Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 94
GaP 1 94.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ९४ याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच । गर्भाष्टमे ऽष्टमे वाब्दे ब्राह्मणस्योपनायनम् । रज्ञामेकादशे सैके विशामेके यथाकुलम्
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 94 yājñavalkya uvāca / garbhāṣṭame 'ṣṭame vābde brāhmaṇasyopanāyanam / rajñāmekādaśe saike viśāmeke yathākulam
The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 94. Yājñavalkya said: In the eighth (year) from conception, or in the eighth year (from birth), is the initiation of a brāhmaṇa; for kings in the eleventh, for vaiśyas in the twelfth, according to family custom.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.2
उपनीय कुरुः शिष्यं महाव्याहृतिपूर्वकम् । वेदमध्यापयेदेनं शौचाचारांश्च शिक्षयेत्
upanīya kuruḥ śiṣyaṃ mahāvyāhṛtipūrvakam / vedamadhyāpayedenaṃ śaucācārāṃśca śikṣayet
Having initiated (him), let (the teacher) make (him) a pupil, beginning with the great utterances; he should teach him the Veda and instruct him in the rules of purity and conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.3
दिवा सन्ध्यासु कर्णस्थब्रह्मसूत्र उदड्मुखः । कुर्यान्मूत्रपुरीषे तु रात्रौ चेद्दक्षिणामुखः
divā sandhyāsu karṇasthabrahmasūtra udaḍmukhaḥ / kuryānmūtrapurīṣe tu rātrau ceddakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
By day and at the twilights, with the sacred thread placed on the ear, facing north, he should void urine and excrement; but at night, facing south.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.4
गृहीतशिश्रश्चोत्थाय मृद्भिरभ्युद्धृतैर्जलैः । गन्धलेपक्षयकरं शौचं कुर्यान्महाव्रतः
gṛhītaśiśraścotthāya mṛdbhirabhyuddhṛtairjalaiḥ / gandhalepakṣayakaraṃ śaucaṃ kuryānmahāvrataḥ
Having taken hold of the organ and risen, with earth and with water drawn up, the observer of the great vow should perform the cleansing that removes smell and smear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.5
अन्तर्जानुः शुचौ देश उपविष्ट उदङ्मुखः । प्राग्वा ब्राह्मेण तीर्थेन द्विजो नित्यमुपस्पृशेत्
antarjānuḥ śucau deśa upaviṣṭa udaṅmukhaḥ / prāgvā brāhmeṇa tīrthena dvijo nityamupaspṛśet
Seated in a clean place with (his hands) between his knees, facing north or east, the twice-born should always sip water by the brāhma passage (of the hand).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.6
कनिष्ठादेशिन्यङ्गुष्ठमूलान्यग्रं करस्य च । प्रजापतिपितृब्रह्मदेवतीर्थान्यनुक्रमात्
kaniṣṭhādeśinyaṅguṣṭhamūlānyagraṃ karasya ca / prajāpatipitṛbrahmadevatīrthānyanukramāt
The base of the little finger, of the forefinger, of the thumb, and the tip of the hand: these are, in order, the passages of Prajāpati, of the ancestors, of Brahman, and of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.7
त्रिः प्राश्यापो द्विरुन्मृज्य खान्याद्भिः समुपस्पृशेत् । अद्भिस्तु प्रकृतिस्थाभिर्हेनाभिः फेनबुहुदैः
triḥ prāśyāpo dvirunmṛjya khānyādbhiḥ samupaspṛśet / adbhistu prakṛtisthābhirhenābhiḥ phenabuhudaiḥ
Having sipped water thrice and wiped (the mouth) twice, he should touch the openings (of the body) with water — with water in its natural state, not (heated), free of foam and bubbles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 94.8
हृत्कण्ठतालुगाभिस्तु यथासंख्यं द्विजातयः । शुध्येरंस्त्री च शूद्रश्च सकृत्स्पृष्टाभिरन्ततः
hṛtkaṇṭhatālugābhistu yathāsaṃkhyaṃ dvijātayaḥ / śudhyeraṃstrī ca śūdraśca sakṛtspṛṣṭābhirantataḥ
With water reaching the heart, the throat, and the palate respectively, the twice-born (of the three classes) become pure; but a woman and a śūdra become pure with water touched once, at the last.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.9
स्नानमब्दैवतैर्मन्त्रैर्मार्जनं प्राणसंयमः । सूर्यस्य चाप्युपस्थानं गायत्त्रयाः प्रत्ययं जपः
snānamabdaivatairmantrairmārjanaṃ prāṇasaṃyamaḥ / sūryasya cāpyupasthānaṃ gāyattrayāḥ pratyayaṃ japaḥ
Bathing, wiping with mantras whose deity is the waters, restraint of breath, and also the worship of the sun, and the recitation, which is the confirmation, of the Gāyatrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 94.10
गायत्त्रीं शिरसा सार्धं जपेद्व्याहृतिपूर्विकाम् । प्रतिप्रणवसंयुक्तां त्रिरयं प्राणसंयमः
gāyattrīṃ śirasā sārdhaṃ japedvyāhṛtipūrvikām / pratipraṇavasaṃyuktāṃ trirayaṃ prāṇasaṃyamaḥ
He should recite the Gāyatrī together with the Śiras (formula), preceded by the (three) utterances and joined with the praṇava before each; three times — this is the restraint of breath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.11
प्राणानायम्य सम्प्रोक्ष्य त्र्यृचेनाब्दैवतेन तु । जपन्नासीत सावित्त्रीं प्रत्यगातारकोदयात्
prāṇānāyamya samprokṣya tryṛcenābdaivatena tu / japannāsīta sāvittrīṃ pratyagātārakodayāt
Having restrained the breaths and sprinkled (himself) with the three-verse (hymn) whose deity is the waters, he should sit reciting the Sāvitrī, facing west, until the stars appear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.12
सन्ध्यां प्राक् प्रातरेवं हि तिष्ठेदासूर्यदर्शनात् । अग्निकार्यं ततः कुर्यात्सन्ध्ययोरुभयोरपि
sandhyāṃ prāk prātarevaṃ hi tiṣṭhedāsūryadarśanāt / agnikāryaṃ tataḥ kuryātsandhyayorubhayorapi
Thus he should stand (facing) east at the morning twilight, until the sun is seen; then he should perform the fire rite at both twilights.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.13
ततो ऽभिवादयेद्वृद्वानसावहमिति ब्रुवन् । गुरुं चैवाप्युपासीत स्वाध्यायार्थं समाहितः
tato 'bhivādayedvṛdvānasāvahamiti bruvan / guruṃ caivāpyupāsīta svādhyāyārthaṃ samāhitaḥ
Then he should salute the elders, saying "I am so-and-so"; and he should also attend upon the teacher, composed, for the sake of study.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.14
साहूतश्चाप्यधीयीत सर्वं चास्मै निवेदयेत् । हितं तस्याचरेन्नित्यं मनोवाक्रायकर्मभिः
sāhūtaścāpyadhīyīta sarvaṃ cāsmai nivedayet / hitaṃ tasyācarennityaṃ manovākrāyakarmabhiḥ
And when called he should study, and he should report everything to him; he should always do what is beneficial to him with mind, speech, and bodily acts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.15
दण्डाजिनोपवीतानि मेखलां चैव धारयेत् । ब्राह्मणेषु चरेद्भैक्षमनिन्द्येष्वात्मवृत्तये
daṇḍājinopavītāni mekhalāṃ caiva dhārayet / brāhmaṇeṣu caredbhaikṣamanindyeṣvātmavṛttaye
He should wear the staff, the antelope skin, the sacred thread, and the girdle; and he should beg alms among blameless brāhmaṇas for his own maintenance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.16
आदिमध्यावसानेषु भवेच्छन्दोपलक्षिता । ब्राह्मणक्षत्त्रियविशां भैक्षचर्या यथाक्रमम्
ādimadhyāvasāneṣu bhavecchandopalakṣitā / brāhmaṇakṣattriyaviśāṃ bhaikṣacaryā yathākramam
At the beginning, in the middle, and at the end (the word bhavat) should mark (the request): thus is the begging of alms for brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas respectively.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 94.17
कृताग्निकार्यो भुञ्जीत विनीतो गुर्वनुज्ञया । आपोशानक्रियापूर्वं सत्कृत्यान्नमकुत्सयन्
kṛtāgnikāryo bhuñjīta vinīto gurvanujñayā / āpośānakriyāpūrvaṃ satkṛtyānnamakutsayan
Having performed the fire rite, he should eat, being modest, with the teacher's permission, first performing the sipping rite, honouring the food and not disparaging it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.18
ब्रह्मचार्यास्थितो नैकमन्नमद्यादनापदि । ब्राह्मणः काममश्रीयाच्छ्राद्धे व्रतमपडियन्
brahmacāryāsthito naikamannamadyādanāpadi / brāhmaṇaḥ kāmamaśrīyācchrāddhe vratamapaḍiyan
A student established (in his vow) should not eat food from a single (person) except in distress; a brāhmaṇa may eat at will at a śrāddha, (though) thereby neglecting his vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 94.19
मधु मांसं तथा स्विन्नमित्यादि परिवर्जयेत् । स गुरुर्यः क्रियाः कृत्वा वेदमस्मै प्रयच्छति
madhu māṃsaṃ tathā svinnamityādi parivarjayet / sa gururyaḥ kriyāḥ kṛtvā vedamasmai prayacchati
Honey, meat, and likewise steamed (food) and such things he should avoid. He is the "guru" who, having performed the rites (of initiation), imparts the Veda to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.20
उपनीय ददात्येनामाचार्यः स प्रकीर्तितः । एकदेशमुपाध्याय ऋत्विग्यज्ञकृदुच्यते
upanīya dadātyenāmācāryaḥ sa prakīrtitaḥ / ekadeśamupādhyāya ṛtvigyajñakṛducyate
He who, having initiated (the boy), gives it (the Veda) to him is called the ācārya; (one who teaches) a single portion is the upādhyāya; the ṛtvij is said to be the performer of the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.21
एते मान्या यथापूर्वमेभ्यो माता गरीयसी । प्रतिवेदं ब्रह्मचर्यं द्वादशाब्दानि पञ्च वा
ete mānyā yathāpūrvamebhyo mātā garīyasī / prativedaṃ brahmacaryaṃ dvādaśābdāni pañca vā
These are to be honoured in the order given; weightier than they is the mother. For each Veda the term of brahmacarya is twelve years, or five.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.22
ग्रहणान्तिकमित्येके केशान्तश्चैव षोडशे । आषोडशाऽद्वाविंशाच्चाचतुर्विंशाच्च वत्सरात्
grahaṇāntikamityeke keśāntaścaiva ṣoḍaśe / āṣoḍaśā'dvāviṃśāccācaturviṃśācca vatsarāt
Some say (it lasts) until mastery (of the text); and the keśānta rite (falls) in the sixteenth year. From the sixteenth, from the twenty-second, and from the twenty-fourth year —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.23
ब्रह्मक्षत्त्रविशां काल औपनायनिकः परः । अत ऊर्ध्वं पतन्त्येते सर्वधर्मविवर्जिताः
brahmakṣattraviśāṃ kāla aupanāyanikaḥ paraḥ / ata ūrdhvaṃ patantyete sarvadharmavivarjitāḥ
— is the outermost time for the initiation of brahmins, kshatriyas and vaishyas. Beyond this these (men) fall, being excluded from all religious duties.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.24
सावित्रीपतिता व्रात्या व्रात्यस्तोमादृते क्रतोः । मातुर्यदग्रे जायन्ते द्वितीयं मौञ्जबन्धनम्
sāvitrīpatitā vrātyā vrātyastomādṛte kratoḥ / māturyadagre jāyante dvitīyaṃ mauñjabandhanam
Fallen from the Sāvitrī (verse), they are vrātyas, apart from the vrātyastoma rite. Since (men) are first born from the mother, the girding with the muñja-belt is the second (birth).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.25
ब्राह्मणक्षत्त्रिय विशस्तस्मादेते द्विजातयः । यज्ञानां तपसां चैव शुभानां चैव कर्मणाम्
brāhmaṇakṣattriya viśastasmādete dvijātayaḥ / yajñānāṃ tapasāṃ caiva śubhānāṃ caiva karmaṇām
Brahmin, kshatriya and vaishya — therefore these are the twice-born. Of sacrifices, of austerities, and of auspicious acts —
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GaP 1 94.26
वेद एव द्विजातीनां निः श्रेयसकरः परः । मधुना पयसा चैव स देवांस्तर्पयेद्द्विजः
veda eva dvijātīnāṃ niḥ śreyasakaraḥ paraḥ / madhunā payasā caiva sa devāṃstarpayeddvijaḥ
— the Veda alone is the highest producer of the ultimate good for the twice-born. With honey and with milk that twice-born should gratify the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.27
पितॄन्मधुघृताभ्यां च ऋचो ऽधीते हि सो ऽन्वहम् । यजुः साम पठेत्तद्वदथर्वाङ्गिरसं द्विजः
pitṝnmadhughṛtābhyāṃ ca ṛco 'dhīte hi so 'nvaham / yajuḥ sāma paṭhettadvadatharvāṅgirasaṃ dvijaḥ
and the fathers with honey and ghee, when he recites the Ṛc verses day by day. Likewise the twice-born should recite the Yajus, the Sāman, and the Atharva-Āṅgirasa (hymns);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.28
सन्तर्पयेत्पितॄन्देवान्सो ऽन्वहं हि घृतामृतैः । वाकोवाक्यं पुराणं च नाराशंसीश्च गाथिकाः
santarpayetpitṝndevānso 'nvahaṃ hi ghṛtāmṛtaiḥ / vākovākyaṃ purāṇaṃ ca nārāśaṃsīśca gāthikāḥ
he thereby gratifies the fathers and the gods day by day with ghee and nectar. And the Vākovākya, the Purāṇa, the Nārāśaṃsī (verses) and the songs,
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GaP 1 94.29
इतिहासांस्तथा विद्या यो ऽधीते शक्तितो ऽन्वहम् । सन्तर्पयेत्पितॄन्देवान्मांसक्षीरोदनादिभिः
itihāsāṃstathā vidyā yo 'dhīte śaktito 'nvaham / santarpayetpitṝndevānmāṃsakṣīrodanādibhiḥ
and the histories and the sciences — he who recites (these) day by day according to his capacity gratifies the fathers and the gods with meat, milk, boiled rice and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.30
ते तृप्तास्तर्पयन्त्येनं सर्वकामफलैः शुभैः । यंयं क्रतुमधीतेसौ तस्यस्याप्नुयात्फलम्
te tṛptāstarpayantyenaṃ sarvakāmaphalaiḥ śubhaiḥ / yaṃyaṃ kratumadhītesau tasyasyāpnuyātphalam
They, being gratified, gratify him with auspicious fruits (fulfilling) all his desires. Whatever sacrifice (-text) he recites, he obtains the fruit of that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.31
भूमिदानस्य तपसः स्वाध्यायफलभाग्द्विजः । नेष्ठिको ब्रह्मचारी तु वसेदाचार्यसन्निधौ
bhūmidānasya tapasaḥ svādhyāyaphalabhāgdvijaḥ / neṣṭhiko brahmacārī tu vasedācāryasannidhau
The twice-born partakes of the fruit of the gift of land, of austerity, and of private recitation. But the perpetual brahmacārin should dwell in the presence of his teacher;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 94.32
तदभावे ऽस्य तनये पत्न्यां वैश्वानरे ऽपि वा । अनेन विधिना देहे साधयेद्विजितेन्द्रियः । ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति न चेह जायते पुनः
tadabhāve 'sya tanaye patnyāṃ vaiśvānare 'pi vā / anena vidhinā dehe sādhayedvijitendriyaḥ / brahmalokamavāpnoti na ceha jāyate punaḥ
in his absence, with his son, or with his wife, or even with the (household) fire. By this rule one whose senses are conquered should accomplish (his aim) while in the body; he reaches the world of Brahmā and is not born here again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition