ruci said: I bow with devotion to the fathers who dwell as presiding deities, who are satisfied even by the gods at śrāddhas with (offerings) attended by the call of svadhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 89.14
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄन् स्वर्गे ये तर्प्यन्ते महर्षिभिः । श्राद्धैर्मनोमयैर्भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिमभीप्सुभिः
namasye 'haṃ pitṝn svarge ye tarpyante maharṣibhiḥ / śrāddhairmanomayairbhaktyā bhuktimuktimabhīpsubhiḥ
I bow to the fathers in heaven, who are satisfied by the great sages with mind-made śrāddhas, offered in devotion by those who desire enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.15
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄन्स्वर्गे सिद्धाः सन्तर्पयन्ति यान् । श्राद्धेषु दिव्यैः सकलैरुपहारैरनुत्तमैः
namasye 'haṃ pitṝnsvarge siddhāḥ santarpayanti yān / śrāddheṣu divyaiḥ sakalairupahārairanuttamaiḥ
I bow to the fathers in heaven whom the Siddhas satisfy at śrāddhas with all divine and unsurpassed offerings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.16
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄन् भक्त्या येर्ऽच्यन्ते गुह्यकैर्दिवि । तन्मयत्वेन वाधद्भिः ऋद्धिमात्यन्तिकीं पराम्
namasye 'haṃ pitṝn bhaktyā yer'cyante guhyakairdivi / tanmayatvena vādhadbhiḥ ṛddhimātyantikīṃ parām
I bow with devotion to the fathers who are worshipped in heaven by the Guhyakas, (who do so) becoming one with them, (seeking) the highest, ultimate prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 89.17
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄन्मर्त्यैरर्च्यन्ते भुवि ये सदा । श्राद्धेषु श्रद्धयाभीष्टलोकपुष्टिप्रदायिनः
namasye 'haṃ pitṝnmartyairarcyante bhuvi ye sadā / śrāddheṣu śraddhayābhīṣṭalokapuṣṭipradāyinaḥ
I bow to the fathers who are always worshipped on earth by mortals in the śrāddha rites with faith, (the fathers) who grant the desired world and prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.18
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄन्विप्रैरर्च्यन्ते भुवि ये सदा । वाञ्छिताभीष्टलाभाय प्राजापत्यप्रदायिनः
namasye 'haṃ pitṝnviprairarcyante bhuvi ye sadā / vāñchitābhīṣṭalābhāya prājāpatyapradāyinaḥ
I bow to the fathers who are always worshipped on earth by brahmins, (the fathers) who bestow the state of Prajāpati, for the obtaining of what is wished and desired.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.19
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄन्ये वै तर्प्यन्ते ऽरण्यवासिभिः । वन्यैः श्राद्धैर्यताहारैस्तपोनिर्धूतकल्मषैः
namasye 'haṃ pitṝnye vai tarpyante 'raṇyavāsibhiḥ / vanyaiḥ śrāddhairyatāhāraistaponirdhūtakalmaṣaiḥ
I bow to the fathers who are indeed refreshed by forest-dwellers with forest-grown śrāddha offerings, by those of restrained diet whose stains have been shaken off by austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.20
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄन्विप्रैर्नैष्ठिकैर्धर्मचारिभिः । ये संयतात्मभिर्नित्यं सन्तर्प्यन्ते समाधिभिः
namasye 'haṃ pitṝnviprairnaiṣṭhikairdharmacāribhiḥ / ye saṃyatātmabhirnityaṃ santarpyante samādhibhiḥ
I bow to the fathers who are constantly refreshed by brahmins keeping permanent vows, practising dharma, self-controlled, by means of their meditative concentrations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.21
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄञ्छ्राद्धै राजन्यास्तर्पयन्ति यान् । कव्यैरशेषैविधिवल्लोकद्वयफलप्रदान्
namasye 'haṃ pitṝñchrāddhai rājanyāstarpayanti yān / kavyairaśeṣaividhivallokadvayaphalapradān
I bow to the fathers whom men of royal birth refresh with śrāddha rites, with all the funeral offerings according to rule, (the fathers) who grant the fruit of both worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.22
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄन्वैश्यैरर्च्यन्ते भुवि ये सदा । स्वकर्माभिरतैर्न्नित्यं पुष्पधूपान्नवारिभिः
namasye 'haṃ pitṝnvaiśyairarcyante bhuvi ye sadā / svakarmābhiratairnnityaṃ puṣpadhūpānnavāribhiḥ
I bow to the fathers who are always worshipped on earth by Vaiśyas intent on their own duties, constantly, with flowers, incense, food and water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.23
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄञ्छ्राद्धे शूद्रैरपि च भक्तितः । सन्तर्प्यते जगत्कृत्स्नं नाम्ना ख्याताः सुकालिनः
namasye 'haṃ pitṝñchrāddhe śūdrairapi ca bhaktitaḥ / santarpyate jagatkṛtsnaṃ nāmnā khyātāḥ sukālinaḥ
I bow to the fathers at the śrāddha who are refreshed even by Śūdras too, out of devotion — the whole world is satisfied (thereby) — those known by the name Sukālins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 89.24
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄञ्छ्राद्धे पाताले ये महासुरैः । सन्तर्प्यन्ते सुधाहारास्त्यक्तदम्भमदैः सदा
namasye 'haṃ pitṝñchrāddhe pātāle ye mahāsuraiḥ / santarpyante sudhāhārāstyaktadambhamadaiḥ sadā
I bow to the fathers at the śrāddha who in Pātāla are refreshed by the great Asuras who have abandoned deceit and pride, (the fathers) whose food is nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.25
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄञ्छ्राद्धैरर्च्यन्ते ये रसातले । भोगैरशेषैर्विधिवन्नागैः कामानभीप्सुभिः
namasye 'haṃ pitṝñchrāddhairarcyante ye rasātale / bhogairaśeṣairvidhivannāgaiḥ kāmānabhīpsubhiḥ
I bow to the fathers who are worshipped with śrāddha rites in Rasātala, with all enjoyments according to rule, by the Nāgas desiring to obtain their wishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.26
नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄञ्छ्राद्धैः सर्पैः सन्तर्पितान्सदा । तत्रैव विधिवन्मन्त्रभोगसम्पत्समन्वितैः
namasye 'haṃ pitṝñchrāddhaiḥ sarpaiḥ santarpitānsadā / tatraiva vidhivanmantrabhogasampatsamanvitaiḥ
I bow to the fathers who are always refreshed there itself with śrāddha rites by the serpents, according to rule, (the rites) furnished with mantras, enjoyments and riches.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.27
पितॄन्नमस्ये निवसन्ति साक्षाद्ये देवलोके ऽथ महीतले वा । तथान्तरिक्षे च सुरारिपूज्यास्ते वै प्रतीच्छन्तु मयोपनीतम्
pitṝnnamasye nivasanti sākṣādye devaloke 'tha mahītale vā / tathāntarikṣe ca surāripūjyāste vai pratīcchantu mayopanītam
I bow to the fathers who dwell in visible form in the world of the gods, or on the surface of the earth, and likewise in the middle region — they who are honoured by gods and by their foes; may they accept what has been offered by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.28
पितॄन्नमस्ये परमार्थभूता ये वै विमाने निवसन्त्यमूर्ताः । यजन्ति यानस्तमलैर्मनोभिर्योगीश्वराः क्लेशविमुक्तिहेतून्
pitṝnnamasye paramārthabhūtā ye vai vimāne nivasantyamūrtāḥ / yajanti yānastamalairmanobhiryogīśvarāḥ kleśavimuktihetūn
I bow to the fathers who, being of the nature of the highest reality, dwell formless in a celestial car, whom the lords of yoga worship with stainless minds, (the fathers) who are the cause of release from affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.29
पितॄन्नमस्ये दिवि ये च मूर्ताः स्वधाभुजः काम्यफलाभिसन्धौ । प्रदानशक्ताः सकलेप्सितानां विमुक्तिदा ये ऽनभिसंहितेषु
pitṝnnamasye divi ye ca mūrtāḥ svadhābhujaḥ kāmyaphalābhisandhau / pradānaśaktāḥ sakalepsitānāṃ vimuktidā ye 'nabhisaṃhiteṣu
I bow to the fathers who are embodied in heaven, who eat the svadhā offering, when there is an intent upon a desired fruit; who are able to bestow all things wished for, and who grant liberation to those who have no such intent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.30
तृप्यन्तु ते ऽस्मिन्पितरः समस्ता इच्छावतां ये प्रदिशन्ति कामान् । सुरत्वमिन्द्रत्वमितो ऽधिकं वा गजाश्वरत्नानि महागृहाणि
tṛpyantu te 'sminpitaraḥ samastā icchāvatāṃ ye pradiśanti kāmān / suratvamindratvamito 'dhikaṃ vā gajāśvaratnāni mahāgṛhāṇi
May all those fathers be satisfied at this (rite), they who assign to those who desire their desires: godhood, the rank of Indra, or more than that, elephants, horses, jewels, great houses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.31
सोमस्य ये रश्मिषु येर्ऽकबिम्बे शुक्ले विमाने च सदा वसन्ति । तृप्यन्तु ते ऽस्मिन्पितरो ऽन्नतोयैर्गन्धादिना पुष्टिमितो व्रजन्तु
somasya ye raśmiṣu yer'kabimbe śukle vimāne ca sadā vasanti / tṛpyantu te 'sminpitaro 'nnatoyairgandhādinā puṣṭimito vrajantu
They who dwell always in the rays of the moon, in the orb of the sun, and in the white celestial car — may those fathers be satisfied at this (rite) with food and water, and may they attain nourishment hereby through perfume and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.32
येषां हुते ऽग्नौ हविषा च तृप्तिर्ये भुञ्जते विप्रशरीरसंस्थाः । ये पिण्डदानेन मुदं प्रयान्ति तृप्यन्तु ते ऽस्मिन्पितरो ऽन्नतोयैः
yeṣāṃ hute 'gnau haviṣā ca tṛptirye bhuñjate vipraśarīrasaṃsthāḥ / ye piṇḍadānena mudaṃ prayānti tṛpyantu te 'sminpitaro 'nnatoyaiḥ
They whose satisfaction is in the oblation when it is offered in the fire; they who eat while residing in the bodies of brahmins; they who come to joy through the giving of rice-balls — may those fathers be satisfied at this (rite) with food and water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.33
ये खड्गमांसेन सुरैरभीष्टैः कृष्णैस्तिलैर्दिव्य मनोहरैश्च । कालेन शाकेन महर्षिवर्यैः संप्रीणितास्ते मुदमत्र यान्तु
ye khaḍgamāṃsena surairabhīṣṭaiḥ kṛṣṇaistilairdivya manoharaiśca / kālena śākena maharṣivaryaiḥ saṃprīṇitāste mudamatra yāntu
They who are gratified with rhinoceros meat, with the liquors they like, with black sesame, with divine and delightful things, with kāla vegetable (offered) by the best of the great seers — may they come to joy here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 89.34
कव्यान्यशेषाणि च यान्यभीष्टान्यतीव तेषां मम पूजितानाम् । तेषाञ्च सान्निध्यमिहास्तु पुष्पगन्धाम्बुभोज्येषु मया कृतेषु
kavyānyaśeṣāṇi ca yānyabhīṣṭānyatīva teṣāṃ mama pūjitānām / teṣāñca sānnidhyamihāstu puṣpagandhāmbubhojyeṣu mayā kṛteṣu
And whatever funeral offerings there are, all of them, that are exceedingly desired by those fathers of mine who have been honoured — let their presence be here too in the flowers, perfumes, water and foods prepared by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.35
दिनेदिने ये प्रतिगृह्णतेर्ऽचां मासान्तपूज्या भुवि ये ऽष्टकासु । ये वत्सरान्ते ऽभ्युदये च पूज्याः प्रयान्तु ते मे पितरो ऽत्र तुष्टिम्
dinedine ye pratigṛhṇater'cāṃ māsāntapūjyā bhuvi ye 'ṣṭakāsu / ye vatsarānte 'bhyudaye ca pūjyāḥ prayāntu te me pitaro 'tra tuṣṭim
They who receive worship day after day; they who are to be honoured on earth at the end of the month and on the aṣṭakā days; and they who are to be honoured at the year's end and at an auspicious occasion — may those fathers of mine come to contentment at this (rite).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.36
पूज्या द्विजानां कुमुदेन्दुभासो ये क्षत्त्रियाणां ज्वलनार्कवर्णाः । तथा विशां ये कनकावदाता नीलीप्रभाः शूद्रजनस्य ये च
pūjyā dvijānāṃ kumudendubhāso ye kṣattriyāṇāṃ jvalanārkavarṇāḥ / tathā viśāṃ ye kanakāvadātā nīlīprabhāḥ śūdrajanasya ye ca
Those honoured by the brahmins, who shine like white lotuses and the moon; those of the kshatriyas, whose colour is fire and the sun; likewise those of the vaishyas, bright as gold, and those of the shudra folk, dark as indigo—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.37
ते ऽस्मिन्समस्ता मम पुष्पगन्धधूपाम्बुभोज्यादिनिवेदनेन । तथाग्निहोमेन च यान्ति तृप्तिं सदा पितृभ्यः प्रणतो ऽस्मि तेभ्यः
te 'sminsamastā mama puṣpagandhadhūpāmbubhojyādinivedanena / tathāgnihomena ca yānti tṛptiṃ sadā pitṛbhyaḥ praṇato 'smi tebhyaḥ
—all of them attain satisfaction here at this (rite) through my offering of flowers, perfume, incense, water, food and the rest, and likewise through the fire-oblation; I bow always to those fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.38
ये देवपूर्वाण्यभितृप्तिहेतोर श्रन्ति कव्यानि शुभाहृतानि । तृप्ताश्च ये भूतिसृजो भवन्ति तृप्यन्तु ते ऽस्मिन्प्रणतो ऽस्मि तेभ्यः
ye devapūrvāṇyabhitṛptihetora śranti kavyāni śubhāhṛtāni / tṛptāśca ye bhūtisṛjo bhavanti tṛpyantu te 'sminpraṇato 'smi tebhyaḥ
Those who, for the sake of full satisfaction, eat the ancestral offerings duly presented, the gods being first (served); and who, being satisfied, become creators of prosperity—may they be satisfied at this (rite); I bow to them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.39
रक्षांसि भूतान्यसुरांस्तथोग्रात्रिर्णाशयन्तु त्वशिवं प्रजानाम् । आद्याः सुराणाममरेशपूज्यास्तृप्यन्तु ते ऽस्मिन्प्रणतो ऽस्मितेभ्यः
rakṣāṃsi bhūtānyasurāṃstathogrātrirṇāśayantu tvaśivaṃ prajānām / ādyāḥ surāṇāmamareśapūjyāstṛpyantu te 'sminpraṇato 'smitebhyaḥ
May they destroy the rakshasas, the bhutas and the fierce asuras, and whatever is inauspicious for created beings; they, the first among the gods, honoured by the lord of the immortals—may they be satisfied at this (rite); I bow to them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.40
अग्निष्वात्ता बर्हिषद आज्यपाः सोमपास्तथा । व्रजन्तु तृप्तिं श्राद्धे ऽस्मिन्पितरस्तर्पिता मया
agniṣvāttā barhiṣada ājyapāḥ somapāstathā / vrajantu tṛptiṃ śrāddhe 'sminpitarastarpitā mayā
The Agnishvattas, the Barhishads, the Ajyapas and likewise the Somapas—may the fathers, satisfied by me, come to satisfaction at this shraddha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.41
अग्निष्वात्ताः पितृगणाः प्राचीं रक्षन्तु मे दिशम् । तथा बर्हिषदः पान्तु याम्यां मे पितरः सदा । प्रतीचीमाज्यपास्तद्वदुदीचीमपि सोमपाः
agniṣvāttāḥ pitṛgaṇāḥ prācīṃ rakṣantu me diśam / tathā barhiṣadaḥ pāntu yāmyāṃ me pitaraḥ sadā / pratīcīmājyapāstadvadudīcīmapi somapāḥ
May the Agnishvatta hosts of the fathers guard my eastern quarter; likewise may the Barhishads, my fathers, always protect the southern; the Ajyapas the western, and so too the Somapas the northern.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.42
रक्षोभूतपिशाचेभ्यस्तथैवासुरदोषतः । सर्वतः पितरो रक्षां कुर्वन्तु मम नित्यशः
rakṣobhūtapiśācebhyastathaivāsuradoṣataḥ / sarvataḥ pitaro rakṣāṃ kurvantu mama nityaśaḥ
From rakshasas, bhutas and pishachas, and likewise from harm by asuras, may the fathers make protection for me on every side, perpetually.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.43
विश्वो विश्वभुगाराध्यो धर्मो धन्यः शुभाननः । भूतिदो भूतिकृद् भूतिः पितॄणां ये गणा नव
viśvo viśvabhugārādhyo dharmo dhanyaḥ śubhānanaḥ / bhūtido bhūtikṛd bhūtiḥ pitṝṇāṃ ye gaṇā nava
Vishva, Vishvabhuj, Aradhya, Dharma, Dhanya, Shubhanana, Bhutida, Bhutikrit, Bhuti—these are the nine hosts of the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.44
कल्याणः कल्यदः कर्ता कल्यः कल्यतराश्रयः । कल्यताहेतुरन्घः षडिमे ते गणाः स्मृताः
kalyāṇaḥ kalyadaḥ kartā kalyaḥ kalyatarāśrayaḥ / kalyatāheturanghaḥ ṣaḍime te gaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ
Kalyana, Kalyada, Kartri, Kalya, Kalyatarashraya, Kalyatahetu, Anagha—these six are declared to be (further) hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.45
वरो वरेण्यो वरदस्तुष्टिदः पुष्टिदस्तथा । विश्वपाता तथा धाता सप्तैते च गणाः स्मृताः
varo vareṇyo varadastuṣṭidaḥ puṣṭidastathā / viśvapātā tathā dhātā saptaite ca gaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ
Vara, Varenya, Varada, Tushtida and likewise Pushtida, Vishvapatri and Dhatri—these seven too are declared to be hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.46
महान्महात्मा महितो महिमावान्महाबलः । गणाः पञ्च तथैवैते पितॄणां पापनाशनाः
mahānmahātmā mahito mahimāvānmahābalaḥ / gaṇāḥ pañca tathaivaite pitṝṇāṃ pāpanāśanāḥ
Mahat, Mahatman, Mahita, Mahimavat, Mahabala—these likewise are five hosts of the fathers, destroyers of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.47
सुखदो धनदश्चान्यो धर्मदो ऽन्यश्च भूतिदः । पितॄणां कथ्यते चैव तथा गणचतुष्टयम्
sukhado dhanadaścānyo dharmado 'nyaśca bhūtidaḥ / pitṝṇāṃ kathyate caiva tathā gaṇacatuṣṭayam
Sukhada, another Dhanada, Dharmada and another Bhutida—thus a set of four hosts of the fathers is also spoken of.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.48
एकत्रिंशत्पितृगणा यैर्व्याप्तमखिलं जगत् । त एवात्र पितृगणास्तुष्यन्तु च मदाहितात्
ekatriṃśatpitṛgaṇā yairvyāptamakhilaṃ jagat / ta evātra pitṛgaṇāstuṣyantu ca madāhitāt
The thirty-one hosts of fathers, by whom the whole world is pervaded—may those very hosts of fathers here be satisfied by what has been offered by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.49
माक्रण्डेय उवाच । एवं तु स्तुवतस्तस्य तेजसोराशिरुच्छ्रितः । प्रादुर्बभूव सहसा गगनव्याप्तिकारकः
mākraṇḍeya uvāca / evaṃ tu stuvatastasya tejasorāśirucchritaḥ / prādurbabhūva sahasā gaganavyāptikārakaḥ
Markandeya said: As he was praising thus, a lofty mass of radiance suddenly appeared, filling the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.50
तद्दृष्ट्वा सुमहत्तेजः समाच्छाद्य स्थितं जगत् । जानुभ्यामवनीं गत्वा रुचिः स्तोत्रमिदञ्जगौ
taddṛṣṭvā sumahattejaḥ samācchādya sthitaṃ jagat / jānubhyāmavanīṃ gatvā ruciḥ stotramidañjagau
Seeing that very great radiance standing there, covering the world, Ruchi went down on his knees to the ground and sang this hymn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.51
रुचिरुवाच । अर्चितानाममूर्तानां पितॄणां दीप्ततेजसाम् । नमस्यामि सदा तेषां ध्यानिनां दिव्यचक्षुषाम्
ruciruvāca / arcitānāmamūrtānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ dīptatejasām / namasyāmi sadā teṣāṃ dhyānināṃ divyacakṣuṣām
Ruchi said: I bow always to those honoured fathers, formless, of blazing radiance, meditative, possessed of divine sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.52
इन्द्रादीनां च नेतारो दक्षमारीचयोस्तथा । सप्तर्षोणां तथान्येषां तान्नमस्यामि कामदान्
indrādīnāṃ ca netāro dakṣamārīcayostathā / saptarṣoṇāṃ tathānyeṣāṃ tānnamasyāmi kāmadān
They are the leaders of Indra and the rest, and of Daksha and Marichi, and of the seven seers and of others too; to them, the granters of desires, I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.53
मन्वादीनां च नेतारः सूर्याचन्द्रमसोस्तथा । तान्नमस्याम्यहं सर्वान्पितॄनप्युदधावपि
manvādīnāṃ ca netāraḥ sūryācandramasostathā / tānnamasyāmyahaṃ sarvānpitṝnapyudadhāvapi
And they are the leaders of Manu and the rest, and of the sun and moon; I bow to all those fathers, even (those dwelling) in the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.54
नक्षत्राणां ग्रहाणां च वाय्वग्न्योर्नभसस्तथा । द्यावापृथिव्योश्च तथा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलिः
nakṣatrāṇāṃ grahāṇāṃ ca vāyvagnyornabhasastathā / dyāvāpṛthivyośca tathā namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ
With joined palms I bow likewise to (the fathers) of the lunar mansions and the planets, of wind and fire and the sky, and of heaven and earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.55
प्रजापतेः कश्यपाय सोमाय वरुणाय च । योगेश्वरेभ्यश्च सदा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलिः
prajāpateḥ kaśyapāya somāya varuṇāya ca / yogeśvarebhyaśca sadā namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ
With joined palms I bow always to Prajapati, to Kashyapa, to Soma and to Varuna, and to the lords of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.56
नमो गणेभ्यः सप्तभ्यस्तथा लोकेषु सप्तसु । स्वायम्भुवे नमस्यामि ब्रह्मणे योगचक्षुषे
namo gaṇebhyaḥ saptabhyastathā lokeṣu saptasu / svāyambhuve namasyāmi brahmaṇe yogacakṣuṣe
Homage to the seven hosts (of ancestors), and to (those) in the seven worlds; I bow to the self-born Brahmā, whose eye is yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.57
सोमाधारान्पितृगणान्योगमूर्तिधरांस्तथा । नमस्यामि तथा सोमं पितरं जगतामहम्
somādhārānpitṛgaṇānyogamūrtidharāṃstathā / namasyāmi tathā somaṃ pitaraṃ jagatāmaham
(I bow to) the hosts of ancestors who are supported by the moon and who bear forms (attained) by yoga; and I likewise bow to Soma, the father of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.58
अग्निरूपांस्तथैवान्यान्नमस्यामि पितॄनहम् । अग्निसोममयं विश्वं यत एतदशेषतः
agnirūpāṃstathaivānyānnamasyāmi pitṝnaham / agnisomamayaṃ viśvaṃ yata etadaśeṣataḥ
And likewise I bow to the other ancestors whose form is fire, since this whole universe is made entirely of fire and soma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.59
ये च तेजसि ये चैते सोमसूर्याग्निमूर्तयः । जगत्स्वरूपिणश्चैव तथा ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणः
ye ca tejasi ye caite somasūryāgnimūrtayaḥ / jagatsvarūpiṇaścaiva tathā brahmasvarūpiṇaḥ
And those who are in the light, and these who have the forms of moon, sun, and fire, and those whose own nature is the world, and likewise those whose own nature is brahman —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.60
तेभ्यो ऽखिलेभ्यो योगिभ्यः पितृभ्यो यतमानसः । नमोनमो नमस्ते ऽस्तु प्रसीदन्तु स्वधाभुजः
tebhyo 'khilebhyo yogibhyaḥ pitṛbhyo yatamānasaḥ / namonamo namaste 'stu prasīdantu svadhābhujaḥ
To all those yogins, to the ancestors, with mind restrained: homage upon homage, homage be to you; may the eaters of the svadhā offering be gracious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.61
माक्रण्डेय उवाच । एवं स्तुतास्ततस्तेन तजसो मुनिसत्तमाः । निश्चक्रमुस्ते पितरो भासयन्तो दिशादश
mākraṇḍeya uvāca / evaṃ stutāstatastena tajaso munisattamāḥ / niścakramuste pitaro bhāsayanto diśādaśa
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Thus praised by him, O best of sages, those ancestors came forth from that light, illuminating the ten directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.62
निवेदनञ्च यत्तेन पुष्पगन्धानुलेपनम् । तद्भूषितानथ स तान्ददृशे पुरतः स्थितान्
nivedanañca yattena puṣpagandhānulepanam / tadbhūṣitānatha sa tāndadṛśe purataḥ sthitān
And the offering of flowers, perfume, and unguent that he had presented — adorned with that, he then saw them standing before him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.63
प्रणिपत्य रुचिर्भक्त्या पुनरेव कृताञ्जलिः । नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यमित्याह पृथगादृतः
praṇipatya rucirbhaktyā punareva kṛtāñjaliḥ / namastubhyaṃ namastubhyamityāha pṛthagādṛtaḥ
Having bowed down with devotion, Ruci again, with folded hands, said reverently to each one: "Homage to you, homage to you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.64
ततः प्रसन्नाः पितरस्तमूचुर्मुनिसत्तमम् । वरं वृणीष्वेति स तानुवाचानतकन्धरः
tataḥ prasannāḥ pitarastamūcurmunisattamam / varaṃ vṛṇīṣveti sa tānuvācānatakandharaḥ
Then the pleased ancestors said to that best of sages, "Choose a boon"; and he, with neck bent (in humility), said to them:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.65
रुचिरुवाच । प्रजानां सर्गकर्तृत्वमादिष्टं ब्रह्मणा मम । सो ऽहं पत्नीमभीप्सामि धन्यां दिव्यां प्रजावतीम्
ruciruvāca / prajānāṃ sargakartṛtvamādiṣṭaṃ brahmaṇā mama / so 'haṃ patnīmabhīpsāmi dhanyāṃ divyāṃ prajāvatīm
Ruci said: The task of creating offspring has been enjoined upon me by Brahmā; therefore I desire a wife, blessed, divine, and fertile.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.66
पितर ऊचुः । अत्रैव सद्यः पत्नी ते भवत्वतिमनोरमा । तस्याञ्च पुत्रो भविता भवतो मुनिसत्तम !
pitara ūcuḥ / atraiva sadyaḥ patnī te bhavatvatimanoramā / tasyāñca putro bhavitā bhavato munisattama !
The ancestors said: Right here and at once let a most charming wife be yours, and from her, O best of sages, a son will be born to you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.67
मन्वन्तराधिपो धीमांस्त्वन्नाम्नैवोपलक्षितः । रुचे ! रौच्य इति ख्यातिं प्रयास्यति जगत्त्रये
manvantarādhipo dhīmāṃstvannāmnaivopalakṣitaḥ / ruce ! raucya iti khyātiṃ prayāsyati jagattraye
a wise lord of a manvantara, marked by your very name: O Ruci, he will attain fame in the three worlds as "Raucya."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.68
तस्यापि बहवः पुत्रा महाबलपराक्रमाः । भविष्यन्ति महात्मानः पृथिवीपरिपालकाः
tasyāpi bahavaḥ putrā mahābalaparākramāḥ / bhaviṣyanti mahātmānaḥ pṛthivīparipālakāḥ
He too will have many sons of great strength and valour, great-souled, protectors of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.69
त्वं च प्रिजापतिर्भूत्वा प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा चतुर्विधाः । क्षीणाधिकारो धर्मज्ञस्ततः सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि
tvaṃ ca prijāpatirbhūtvā prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā caturvidhāḥ / kṣīṇādhikāro dharmajñastataḥ siddhimavāpsyasi
And you, having become a Prajāpati and created the four kinds of creatures, when your charge is exhausted, knower of dharma, will thereupon attain perfection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.70
स्तोत्रेणानेन च नरो यो ऽस्मांस्तोष्यति भक्तितः । तस्य तुष्टा वयं भोगानात्मजं ध्यानमुत्तमम्
stotreṇānena ca naro yo 'smāṃstoṣyati bhaktitaḥ / tasya tuṣṭā vayaṃ bhogānātmajaṃ dhyānamuttamam
And the man who with devotion will please us with this hymn — pleased with him, we (grant) enjoyments, a son, and the highest meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.71
आयुरारोग्यमर्थं च पुत्रपौत्रादिकं तथा । वाञ्छद्भिः सततं स्तव्याः स्तोत्रेणानेन वै यतः
āyurārogyamarthaṃ ca putrapautrādikaṃ tathā / vāñchadbhiḥ satataṃ stavyāḥ stotreṇānena vai yataḥ
Therefore we are to be praised constantly with this hymn by those who desire long life, health, wealth, and sons and grandsons and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.72
श्राद्धेषु य इमं भक्त्या त्वस्मत्प्रीतिकरं स्तवम् । पठिष्यति द्विजाग्र्याणां भुञ्जतां पुरतः स्थितः
śrāddheṣu ya imaṃ bhaktyā tvasmatprītikaraṃ stavam / paṭhiṣyati dvijāgryāṇāṃ bhuñjatāṃ purataḥ sthitaḥ
He who at śrāddhas will with devotion recite this hymn, pleasing to us, standing before the foremost brahmins while they eat —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.73
स्तोत्रश्रवणसंप्रीत्या सन्निधाने परे कृते । अस्माभिरक्षयं श्राद्धं तद्भविष्यत्यसंशयम्
stotraśravaṇasaṃprītyā sannidhāne pare kṛte / asmābhirakṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ tadbhaviṣyatyasaṃśayam
when, out of delight at hearing the hymn, the highest presence (of us) has been produced, that śrāddha will become imperishable through us, without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 89.74
यद्यप्यश्रोत्रियं श्राद्धं यद्यप्युपहतं भवेत् । अन्यायोपात्तवित्तेन यदि वा कृतमन्यथा
yadyapyaśrotriyaṃ śrāddhaṃ yadyapyupahataṃ bhavet / anyāyopāttavittena yadi vā kṛtamanyathā
Even if the śrāddha is performed without a Vedic-learned brahmin, even if it is spoiled, or done with wealth wrongfully acquired, or performed otherwise (than prescribed),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.75
अश्राद्धार्हैरुपतैरुपहारैस्तथा कृतैः । अकाले ऽप्यथ वा देशे विधिहीनमथापि वा
aśrāddhārhairupatairupahāraistathā kṛtaiḥ / akāle 'pyatha vā deśe vidhihīnamathāpi vā
(even if) done with offerings brought that are unfit for a śrāddha, or at a wrong time or place, or lacking the (proper) rite —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 89.76
अश्रद्धया वा पुरुषैर्दम्भमाश्रित्य यत्कृतम् । अस्माकं तृप्तये श्राद्धन्तथाप्येतदुदीरणात्
aśraddhayā vā puruṣairdambhamāśritya yatkṛtam / asmākaṃ tṛptaye śrāddhantathāpyetadudīraṇāt
Or (a śrāddha) performed by men without faith, resorting to ostentation — even so, through the recitation of this (hymn) it becomes a śrāddha for our satisfaction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.77
यत्रैतत्पठ्यते श्राद्धे स्तोत्रमस्तत्सुखावहम् । अस्माकं जायते तृप्तिस्तत्र द्वादशावर्षिकी
yatraitatpaṭhyate śrāddhe stotramastatsukhāvaham / asmākaṃ jāyate tṛptistatra dvādaśāvarṣikī
At whatever śrāddha this hymn is recited, it brings happiness; there our satisfaction arises, lasting twelve years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.78
हेमन्ते द्वादशाब्दानि तृप्तिमेतत्प्रयच्छति । शिशिरे द्विगुणाब्दानि तृप्तिं स्तोत्रमिदं शुभम्
hemante dvādaśābdāni tṛptimetatprayacchati / śiśire dviguṇābdāni tṛptiṃ stotramidaṃ śubham
In the cold season (hemanta) this bestows satisfaction for twelve years; in the dewy season (śiśira) this auspicious hymn (bestows) satisfaction for twice as many years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.79
वसन्ते षोडश समास्तृप्तये श्राद्धकर्मणि । ग्रीष्मे च षोडशैवैतत्पठितं तृप्तिकारकम्
vasante ṣoḍaśa samāstṛptaye śrāddhakarmaṇi / grīṣme ca ṣoḍaśaivaitatpaṭhitaṃ tṛptikārakam
In spring, sixteen years for (our) satisfaction in the rite of śrāddha; and in summer too, when recited, this brings about satisfaction for just sixteen (years).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.80
विकले ऽपि कृते श्राद्धे स्तोत्रेणानेन साधिते । वर्षासु तृप्तिरस्माकमक्षय्या जायते रुचे
vikale 'pi kṛte śrāddhe stotreṇānena sādhite / varṣāsu tṛptirasmākamakṣayyā jāyate ruce
Even when a śrāddha is performed defectively, if it is accomplished with this hymn, in the rainy season our satisfaction becomes imperishable, O Ruci.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.81
शरत्काले ऽपि पठितं श्राद्धकाले प्रयच्छति । अस्माकमेतत्पुरुषैस्तृप्तिं पञ्चदशाब्दिकीम्
śaratkāle 'pi paṭhitaṃ śrāddhakāle prayacchati / asmākametatpuruṣaistṛptiṃ pañcadaśābdikīm
Recited even in the autumn season, at the time of śrāddha this bestows upon us, through (those) men, satisfaction lasting fifteen years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.82
यस्मिन् गेहे च लिखितमेतत्तिष्ठति नित्यदा । सन्निधानं कृते श्राद्धे तत्रास्माकं भविष्यति
yasmin gehe ca likhitametattiṣṭhati nityadā / sannidhānaṃ kṛte śrāddhe tatrāsmākaṃ bhaviṣyati
And in whatever house this stands written permanently, there, when a śrāddha is performed, our presence will be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 89.83
तस्मादेतत्त्वया श्राद्धे विप्राणां भुञ्जतां पुरः । श्रावणीयं महाभाग अस्माकं पुष्टिकारकम्
tasmādetattvayā śrāddhe viprāṇāṃ bhuñjatāṃ puraḥ / śrāvaṇīyaṃ mahābhāga asmākaṃ puṣṭikārakam
Therefore this is to be recited by you at the śrāddha, in the presence of the brahmins who are eating, O greatly fortunate one — it brings nourishment to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition