Garuda Purana — Uttara Khanda (Pretakalpa) — Chapter 17
GaP 2 17.1
श्रीगरुडमाहापुराणम्- १७ गरुड उवाच । एको मे संशयो देव हृदये सम्प्रबाधते । श्रमणाः कस्य पुत्राश्च कथं यमपुरे स्थिताः
śrīgaruḍamāhāpurāṇam- 17 garuḍa uvāca / eko me saṃśayo deva hṛdaye samprabādhate / śramaṇāḥ kasya putrāśca kathaṃ yamapure sthitāḥ
Garuḍa said: One doubt, O god, keeps troubling my heart: whose sons are the Śramaṇas, and how do they stand in Yama's city?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.2
मानुषैश्च कृतं कर्म कस्माज्जानन्ति ते प्रभो । कथं शृण्वन्ति ते सर्वे कस्माज्ज्ञानं समागतम्
mānuṣaiśca kṛtaṃ karma kasmājjānanti te prabho / kathaṃ śṛṇvanti te sarve kasmājjñānaṃ samāgatam
How do they know the deed done by men, O lord? How do all of them hear it, and from what source has their knowledge come?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.3
कुत्र भुञ्जन्ति देवेश क्रथयस्व प्रसादतः । पक्षिराजवचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्वाक्यमब्रवीत्
kutra bhuñjanti deveśa krathayasva prasādataḥ / pakṣirājavacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānvākyamabravīt
Where do they eat, O lord of gods? Tell (me) graciously. Hearing the words of the king of birds, the Blessed One spoke this speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.4
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । शृणुष्व वचनं सत्यं सर्वेषां सौख्यदायकम् । तदहं कथयिष्यामि श्रवणानां विचेष्टितम्
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / śṛṇuṣva vacanaṃ satyaṃ sarveṣāṃ saukhyadāyakam / tadahaṃ kathayiṣyāmi śravaṇānāṃ viceṣṭitam
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Hear the true word that gives happiness to all; I shall tell you the activity of the Śravaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.5
एकीभूतं यदा सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् । क्षीरोदसागरे पूर्वं मयि सुप्ते जगत्पतौ
ekībhūtaṃ yadā sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam / kṣīrodasāgare pūrvaṃ mayi supte jagatpatau
When formerly all this world, moving and unmoving, had become one, while I, the lord of the world, slept on the ocean of milk —
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GaP 2 17.6
नाभिस्थोजस्तपस्तेपे वर्षाणि सुबहून्यपि । एकीभूतं जगत्सृष्टं भूतग्रामचतुर्विधम्
nābhisthojastapastepe varṣāṇi subahūnyapi / ekībhūtaṃ jagatsṛṣṭaṃ bhūtagrāmacaturvidham
the radiant one seated in (my) navel practised austerity for very many years; the world that had become one was created (by him), the fourfold host of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 17.7
ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं पूर्वं विष्णुना पालितं तदा । रुद्रः संहारमूर्तिश्च निर्मितो ब्रह्मणा ततः
brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ pūrvaṃ viṣṇunā pālitaṃ tadā / rudraḥ saṃhāramūrtiśca nirmito brahmaṇā tataḥ
What was first fashioned by Brahmā was then protected by Viṣṇu; and Rudra, whose form is destruction, was thereafter fashioned by Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.8
वायुः सर्वगतः सृष्टः सूर्यस्तेजोभिवृद्धिमान् । धर्मराजस्ततः सृष्टश्चित्रगुप्तेन संयुत)
vāyuḥ sarvagataḥ sṛṣṭaḥ sūryastejobhivṛddhimān / dharmarājastataḥ sṛṣṭaścitraguptena saṃyuta)
Wind, that goes everywhere, was created, and the Sun, growing in brilliance; then the King of Dharma was created, together with Citragupta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.9
सृष्ट्वैतदादिकं सर्वं तपस्तेपे तु पद्मजः । गतानि बहुवर्षाणि ब्रह्मणो नाभिपङ्कजे
sṛṣṭvaitadādikaṃ sarvaṃ tapastepe tu padmajaḥ / gatāni bahuvarṣāṇi brahmaṇo nābhipaṅkaje
Having created all this and the rest, the lotus-born practised austerity; many years passed for Brahmā on the navel-lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.10
योयो हि निर्मितः पूर्वं तत्तत्कर्म समाचरेत् । कस्मिंश्चित्समये तत्र ब्रह्मा लोकसमन्वितः
yoyo hi nirmitaḥ pūrvaṃ tattatkarma samācaret / kasmiṃścitsamaye tatra brahmā lokasamanvitaḥ
Each one who had been fashioned would carry out his own respective task. At a certain time there, Brahmā, together with the worlds (came)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.11
रुद्रो विष्णुस्तथा धर्मः शासयन्ति वसुन्धराम् । न जानीमो वयं किञ्चिल्लोककृत्यमिहोच्यताम्
rudro viṣṇustathā dharmaḥ śāsayanti vasundharām / na jānīmo vayaṃ kiñcillokakṛtyamihocyatām
"Rudra, Viṣṇu, and Dharma rule the earth; we know nothing at all — let the business of the world be spoken of here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.12
इति चिन्तापराः सर्वे देवा विममृशुस्तदा । संचिन्त्य ब्रह्मणो मन्त्रं विबुधैः प्रेरितस्तदा
iti cintāparāḥ sarve devā vimamṛśustadā / saṃcintya brahmaṇo mantraṃ vibudhaiḥ preritastadā
Thus all the gods, absorbed in this concern, then deliberated; and having reflected, (Brahmā's) counsel was then urged by the wise ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 17.13
गृहीत्वा पुष्पपत्राणि सोसृजद्द्वादशात्मजान् । तेजोराशीन्विशालाक्षान्ब्रह्मणो वचनात्तु ते
gṛhītvā puṣpapatrāṇi sosṛjaddvādaśātmajān / tejorāśīnviśālākṣānbrahmaṇo vacanāttu te
Taking flowers and leaves, he emitted twelve sons, masses of splendour with wide eyes; and they (acted) by Brahmā's word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 17.14
योयं वदति लोकेस्मिञ्छुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् । प्रापयन्ति ततः शीघ्रं ब्रह्मणः कर्णगोचरम्
yoyaṃ vadati lokesmiñchubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham / prāpayanti tataḥ śīghraṃ brahmaṇaḥ karṇagocaram
Whatever anyone says in this world, whether good or bad, they at once bring it within Brahmā's hearing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.15
दूराच्छ्रवणविज्ञानं दूराद्दर्शनगोचरम् । सर्वे शृण्वन्ति यत्पक्षिंस्तेनैव श्रवणा मताः
dūrācchravaṇavijñānaṃ dūrāddarśanagocaram / sarve śṛṇvanti yatpakṣiṃstenaiva śravaṇā matāḥ
(They have) the knowledge of hearing from afar and the range of sight from afar; because they all hear (like) birds, they are therefore held to be the Śravaṇas ("Hearers").
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 17.16
स्थित्वा चैव तथाकाशे जन्तूनां चेष्टितं च यत् । तज्ज्ञात्वा धर्मराजाग्रे मृत्युकाले वदन्ति च
sthitvā caiva tathākāśe jantūnāṃ ceṣṭitaṃ ca yat / tajjñātvā dharmarājāgre mṛtyukāle vadanti ca
And standing thus in the sky, whatever the doings of creatures are, having known that they report it before the King of Dharma at the time of death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.17
धर्मं चार्थं च कामं च मोक्षं च कथयन्ति ते । एको हि धर्ममार्गश्च द्वितीयश्चार्थमार्गकः
dharmaṃ cārthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca mokṣaṃ ca kathayanti te / eko hi dharmamārgaśca dvitīyaścārthamārgakaḥ
They tell of dharma, of wealth, of pleasure, and of liberation: one is the path of dharma, the second is the path of wealth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.18
अपरः काममार्गश्च मोक्षमार्गश्चतुर्थकः । उत्तमा धममार्गेण वैनतेय प्रयान्ति हि
aparaḥ kāmamārgaśca mokṣamārgaścaturthakaḥ / uttamā dhamamārgeṇa vainateya prayānti hi
another is the path of pleasure, and the fourth is the path of liberation; the highest go, O son of Vinatā, by the path of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.19
अर्थदाता विमानैस्तु अश्वैः कामप्रदायकः । हंसयुक्तविमानैश्च मोक्षाकाङ्क्षी विसर्पति
arthadātā vimānaistu aśvaiḥ kāmapradāyakaḥ / haṃsayuktavimānaiśca mokṣākāṅkṣī visarpati
The giver of wealth (goes) by celestial cars, the giver of pleasure by horses, and one who longs for liberation moves on by cars yoked with swans.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.20
इतरः पादचारेण त्वसिपत्रवनानि च । पाषाणैः कण्टकैः क्लिष्टः पाशबद्धो ऽथ याति वै
itaraḥ pādacāreṇa tvasipatravanāni ca / pāṣāṇaiḥ kaṇṭakaiḥ kliṣṭaḥ pāśabaddho 'tha yāti vai
The other goes on foot through the forests of sword-leaves, tormented by stones and thorns, bound with a noose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.21
यः कश्चिन्मानुषे लोके श्रवणान्पूजयेदिह । वर्धन्या जलपात्रेम पक्वान्नपरिपूर्णया
yaḥ kaścinmānuṣe loke śravaṇānpūjayediha / vardhanyā jalapātrema pakvānnaparipūrṇayā
Whoever in the human world should honour the Śravaṇas here with a water-vessel, a vardhanī, filled with cooked food —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.22
श्रवणान्पूजयेत्तत्र मया सह खगेश्वर । तस्याहं तत्प्रदास्यामि यत्सुरैरपि दुर्लभम्
śravaṇānpūjayettatra mayā saha khageśvara / tasyāhaṃ tatpradāsyāmi yatsurairapi durlabham
if one should honour the Śravaṇas there together with me, O lord of birds, to him I shall grant that which is hard to obtain even for the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.23
संभोज्य ब्राह्मणान् भक्त्या त्वेकादश शुभाञ्छुचीन् । द्वादशं सकलत्रं च मम प्रीत्यै प्रपूजयेत्
saṃbhojya brāhmaṇān bhaktyā tvekādaśa śubhāñchucīn / dvādaśaṃ sakalatraṃ ca mama prītyai prapūjayet
Having fed eleven auspicious, pure brahmins with devotion, one should honour an twelfth together with his wife, for my pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.24
देवैः सर्वैश्च संपूज्य स्वर्गं यान्ति सुखेप्सया । तैः पूजितैरह तुष्टश्चित्रगुप्तेन धर्मराट्
devaiḥ sarvaiśca saṃpūjya svargaṃ yānti sukhepsayā / taiḥ pūjitairaha tuṣṭaścitraguptena dharmarāṭ
Being honoured along with all the gods, they go to heaven out of desire for happiness; when they are honoured I am pleased, and so is the King of Dharma with Citragupta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 17.25
तैस्तुष्टैर्मत्पुरं यान्ति लोका धर्मपारायणाः । श्रवणानां च माहात्म्यमुत्पत्तिं चेष्टितं शुभम्
taistuṣṭairmatpuraṃ yānti lokā dharmapārāyaṇāḥ / śravaṇānāṃ ca māhātmyamutpattiṃ ceṣṭitaṃ śubham
When they are pleased, people devoted to dharma go to my city. And the greatness of the Śravaṇas, their origin, and their auspicious activity —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 17.26
शृणोति पक्षिशार्दूल स च पापैर्न लिप्यते । इह लोके सुखं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोके महीयते
śṛṇoti pakṣiśārdūla sa ca pāpairna lipyate / iha loke sukhaṃ bhuktvā svargaloke mahīyate
whoever hears it, O tiger among birds, he is not stained by sins; having enjoyed happiness in this world, he is exalted in the world of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition