Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 26
GaP 3 26.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- २६ कन्योवाच । श्रीनिवासः किमर्थं वै आगतोत्र वदस्व मे । शेषाचलोपि कुत्रा भूत्कदायातश्च पापहा । स्वामिपुष्करिणी चात्र किमर्थं ह्यगता वद
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 26 kanyovāca / śrīnivāsaḥ kimarthaṃ vai āgatotra vadasva me / śeṣācalopi kutrā bhūtkadāyātaśca pāpahā / svāmipuṣkariṇī cātra kimarthaṃ hyagatā vada
The Great Garuḍa Purāṇa, 26. The maiden said: Tell me, for what purpose has Śrīnivāsa come here? And where was Śeṣācala, and when did the destroyer of sin come? And tell (me), why indeed has Svāmipuṣkariṇī come here?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.2
जैगीषव्य उवाच शृणु भद्रे महाभागे व्यङ्कटेशस्य चागमम् । आवयोर्देवि पापानि विषमं यान्ति भामिनि
jaigīṣavya uvāca śṛṇu bhadre mahābhāge vyaṅkaṭeśasya cāgamam / āvayordevi pāpāni viṣamaṃ yānti bhāmini
Jaigīṣavya said: Listen, good lady, greatly blessed one, to the coming of Veṅkaṭeśa. O goddess, O fair lady, our two (accumulations of) sins are going to destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.3
आसीत्पुरा हिरण्याक्षः काश्यपो दितिनन्दनः । सनकादेश्च वाग्दण्डाद्द्वितीयद्वारपालकः
āsītpurā hiraṇyākṣaḥ kāśyapo ditinandanaḥ / sanakādeśca vāgdaṇḍāddvitīyadvārapālakaḥ
Formerly there was Hiraṇyākṣa, son of Kaśyapa and of Diti, who through the verbal curse of Sanaka and the others (had been) the second doorkeeper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.4
बभूव दैत्ययोनौ च देवानां कण्टको बली । संजीवो विजयः प्रोक्तो हरिभक्तो महाप्रभुः
babhūva daityayonau ca devānāṃ kaṇṭako balī / saṃjīvo vijayaḥ prokto haribhakto mahāprabhuḥ
He was born in a demon's womb, a mighty thorn to the gods; he is called Saṃjīva (or: the living one) Vijaya, a devotee of Hari, a great lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.5
हरिण्याक्षः स्वयं दैत्यो हरिभक्तविदूषकः । एतादृशो हिरण्याक्षस्तपस्तप्तुं समुद्यतः
hariṇyākṣaḥ svayaṃ daityo haribhaktavidūṣakaḥ / etādṛśo hiraṇyākṣastapastaptuṃ samudyataḥ
Hiraṇyākṣa himself was a demon who mocked the devotees of Hari; such a Hiraṇyākṣa set out to practise austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.6
तदा माता दितिर्देवी हिरण्याक्षमुवाच सा । दितिरुवाच । वत्सलस्त्वं महाभागमा तपस्वाष्टहायनः
tadā mātā ditirdevī hiraṇyākṣamuvāca sā / ditiruvāca / vatsalastvaṃ mahābhāgamā tapasvāṣṭahāyanaḥ
Then his mother, the goddess Diti, spoke to Hiraṇyākṣa. Diti said: You are affectionate, greatly blessed one — do not practise austerity, you who are eight years old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.7
त्वं मा ददस्व दुः खं मे पालयिष्यति कोविदः । क्षणमात्रं न जीवामि त्वां विना जीवनं न हि
tvaṃ mā dadasva duḥ khaṃ me pālayiṣyati kovidaḥ / kṣaṇamātraṃ na jīvāmi tvāṃ vinā jīvanaṃ na hi
Do not give me sorrow; what wise man will protect me? I cannot live even for a moment — without you there is no life (for me).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.8
मा तप त्वं महाभाग मम जीवनहेतवे । एवमुक्तस्तु मात्रा स विजयोवशतोब्रवीत्
mā tapa tvaṃ mahābhāga mama jīvanahetave / evamuktastu mātrā sa vijayovaśatobravīt
Do not practise austerity, greatly blessed one, for the sake of my life. Thus addressed by his mother, that Vijaya spoke, being under (her) sway.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.9
हिरण्याक्षो मातरं प्राह जालं हित्वा विष्णोर्भजने ऽलं कुरुष्व । मयिस्नेहं पुत्रहेतोर्विरूढं सुखदुः खे चेह लोके परत्र
hiraṇyākṣo mātaraṃ prāha jālaṃ hitvā viṣṇorbhajane 'laṃ kuruṣva / mayisnehaṃ putrahetorvirūḍhaṃ sukhaduḥ khe ceha loke paratra
Hiraṇyākṣa said to his mother: Abandoning the net (of delusion), devote yourself fully to the worship of Viṣṇu. The affection towards me that has sprung up in you because I am your son (brings) pleasure and pain both in this world and the next.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.10
यावत्स्नेहं मयि मातः करोषि तावत्क्लेशं शाश्वतं यास्यसि त्वम् । मातश्च ते मयि पुत्रत्वबुद्धिस्त्वय्यप्येषा मातृबुद्धिर्ममापि
yāvatsnehaṃ mayi mātaḥ karoṣi tāvatkleśaṃ śāśvataṃ yāsyasi tvam / mātaśca te mayi putratvabuddhistvayyapyeṣā mātṛbuddhirmamāpi
As much affection as you show toward me, mother, so much lasting suffering will you incur. And, mother, you have the notion of sonhood with regard to me, and I too have this notion of motherhood with regard to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.11
ताते पूज्ये पितृबुद्धिर्ममास्ति तस्मिंस्तुते भर्तृबुद्धिर्हि मिथ्या । निर्माति यस्माद्धरिरेव सर्वं सम्यक् पाता नियतो ऽसौ मुरारिः
tāte pūjye pitṛbuddhirmamāsti tasmiṃstute bhartṛbuddhirhi mithyā / nirmāti yasmāddharireva sarvaṃ samyak pātā niyato 'sau murāriḥ
Toward my honoured father I have the notion of a father, and toward him you have the notion of a husband — but that is false; for it is Hari alone who creates everything, and he, Murāri, is the appointed protector in the full sense.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.12
अतो हि माता हरिरेव सर्वदा त्वन्यासां वै मातृता चोपचारात् । निर्मातृत्वं यदि मुख्यं त्वयि स्याद्द्रोणादीनां जननी का वदस्व
ato hi mātā harireva sarvadā tvanyāsāṃ vai mātṛtā copacārāt / nirmātṛtvaṃ yadi mukhyaṃ tvayi syāddroṇādīnāṃ jananī kā vadasva
Therefore Hari alone is always the mother; the motherhood of others is only figurative. If the character of being a maker were primary in you, then tell me: who is the mother of Droṇa and the rest?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.13
मातृत्वं वै यदि मुख्यं त्वयि स्याद्धात्रादीनां जननी का वदस्व । यतः सदा याति जगत्तत्तो हरिः सदा पिता विष्णुरजः पुराणः
mātṛtvaṃ vai yadi mukhyaṃ tvayi syāddhātrādīnāṃ jananī kā vadasva / yataḥ sadā yāti jagattatto hariḥ sadā pitā viṣṇurajaḥ purāṇaḥ
If motherhood were primary in you, tell me: who is the mother of Dhātā and the rest? Since the world always proceeds from him, Hari is always the father — Viṣṇu, unborn, ancient.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.14
सदा पिता मुख्यपिता यदि स्याद्गर्भस्थबाले पालकः को वदस्व । मातापित्रोः पालकत्वं यदि स्यात्कूर्मादीनां पालकौ कौ वदस्व
sadā pitā mukhyapitā yadi syādgarbhasthabāle pālakaḥ ko vadasva / mātāpitroḥ pālakatvaṃ yadi syātkūrmādīnāṃ pālakau kau vadasva
If the eternal father were the chief father, then tell (me): who is the protector of a child that is in the womb? If protectorship belonged to mother and father, tell (me): who were the two protectors of the tortoise and the rest?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.15
मातापित्रोः पालकत्वं यदि स्यात्कृपादीनां रक्षकौ कौ वदस्व । पुन्नामकान्नारकाद्देह भजान्तस्मात्त्रातापुत्रविष्णुः पुराणः
mātāpitroḥ pālakatvaṃ yadi syātkṛpādīnāṃ rakṣakau kau vadasva / punnāmakānnārakāddeha bhajāntasmāttrātāputraviṣṇuḥ purāṇaḥ
If protectorship belonged to mother and father, tell (me): who were the two rescuers of Kṛpa and the others? Since (a son) delivers (one) from the hell named 'pum', therefore, O body(?), worship the ancient Viṣṇu, the son (and) the saviour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.16
न तारकोहं नरकाच्च सुभ्रूर्न वै भर्ता नापि पित्रादयश्च । न वै माता नानुजादिश्च सर्वः सर्वत्राता विष्णुरतो न चान्यः
na tārakohaṃ narakācca subhrūrna vai bhartā nāpi pitrādayaśca / na vai mātā nānujādiśca sarvaḥ sarvatrātā viṣṇurato na cānyaḥ
I am not the deliverer from hell, O fair-browed one; nor is a husband, nor father and the rest; nor indeed a mother, nor a younger brother and the rest — Viṣṇu alone is the saviour of all everywhere, and no other.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.17
मायां मदीयां ज्ञानशस्त्रेण च्छित्वा भक्त्या हरेः स्मरणं त्वं कुरुष्व । यद्भक्तिरूपूर्वं स्मरणं नाम विष्णोस्तत्सर्वथा पापहरं च मातः
māyāṃ madīyāṃ jñānaśastreṇa cchitvā bhaktyā hareḥ smaraṇaṃ tvaṃ kuruṣva / yadbhaktirūpūrvaṃ smaraṇaṃ nāma viṣṇostatsarvathā pāpaharaṃ ca mātaḥ
Cutting through my own illusion with the sword of knowledge, do you make remembrance of Hari with devotion. That remembrance and name of Viṣṇu which is preceded by devotion — that, O mother, in every way removes sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.18
यो वा भक्त्या स्मरणं नाम विष्णोः करोत्यसौ पापहरो भविष्यति । अयं देहो दुर्ल्लभः कर्मभूमौ तत्रापि मध्ये भजनं विष्णुमूर्तेः
yo vā bhaktyā smaraṇaṃ nāma viṣṇoḥ karotyasau pāpaharo bhaviṣyati / ayaṃ deho durllabhaḥ karmabhūmau tatrāpi madhye bhajanaṃ viṣṇumūrteḥ
Whoever makes remembrance of the name of Viṣṇu with devotion, he will become a remover of sin. This body is hard to obtain in the land of action, and among (bodies) even there, (rare is) the worship of Viṣṇu's form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.19
आयुर्गतं व्यर्थमेव त्वदीयं शीघ्रं भजेः श्रीनिवासस्य पादम् । उपदिश्यैवं मातरं पुत्रवर्यो दैत्यावेशात्सोभवद्वै तपस्वी
āyurgataṃ vyarthameva tvadīyaṃ śīghraṃ bhajeḥ śrīnivāsasya pādam / upadiśyaivaṃ mātaraṃ putravaryo daityāveśātsobhavadvai tapasvī
Your lifetime has gone by quite in vain; worship swiftly the foot of Śrīnivāsa. Having thus instructed his mother, that best of sons, through the demon-nature that possessed him, became an ascetic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.20
चतुर्मुखं प्रीणयित्वैव भक्त्या ह्यवध्यत्वं प्राप तस्मान्महात्मा । ततो भूमिं करवद्वेष्टयित्वा निन्ये तदा दैत्यवर्यो महात्मा
caturmukhaṃ prīṇayitvaiva bhaktyā hyavadhyatvaṃ prāpa tasmānmahātmā / tato bhūmiṃ karavadveṣṭayitvā ninye tadā daityavaryo mahātmā
Having pleased the four-faced (Brahmā) with devotion, that great one thereby obtained unslayability. Then, having rolled up the earth like a mat, that great one, best of the demons, carried (it) off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.21
श्रीमुष्टदेशे प्रादुरासीद्धरिस्तु वाराहविष्णुस्त्वजनः पुराणः । भित्त्वाचाब्धिं विविशे तं महात्मा रसातले संस्थितं भूतलं च
śrīmuṣṭadeśe prādurāsīddharistu vārāhaviṣṇustvajanaḥ purāṇaḥ / bhittvācābdhiṃ viviśe taṃ mahātmā rasātale saṃsthitaṃ bhūtalaṃ ca
In the region of Śrīmuṣṭa, Hari appeared — Viṣṇu in the Boar (form), the unborn, the ancient. And that great one, splitting the ocean, entered it, and (found) the surface of the earth resting in Rasātala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.22
स्वदंष्ट्राग्रे स्थापयित्वाऽजगाम तदागमादागतो दैत्यवर्यः । तं कर्णमूले ताडयित्वा जघान प्रसादयामास च पूर्ववद्भुवम्
svadaṃṣṭrāgre sthāpayitvā'jagāma tadāgamādāgato daityavaryaḥ / taṃ karṇamūle tāḍayitvā jaghāna prasādayāmāsa ca pūrvavadbhuvam
Having set (the earth) on the tip of his tusk, he came (back); at his coming the best of demons came (against him). Striking him at the root of the ear, he slew (him), and settled the earth as it was before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.23
सुदिग्गजान्स्थापयित्वा च विष्णुः श्रीमुष्टे वै संस्थितः श्रीवराहः । तदा हरिश्चिन्तयामास विष्णुर्भक्त्या मदीयं मानुषं देहमद्य
sudiggajānsthāpayitvā ca viṣṇuḥ śrīmuṣṭe vai saṃsthitaḥ śrīvarāhaḥ / tadā hariścintayāmāsa viṣṇurbhaktyā madīyaṃ mānuṣaṃ dehamadya
And Viṣṇu, having established the elephants of the quarters, remained at Śrīmuṣṭa as Śrī Varāha. Then Hari, Viṣṇu, reflected: "Today, out of devotion, (they will worship) this human body of mine —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.24
आराधयिष्यन्ति च मां क्व एते तेषां दयां कुत्र वाहं करिष्ये । एवं हरिश्चिन्तयित्वा सुकन्ये वैकुण्ठलोकादचलं शेष संज्ञम् । वीन्द्रस्कन्धे स्थापयित्वा स्वयं च समागतोभूद्भूतलं भूतलेशः
ārādhayiṣyanti ca māṃ kva ete teṣāṃ dayāṃ kutra vāhaṃ kariṣye / evaṃ hariścintayitvā sukanye vaikuṇṭhalokādacalaṃ śeṣa saṃjñam / vīndraskandhe sthāpayitvā svayaṃ ca samāgatobhūdbhūtalaṃ bhūtaleśaḥ
— and where are these (people) who will worship me? Where, or (to whom), shall I show my compassion?" Having thought thus, O fair maiden, having set upon the shoulder of the lord of birds the mountain named Śeṣa from the world of Vaikuṇṭha, the lord of the earth himself came to the earth's surface.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.25
सुवर्णमुखरीतीरमारभ्य गरुडध्वजः । श्रीकृष्णवेणीपर्यन्तं स्थापया मास तं गिरिम्
suvarṇamukharītīramārabhya garuḍadhvajaḥ / śrīkṛṣṇaveṇīparyantaṃ sthāpayā māsa taṃ girim
Beginning from the bank of the Suvarṇamukharī, the Garuḍa-bannered one established that mountain, extending as far as the Śrīkṛṣṇaveṇī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.26
गिरेः पुच्छे तु श्रीशैलं मध्यमे ऽहोबलं स्मृतम् । मुखं च श्रीनिवासस्य क्षेत्रं च समुदाहृतम्
gireḥ pucche tu śrīśailaṃ madhyame 'hobalaṃ smṛtam / mukhaṃ ca śrīnivāsasya kṣetraṃ ca samudāhṛtam
At the mountain's tail is Śrīśaila, and in its middle Ahobala is held to be; and the face is declared to be the sacred field of Śrīnivāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.27
अल्पेन तपसाभीष्टं सिध्यत्यस्मिन्नहोबले । गङ्गादिसर्वतीर्थानि पुण्यानि ह्यत्र संति वै
alpena tapasābhīṣṭaṃ sidhyatyasminnahobale / gaṅgādisarvatīrthāni puṇyāni hyatra saṃti vai
With little austerity what is desired is accomplished on this Ahobala; for all the holy tīrthas, the Gaṅgā and the rest, are present here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.28
य एनं सेवते नित्यं श्रद्धाभक्तिसमन्वितः । ज्ञानार्थी ज्ञानमाप्नोति द्रव्यार्थी द्रव्यमाप्रुयात्
ya enaṃ sevate nityaṃ śraddhābhaktisamanvitaḥ / jñānārthī jñānamāpnoti dravyārthī dravyamāpruyāt
Whoever serves this (mountain) constantly, endowed with faith and devotion: one who seeks knowledge obtains knowledge, one who seeks wealth would obtain wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.29
पुत्रार्थी पुत्रमाप्नोति नृपो राज्यं च विन्दति । यंयं कामयते मर्त्यस्तन्तमाप्नोति सर्वथा
putrārthī putramāpnoti nṛpo rājyaṃ ca vindati / yaṃyaṃ kāmayate martyastantamāpnoti sarvathā
One who seeks a son obtains a son, and a king gains a kingdom; whatever a mortal desires, that very thing he obtains in every case.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.30
चिन्तितं साध्यते यस्मात्तस्माच्चिन्तामणिं विदुः । पुष्करिण्याश्च बाहुल्याद्गिरावस्मिन्सरः सु च । पुष्कराद्रिरिति प्राहुरेवं तत्त्वार्थवेदिनः
cintitaṃ sādhyate yasmāttasmāccintāmaṇiṃ viduḥ / puṣkariṇyāśca bāhulyādgirāvasminsaraḥ su ca / puṣkarādririti prāhurevaṃ tattvārthavedinaḥ
Since what is thought of is accomplished (there), therefore they know it as Cintāmaṇi; and because of the abundance of lotus-ponds and lakes on this mountain, those who know the true meaning call it Puṣkarādri.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.31
शातकुंभस्वरूपत्वात्कनकाद्रिं च तं विदुः । वैकुण्ठादागतेनैव वैकुण्ठाद्रिरिति स्मृतः
śātakuṃbhasvarūpatvātkanakādriṃ ca taṃ viduḥ / vaikuṇṭhādāgatenaiva vaikuṇṭhādririti smṛtaḥ
Because it has the nature of gold, they know it also as Kanakādri; and just because it came from Vaikuṇṭha it is remembered as Vaikuṇṭhādri.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.32
अमृतैश्वर्यसंयुक्तो व्यङ्कटाद्रिरिति स्मृतः । व्यङ्कटेशस्य शैलस्य माहात्म्यं यावदस्ति हि
amṛtaiśvaryasaṃyukto vyaṅkaṭādririti smṛtaḥ / vyaṅkaṭeśasya śailasya māhātmyaṃ yāvadasti hi
Being joined with immortality and lordship, it is remembered as Vyaṅkaṭādri. However much the greatness of the mountain of Vyaṅkaṭeśa is,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.33
तावद्वक्तुं समग्रेण न समर्थश्चतुर्मुखः । व्यङ्कटाद्रौ परां भक्तिं ये कुर्वन्ति दिनेदिने । पङ्गर्जङ्घाल एव स्यादचक्षुः पद्मलोचनः
tāvadvaktuṃ samagreṇa na samarthaścaturmukhaḥ / vyaṅkaṭādrau parāṃ bhaktiṃ ye kurvanti dinedine / paṅgarjaṅghāla eva syādacakṣuḥ padmalocanaḥ
the four-faced one is not able to tell that much in full. Those who day after day practise supreme devotion on Vyaṅkaṭādri: the lame man becomes swift-footed, the eyeless man lotus-eyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.34
मूको वाग्मी भवेदेव बधिरः श्रावको भवेत् । वन्ध्या स्याद्बहुपुत्रा च निर्धनः सधनो भवेत्
mūko vāgmī bhavedeva badhiraḥ śrāvako bhavet / vandhyā syādbahuputrā ca nirdhanaḥ sadhano bhavet
The mute becomes eloquent, the deaf becomes able to hear; the barren woman comes to have many sons, and the destitute becomes wealthy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.35
एतत्सर्वं गिरौ भक्तिमात्रेणैव भवेद्ध्रुवम् । तत्त्वतो व्यङ्कटाद्रेस्तु स्वरूपं वेत्ति को भुवि
etatsarvaṃ girau bhaktimātreṇaiva bhaveddhruvam / tattvato vyaṅkaṭādrestu svarūpaṃ vetti ko bhuvi
All this surely comes about on that mountain by devotion alone; but who on earth truly knows the real nature of Veṅkaṭa's hill?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.36
यस्मादस्य गिरेः पुण्यं माहात्म्यं वेत्ति यः पुमान् । मायावी परमानन्दं त्यक्त्वा वैकुण्ठमुत्तमम् । स्वामिपुष्करिणीतीरे रमया सहमोदते
yasmādasya gireḥ puṇyaṃ māhātmyaṃ vetti yaḥ pumān / māyāvī paramānandaṃ tyaktvā vaikuṇṭhamuttamam / svāmipuṣkariṇītīre ramayā sahamodate
Since (he knows) — the man who knows the holy greatness of this mountain — the wielder of māyā, abandoning the supreme bliss, the highest Vaikuṇṭha, delights on the bank of the Svāmipuṣkariṇī together with Ramā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.37
कल्याणाद्भुतगात्राय कामितार्थप्दायिने । श्रीमद्व्यङ्कटनाथाय श्रीनिवासाय ते नमः
kalyāṇādbhutagātrāya kāmitārthapdāyine / śrīmadvyaṅkaṭanāthāya śrīnivāsāya te namaḥ
To him whose body is auspicious and wondrous, to the giver of desired objects, to the glorious Lord of Veṅkaṭa, to Śrīnivāsa — homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.38
श्रीस्वामिपुष्करिण्याश्च माहात्म्यं शृणु कन्यके । स्वामिपुष्करिणीमध्ये श्रीनिवासोस्ति सर्वदा
śrīsvāmipuṣkariṇyāśca māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu kanyake / svāmipuṣkariṇīmadhye śrīnivāsosti sarvadā
Hear, O maiden, the greatness also of the holy Svāmipuṣkariṇī: in the midst of the Svāmipuṣkariṇī Śrīnivāsa dwells always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.39
स्नानं कुर्वन्ति ये तत्र तेषां मुक्तिः करे स्थिता । तिस्रः कोट्योर्धकोटिश्च तीर्थानि भुवनत्रये । तानि सर्वाणि तत्रैव संति तीर्थे हरेः सदा
snānaṃ kurvanti ye tatra teṣāṃ muktiḥ kare sthitā / tisraḥ koṭyordhakoṭiśca tīrthāni bhuvanatraye / tāni sarvāṇi tatraiva saṃti tīrthe hareḥ sadā
Those who bathe there — for them liberation rests in their hand. There are three and a half crores of sacred waters in the three worlds; all of them are always present right there in Hari's holy pool.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.40
तत्तीर्थं श्रीनिवासाख्यं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । तदेव श्रीनिवासस्य मन्दिरं परिकीर्तितम्
tattīrthaṃ śrīnivāsākhyaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam / tadeva śrīnivāsasya mandiraṃ parikīrtitam
That sacred pool is named Śrīnivāsa and is saluted by all the gods; that very (place) is declared to be Śrīnivāsa's temple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.41
तद्दर्शनादेव कन्ये यान्ति पापानि भस्मसात् । एकैकस्नानमात्रेण सत्संगो भवति ध्रुवम्
taddarśanādeva kanye yānti pāpāni bhasmasāt / ekaikasnānamātreṇa satsaṃgo bhavati dhruvam
By the mere sight of it, O maiden, sins go to ashes; by a single bath alone the company of the good surely comes about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.42
सत्संगाज्ज्ञानमासाद्य ज्ञानान्मोक्षं च विन्दति । अधिकारिणां भवेदेवं विपरीतमयोगिनाम्
satsaṃgājjñānamāsādya jñānānmokṣaṃ ca vindati / adhikāriṇāṃ bhavedevaṃ viparītamayoginām
From the company of the good one attains knowledge, and from knowledge one obtains liberation. Thus it happens for the qualified; for non-yogins it is the reverse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.43
तीर्थानां स्नानमात्रेण मोक्षं यान्तीति ये विदुः । ते सर्वे असुरा ज्ञेयास्ते यान्ति ह्यधमां गतिम्
tīrthānāṃ snānamātreṇa mokṣaṃ yāntīti ye viduḥ / te sarve asurā jñeyāste yānti hyadhamāṃ gatim
Those who think that men go to liberation by the mere bathing in sacred waters — all those are to be known as demons; they indeed go to the lowest course.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.44
श्रीनिवासस्य तीर्थेस्मिन्वायुकोणे च कन्यके । आस्ते वायुः सदा विष्णोः पूजां कर्तुमनुत्तमाम्
śrīnivāsasya tīrthesminvāyukoṇe ca kanyake / āste vāyuḥ sadā viṣṇoḥ pūjāṃ kartumanuttamām
In this holy pool of Śrīnivāsa, in the north-west corner, O maiden, Vāyu abides always, to perform the most excellent worship of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.45
वायुतीर्थं च तत्प्रोक्तं हस्तद्वादशकान्तरम् । हस्तषट्कप्रमाणं च पश्चिमे समुदाहृतम् । उत्तरे हस्तषट्कं तु वायुतीर्थमुदाहृतम्
vāyutīrthaṃ ca tatproktaṃ hastadvādaśakāntaram / hastaṣaṭkapramāṇaṃ ca paścime samudāhṛtam / uttare hastaṣaṭkaṃ tu vāyutīrthamudāhṛtam
And that is called the Vāyutīrtha, within a space of twelve cubits; and on the west it is declared to be of the measure of six cubits, and on the north six cubits is said to be the Vāyutīrtha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.46
ये वेष्णवा वैष्णवदासवर्याः स्नानं सुर्युस्तत्र पूर्वं सुकन्ये । मध्वान्तस्थाः श्रीनिवासस्तु नित्यमत्र स्नानात्प्रीयतां मे दयालुः
ye veṣṇavā vaiṣṇavadāsavaryāḥ snānaṃ suryustatra pūrvaṃ sukanye / madhvāntasthāḥ śrīnivāsastu nityamatra snānātprīyatāṃ me dayāluḥ
Those Vaiṣṇavas, the foremost servants of Vaiṣṇavas, may bathe there first, O fair maiden; and may Śrīnivāsa, the compassionate one, who stands ever within Madhva('s tīrtha), be pleased with me here through that bathing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.47
ये मध्वतीर्थे स्नातुमिच्छन्ति देवि रुद्रादयो वायुभक्ता महान्तः । सदा स्नानं तत्र कुर्वन्ति देवि प्रातः काले चोदयात्पूर्वमेव
ye madhvatīrthe snātumicchanti devi rudrādayo vāyubhaktā mahāntaḥ / sadā snānaṃ tatra kurvanti devi prātaḥ kāle codayātpūrvameva
Those great ones, devotees of Vāyu, Rudra and the rest, who wish to bathe in the Madhvatīrtha, O goddess — they always bathe there, O goddess, at dawn, indeed even before sunrise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.48
ये वायुतीर्थे विसृजन्ति देहजं मलं मूत्रं वमनं श्लेष्मकं च । ये ऽपानशुद्धिं लिङ्गशुद्धिं च कन्ये कुर्वन्ति ते ह्यसुरा राक्षसाश्च
ye vāyutīrthe visṛjanti dehajaṃ malaṃ mūtraṃ vamanaṃ śleṣmakaṃ ca / ye 'pānaśuddhiṃ liṅgaśuddhiṃ ca kanye kurvanti te hyasurā rākṣasāśca
Those who discharge in the Vāyutīrtha bodily filth, urine, vomit and phlegm, and those who, O maiden, perform cleansing of the anus and cleansing of the genitals (there) — they indeed are demons and rākṣasas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.49
शृण्वन्ति ये भागवतं पुराणं किं वर्णये तस्य पुण्यं तु देवि । ये कृष्णमन्त्रं तु जपन्ति देवि ह्यष्टा क्षरं मन्त्रवरं सुगोप्यम्
śṛṇvanti ye bhāgavataṃ purāṇaṃ kiṃ varṇaye tasya puṇyaṃ tu devi / ye kṛṣṇamantraṃ tu japanti devi hyaṣṭā kṣaraṃ mantravaraṃ sugopyam
Those who hear the Bhāgavata Purāṇa (there) — how shall I describe their merit, O goddess? And those who, O goddess, recite the Kṛṣṇa mantra, the eight-syllabled best of mantras, well to be kept secret —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.50
तेषां हरिः प्रीयते केशवोलं मध्वान्तस्थो नात्र विचार्यमस्ति । एवं दानं तत्र कुर्वन्ति ये वै द्विजाग्र्याणां वैष्णवानां विदां च
teṣāṃ hariḥ prīyate keśavolaṃ madhvāntastho nātra vicāryamasti / evaṃ dānaṃ tatra kurvanti ye vai dvijāgryāṇāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ vidāṃ ca
With them Hari, Keśava who stands within Madhva('s tīrtha), is greatly pleased; there is nothing to deliberate about here. Likewise those who make gifts there to the foremost of twice-born, to Vaiṣṇavas and to the learned —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.51
तेषां पुण्यं नैव जानन्ति देवा जानात्येवं श्रीनिवासो हरिस्तु । शालग्रामं वायुतीर्थे ददन्ते तेषां पुण्यं वेत्ति स व्यङ्कटेशः
teṣāṃ puṇyaṃ naiva jānanti devā jānātyevaṃ śrīnivāso haristu / śālagrāmaṃ vāyutīrthe dadante teṣāṃ puṇyaṃ vetti sa vyaṅkaṭeśaḥ
Their merit the gods do not know at all; only Śrīnivāsa Hari knows it thus. Those who give a śālagrāma at the Vāyutīrtha — their merit that Veṅkaṭeśa knows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.52
सुदुर्लभो वायुतीर्थे ऽभिषेको निष्कामबुद्ध्या वैष्णवानां च देवि । तत्रापि तीर्थे लभ्यते भाग्ययोगाद्भागवतस्य श्रवणं विष्णुदासैः
sudurlabho vāyutīrthe 'bhiṣeko niṣkāmabuddhyā vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca devi / tatrāpi tīrthe labhyate bhāgyayogādbhāgavatasya śravaṇaṃ viṣṇudāsaiḥ
Very hard to obtain, O goddess, is the ritual bathing at the Vāyutīrtha with a desireless mind, and (the company) of Vaiṣṇavas; and even at that holy place the hearing of the Bhāgavata from the servants of Viṣṇu is got only through the concurrence of good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.53
तथैव तीर्थे दुर्लभं तत्र देवि शालग्रामस्य द्विजवर्ये च दानम् । जंबूफलाकारसुनीलवर्णं मुखद्वयं चक्रचतुष्टयान्वितम्
tathaiva tīrthe durlabhaṃ tatra devi śālagrāmasya dvijavarye ca dānam / jaṃbūphalākārasunīlavarṇaṃ mukhadvayaṃ cakracatuṣṭayānvitam
So too, O goddess, hard to obtain there at that holy place is the gift of a śālagrāma to a foremost brāhmaṇa — one shaped like a rose-apple fruit, of a fine dark-blue colour, with two mouths and possessing four discs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.54
सुकेसरैः संयुतं स्वर्णचिह्नध्वजां कुशैर्वज्रचिह्नैर्यवैश्च । जानार्दनीं मूर्तिमाहुर्महान्तो दानं तस्या दुर्लभं तत्र तीर्थे
sukesaraiḥ saṃyutaṃ svarṇacihnadhvajāṃ kuśairvajracihnairyavaiśca / jānārdanīṃ mūrtimāhurmahānto dānaṃ tasyā durlabhaṃ tatra tīrthe
(A stone) endowed with fine filaments, having a banner marked in gold, (marked) with kuśa-grass, with thunderbolt-marks and with barley-grains — the great ones call this the form of Janārdana; the giving of it at that sacred ford is hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.55
अत्युत्तमं मूर्तिदानं तु भद्रे सुदुर्ल्लभं परमं नात्र लोभः । सुदुर्लभं बहुदोग्ध्याश्च गृष्टेर्दानं तथा वस्त्ररत्नादिकानाम्
atyuttamaṃ mūrtidānaṃ tu bhadre sudurllabhaṃ paramaṃ nātra lobhaḥ / sudurlabhaṃ bahudogdhyāśca gṛṣṭerdānaṃ tathā vastraratnādikānām
The gift of an image is the very highest, good lady, most excellent and very hard to come by; there is no greed here. Likewise hard to come by is the gift of a much-milking young cow, and of garments, jewels and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.56
अत्युत्तमं द्रव्यदानं च देवि स्वापेक्षितं दानमाहुर्महान्तः । स्वस्यानपेक्षं फलदानं च वस्त्रादानं तस्य व्यर्थमाहुर्महान्तः
atyuttamaṃ dravyadānaṃ ca devi svāpekṣitaṃ dānamāhurmahāntaḥ / svasyānapekṣaṃ phaladānaṃ ca vastrādānaṃ tasya vyarthamāhurmahāntaḥ
The gift of goods is also of the highest kind, O goddess; but the great ones call (true) giving that which is (given from what) one desires for oneself. And giving away fruit without regard for oneself, or not giving cloth — of that the great ones say it is fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.57
अत्युत्तमं गृष्टिदानं च पुण्यं नैवाप्यते दुग्धदोहाश्च गावः । अत्युत्तमे वस्त्रदाने सुबुद्धिः सुदुर्घटा परमा वै जनानाम्
atyuttamaṃ gṛṣṭidānaṃ ca puṇyaṃ naivāpyate dugdhadohāśca gāvaḥ / atyuttame vastradāne subuddhiḥ sudurghaṭā paramā vai janānām
The gift of a young cow is of the highest kind, and meritorious; cows that yield milk for milking are simply not obtained (easily). As for the highest gift of garments, a good disposition (toward it) is indeed most difficult to come about among people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.58
अत्युत्तमं भागवतस्य पुस्तकं सुदुर्घटं वायुतीर्थं च कन्ये । अत्युत्तमं द्रव्यदानं च देवि सुदुर्घटं वायुतीर्थं नृणां हि । सुदुर्लभो वैष्णवैस्तत्त्वविद्भिर्हरेर्विचारो वायुतीर्थे च कन्ये
atyuttamaṃ bhāgavatasya pustakaṃ sudurghaṭaṃ vāyutīrthaṃ ca kanye / atyuttamaṃ dravyadānaṃ ca devi sudurghaṭaṃ vāyutīrthaṃ nṛṇāṃ hi / sudurlabho vaiṣṇavaistattvavidbhirharervicāro vāyutīrthe ca kanye
The book of the Bhāgavata is of the highest kind; and the Vāyu-tīrtha is very hard to attain, O maiden. The gift of goods is of the highest kind, O goddess; the Vāyu-tīrtha is indeed very hard for men to attain. And reflection upon Hari together with Vaiṣṇavas who know the truth is very hard to obtain at the Vāyu-tīrtha, O maiden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.59
श्रीनिवासस्य तीर्थस्य उत्तरस्यां दिशि स्थितम् । चन्द्रतीर्थ मिति प्रोक्तं तत्रास्ते चन्द्रमाः सदा
śrīnivāsasya tīrthasya uttarasyāṃ diśi sthitam / candratīrtha miti proktaṃ tatrāste candramāḥ sadā
Situated in the northern direction from the Śrīnivāsa ford, it is called the Candra-tīrtha; there the Moon dwells always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.60
श्रीनिवासस्य पूजां च तत्र स्थित्वा करोत्ययम् । तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वन्ति पुण्यदेशे च कन्यके
śrīnivāsasya pūjāṃ ca tatra sthitvā karotyayam / tatra snānaṃ prakurvanti puṇyadeśe ca kanyake
And staying there he performs the worship of Śrīnivāsa; and (people) perform bathing there, in that holy place, O maiden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.61
गुरुतल्पादिपापेभ्यो मुच्यन्ते नात्र संशयः । तत्र स्नात्वा पूर्वभागे शालग्रामं ददाति यः
gurutalpādipāpebhyo mucyante nātra saṃśayaḥ / tatra snātvā pūrvabhāge śālagrāmaṃ dadāti yaḥ
They are freed from the sins of violating the teacher's bed and the rest — there is no doubt of this. Whoever, having bathed there, gives a śālagrāma on the eastern side,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.62
ज्ञानद्वारा मोक्षमेति नात्र कार्या विचारणा । दधिवामनमूर्तेश्च दानं तत्र सुदुर्लभम्
jñānadvārā mokṣameti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / dadhivāmanamūrteśca dānaṃ tatra sudurlabham
he attains liberation by way of knowledge — no deliberation is to be made about this. And the gift of an image of Dadhivāmana is very hard to obtain there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.63
बदरीफलमात्रं तु वतुलं नीलवर्णकम् । प्रसन्नवदनं सूक्ष्मं सुस्निग्धं कन्यके शुभे
badarīphalamātraṃ tu vatulaṃ nīlavarṇakam / prasannavadanaṃ sūkṣmaṃ susnigdhaṃ kanyake śubhe
(It is) just the size of a jujube fruit, round, dark blue in colour, with a serene face, fine and very glossy, O auspicious maiden;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.64
चक्रद्वयसमायुक्तं गौपूरैः पञ्चभिर्युतम् । चापबाणसमायुक्तमनतं कुण्डलाकृतिम्
cakradvayasamāyuktaṃ gaupūraiḥ pañcabhiryutam / cāpabāṇasamāyuktamanataṃ kuṇḍalākṛtim
furnished with two discs, having five gateway-marks, furnished with bow and arrow, unbent, ring-shaped,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.65
वनमाल सुखयुतं मूर्ध्नसाहस्रसंयुतम् । रौप्यबिन्दुसमायुक्तं सव्ये भद्रार्धमात्रकम्
vanamāla sukhayutaṃ mūrdhnasāhasrasaṃyutam / raupyabindusamāyuktaṃ savye bhadrārdhamātrakam
joined with a pleasing forest-garland, having a thousand (marks) on the crown, furnished with a silver spot, and with half a measure of the auspicious mark on the right side —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.66
चन्द्रेण सहितं देवि दधिवामनमुच्यते । एतादृशं कलौ नॄणां दुर्लभं बहुभाग्यदम् । लक्ष्मीनारायणसमां तां मूर्तिं विद्धि भामिनि
candreṇa sahitaṃ devi dadhivāmanamucyate / etādṛśaṃ kalau nṝṇāṃ durlabhaṃ bahubhāgyadam / lakṣmīnārāyaṇasamāṃ tāṃ mūrtiṃ viddhi bhāmini
together with the moon, O goddess — this is called Dadhivāmana. Such a one is hard for men to obtain in the Kali age, and bestows much good fortune. Know that image, O beautiful lady, to be equal to Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.67
सुदुर्लभं तस्य मूर्तेश्च दानं तच्चन्द्रतीर्थे श्रवणं दुर्घटं च । सम्यक् स्वरूपं दधिवामनस्य सुदुर्घटं श्रवणं वैष्णवाच्च
sudurlabhaṃ tasya mūrteśca dānaṃ taccandratīrthe śravaṇaṃ durghaṭaṃ ca / samyak svarūpaṃ dadhivāmanasya sudurghaṭaṃ śravaṇaṃ vaiṣṇavācca
The gift of that image is very hard to obtain, and hearing about it at that Candra-tīrtha is hard to bring about; hearing the exact form of Dadhivāmana correctly, and from a Vaiṣṇava, is very hard to bring about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.68
तत्र स्नात्वा वामनस्य स्वरूपश्रवणाद्विदुर्दानफलं समं च । दशहस्तप्रमाणं तु चन्द्रतीर्थमुदाहृतम्
tatra snātvā vāmanasya svarūpaśravaṇādvidurdānaphalaṃ samaṃ ca / daśahastapramāṇaṃ tu candratīrthamudāhṛtam
Having bathed there, from the hearing of the form of Vāmana they know the fruit to be equal to that of the gift. The Candra-tīrtha is said to measure ten cubits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.69
मध्याह्ने दुर्लभं स्नानं नृणां तत्र सुमङ्गले । तत्र स्थित्वा धन्यनरः सदा भजति वै हरिम्
madhyāhne durlabhaṃ snānaṃ nṛṇāṃ tatra sumaṅgale / tatra sthitvā dhanyanaraḥ sadā bhajati vai harim
At midday bathing there is hard for men to obtain, O most auspicious one; staying there, the fortunate man worships Hari always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.70
वराहमूर्तिदानं तु शालग्रामस्य दुर्लभम् । जंबूफलप्रमाणं तु एतद्वै कुक्कुटाण्डवत्
varāhamūrtidānaṃ tu śālagrāmasya durlabham / jaṃbūphalapramāṇaṃ tu etadvai kukkuṭāṇḍavat
And the gift of a śālagrāma in the Varāha form is hard to obtain. It is of the size of a rose-apple fruit, or indeed like a hen's egg.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.71
वदनं वलयाकारं प्रमाणं चणकादिवत् । देवस्य वामभागे च मध्यदेशं विहाय च
vadanaṃ valayākāraṃ pramāṇaṃ caṇakādivat / devasya vāmabhāge ca madhyadeśaṃ vihāya ca
Its face is ring-shaped, of the size of a chickpea or the like; and on the god's left side, leaving out the middle region,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.72
चक्रद्वयसमायुक्तंमूर्धदेशे च भामिनि । सुवर्णबिन्दुना युक्तं भूवराहाख्यमुच्यते
cakradvayasamāyuktaṃmūrdhadeśe ca bhāmini / suvarṇabindunā yuktaṃ bhūvarāhākhyamucyate
furnished with two discs, and on the crown region, O beautiful lady, provided with a golden spot — (such a stone) is called Bhūvarāha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.73
पूजां कृत्वा भूवराहस्य मर्तेर्दानं दत्त्वा श्रवणं चापि कृत्वा । तत्र स्थितं भूवराहं च दृष्ट्वा स वै नरः कृतकृत्यो हि लोके
pūjāṃ kṛtvā bhūvarāhasya marterdānaṃ dattvā śravaṇaṃ cāpi kṛtvā / tatra sthitaṃ bhūvarāhaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā sa vai naraḥ kṛtakṛtyo hi loke
Having performed the worship of Bhūvarāha, having given the gift of the image, and having also heard (its description), and having seen Bhūvarāha established there — that man has indeed accomplished his purpose in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.74
तत्र स्नात्वा भूवराहस्य मर्तेः शृणोति यो लक्षणं सम्यगेव । स तेन पुण्यं समुपैति देवि स मुक्तिभाङ् नात्र विचार्यमस्ति
tatra snātvā bhūvarāhasya marteḥ śṛṇoti yo lakṣaṇaṃ samyageva / sa tena puṇyaṃ samupaiti devi sa muktibhāṅ nātra vicāryamasti
Whoever bathes there and hears rightly the characteristics of the (stone) image of Bhūvarāha, by that, O Goddess, he attains merit; he has a share in liberation — there is nothing to be pondered here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.75
ईशानकोणे श्रीनिवासस्य देवि रौद्रं तीर्थं परमं पावनं च । तत्र स्थित्वा रुद्रदेवो महात्मा पूजां करोति श्रीनिवासस्य नित्यम्
īśānakoṇe śrīnivāsasya devi raudraṃ tīrthaṃ paramaṃ pāvanaṃ ca / tatra sthitvā rudradevo mahātmā pūjāṃ karoti śrīnivāsasya nityam
In the northeastern corner of Śrīnivāsa, O Goddess, is the Raudra tīrtha, supreme and purifying; abiding there, the great-souled god Rudra performs the worship of Śrīnivāsa daily.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.78
हस्ताष्टकं तत्प्रमाणं वदन्ति तत्र स्नानं वैष्णवैः कार्यमेव । तत्र स्नात्वा प्रयतो वै मुरारेः कथां दिव्यां शृणुयादादरेण । स्नानं पानं तत्र दानं च कुर्याल्लक्ष्मीनृसिंहप्रीयते देवि नित्यम्३,२६।७६ ॥ बदरीफलमात्रं च वर्तुलं बिन्दुसंयुतम् ॥ गर्प्_३,२६।७७ ॥ देवस्य वामभागे तु चक्रद्वयसमन्वितम् । सुवर्णरेखासंयुक्तं किञ्चिद्रक्तसमन्वितम्
hastāṣṭakaṃ tatpramāṇaṃ vadanti tatra snānaṃ vaiṣṇavaiḥ kāryameva / tatra snātvā prayato vai murāreḥ kathāṃ divyāṃ śṛṇuyādādareṇa / snānaṃ pānaṃ tatra dānaṃ ca kuryāllakṣmīnṛsiṃhaprīyate devi nityam3,26.76 // badarīphalamātraṃ ca vartulaṃ bindusaṃyutam // garp_3,26.77 // devasya vāmabhāge tu cakradvayasamanvitam / suvarṇarekhāsaṃyuktaṃ kiñcidraktasamanvitam
They say its measure is eight hastas; bathing there is indeed to be done by Vaiṣṇavas. Having bathed there, self-controlled, one should listen with reverence to the divine tale of Murāri. One should perform bathing, drinking, and giving there — thereby Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha is pleased, O Goddess, always. (76) And (the stone) is just the size of a badarī fruit, round, and provided with a dot. (77) On the god's left side it has two discs, is marked with a golden line and has a little redness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.79
वैश्यवर्णं सवदनं पद्मरेखादिचिह्नितम् । लक्ष्मीनृसिंहं तं विद्धि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्
vaiśyavarṇaṃ savadanaṃ padmarekhādicihnitam / lakṣmīnṛsiṃhaṃ taṃ viddhi bhuktimuktipradāyakam
Of the color of a vaiśya, having a mouth (opening), marked with lotus-lines and the like — know that to be Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha, the giver of enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.82
एता दृशं गण्डिकायाः शिलाया मूर्तेर्दानं दुर्घटं विद्धि वीन्द्र । तत्र स्नात्वा श्रीनृसिंहस्वरूपं लक्ष्मीपतेः शृणुयाद्भक्तियुक्तः ॥ गर्प्_३,२६।८० ॥ मूर्तेर्दानात्फलमाप्नोति देवि सत्यंसत्यं नात्र विचार्यमस्ति ॥ गर्प्_३,२६।८१ ॥ ईशानशक्रयोर्मध्ये ब्रह्मतीर्थमुदाहृतम् । दुर्लभं मानुषाणां तु स्नानं सर्वार्थसाधकम्
etā dṛśaṃ gaṇḍikāyāḥ śilāyā mūrterdānaṃ durghaṭaṃ viddhi vīndra / tatra snātvā śrīnṛsiṃhasvarūpaṃ lakṣmīpateḥ śṛṇuyādbhaktiyuktaḥ // garp_3,26.80 // mūrterdānātphalamāpnoti devi satyaṃsatyaṃ nātra vicāryamasti // garp_3,26.81 // īśānaśakrayormadhye brahmatīrthamudāhṛtam / durlabhaṃ mānuṣāṇāṃ tu snānaṃ sarvārthasādhakam
Know, O best of the twice-born(?), that the giving of such an image of the nodule-stone is hard to accomplish; having bathed there, filled with devotion, one should hear of the form of Śrī Nṛsiṃha, the husband of Lakṣmī. (80) One obtains the fruit of giving the image, O Goddess — truly, truly, there is nothing to be pondered here. (81) Between the northeast and the east the Brahma-tīrtha is declared to be; hard for men to obtain, its bathing accomplishes all aims.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.83
शालग्रामस्य दानं तु दुर्लभं तत्र वै नृणाम् । लक्ष्मीनारायणस्यैव मूर्तेर्दानं सुदुर्लभम्
śālagrāmasya dānaṃ tu durlabhaṃ tatra vai nṛṇām / lakṣmīnārāyaṇasyaiva mūrterdānaṃ sudurlabham
But the gift of a śālagrāma is hard for men to obtain there; and the gift of an image of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa is very hard indeed to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.84
स्थलमौदुंबरसमं तत्प्रमाणमुदाहृतम् । छत्त्राकारं वर्तुलं च प्रसन्नवदनं शुभम्
sthalamauduṃbarasamaṃ tatpramāṇamudāhṛtam / chattrākāraṃ vartulaṃ ca prasannavadanaṃ śubham
Its measure is declared to be equal to the fruit of the country fig (audumbara); umbrella-shaped, round, with a pleasing face, auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.85
चणकप्रदेशमात्रं च वदनं समुदाहृतम् । सव्ये दक्षिणपार्श्वे च समयोः पुष्कलान्वितम्
caṇakapradeśamātraṃ ca vadanaṃ samudāhṛtam / savye dakṣiṇapārśve ca samayoḥ puṣkalānvitam
The mouth (aperture) is declared to be only the size of a chickpea; and on the left and on the right side, on both alike, it is furnished with abundance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.86
गोयूथवत्सवर्णं च चतुश्चक्रसमन्वितम् । गोखुरैश्च समायुक्तं सुवर्णकिणसंयुतम्
goyūthavatsavarṇaṃ ca catuścakrasamanvitam / gokhuraiśca samāyuktaṃ suvarṇakiṇasaṃyutam
Of the color of a calf in a herd of cows, provided with four discs, furnished with cow's hoof(-marks) and having golden callous-marks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.87
वनमालाभिसंयुक्तं वज्रपुङ्खैश्च संयुतम् । एतादृशीं दरेर्मूर्ति लक्ष्मीनारायणं विदुः
vanamālābhisaṃyuktaṃ vajrapuṅkhaiśca saṃyutam / etādṛśīṃ darermūrti lakṣmīnārāyaṇaṃ viduḥ
Furnished with a forest-garland (mark) and provided with diamond-shafts — such an image of the stone they know as Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.88
कलौ नृणां तस्य लाभो दुर्लभः संस्मृतो भुवि । दानं च सुतरां देवि दर्लभं किं वदामि ते
kalau nṛṇāṃ tasya lābho durlabhaḥ saṃsmṛto bhuvi / dānaṃ ca sutarāṃ devi darlabhaṃ kiṃ vadāmi te
In the Kali age the obtaining of it by men on earth is recorded as hard; and its giving, O Goddess, is even harder — what shall I tell you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.89
ब्रह्मतीर्थे च संस्नाय श्रोतव्या वै हरेः कथा । गण्डिकायाः शिलायाश्च लक्ष्मीनारायणस्य तु
brahmatīrthe ca saṃsnāya śrotavyā vai hareḥ kathā / gaṇḍikāyāḥ śilāyāśca lakṣmīnārāyaṇasya tu
And having bathed in the Brahma-tīrtha, the tale of Hari is to be heard, and (that) of the nodule-stone of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.90
लक्षणं यो विजानाति तदा तत्सदृशं फलम् । प्राप्नोत्येव न संदेहो नात्र कार्या विचारणा
lakṣaṇaṃ yo vijānāti tadā tatsadṛśaṃ phalam / prāpnotyeva na saṃdeho nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Whoever knows the characteristics, then he obtains the fruit corresponding to it — there is no doubt; no reflection is to be made about this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.91
श्रीनिवासस्य तीर्थस्य पूर्वे स्यादिन्द्रतीर्थकम् । श्रीनिवासस्य पूजां तु कर्तुमास्ते शचीपतिः
śrīnivāsasya tīrthasya pūrve syādindratīrthakam / śrīnivāsasya pūjāṃ tu kartumāste śacīpatiḥ
To the east of the tīrtha of Śrīnivāsa there is the Indra-tīrtha; the husband of Śacī stays there in order to perform the worship of Śrīnivāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.92
शालग्रामशिलादानं कर्तव्यं श्रोत्रियायवै । शालग्रामशिलादानं हत्याकोटिविनाशनम्
śālagrāmaśilādānaṃ kartavyaṃ śrotriyāyavai / śālagrāmaśilādānaṃ hatyākoṭivināśanam
The gift of a śālagrāma stone is to be made to a learned brahmin; the gift of a śālagrāma stone destroys ten million murders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.93
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यो देवि सीतारामशिलाभिधाम् । ददाति भूतले भद्रे भूपतेः सदृशो भवेत्
tasmiṃstīrthe tu yo devi sītārāmaśilābhidhām / dadāti bhūtale bhadre bhūpateḥ sadṛśo bhavet
Whoever, O Goddess, in that tīrtha gives the stone called Sītārāma, he becomes on earth, O auspicious one, the equal of a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.94
सीतारामशिला देवि द्विविधा संप्रकीर्तिता । पञ्चचक्रयुता काचित्षट्रचक्रेण च संयुता
sītārāmaśilā devi dvividhā saṃprakīrtitā / pañcacakrayutā kācitṣaṭracakreṇa ca saṃyutā
The Sītārāma stone, O Goddess, is declared to be of two kinds: one furnished with five discs, and (one) furnished with six discs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.95
तत्रापि षट्रचक्रयुता ह्युत्तमा संप्रकीर्तिता । पञ्चचक्रयुतायाश्च फलं द्विगुणमीरितम्
tatrāpi ṣaṭracakrayutā hyuttamā saṃprakīrtitā / pañcacakrayutāyāśca phalaṃ dviguṇamīritam
Among these, the one with six discs is declared to be the best; and the fruit is said to be double that of the one with five discs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.96
कुक्कुटाण्डप्रमाणं च सुसिग्धं नीलवर्णकम् । वदनत्रयसंयुक्तं सट्चक्रैः केसरैर्युतम्
kukkuṭāṇḍapramāṇaṃ ca susigdhaṃ nīlavarṇakam / vadanatrayasaṃyuktaṃ saṭcakraiḥ kesarairyutam
Of the size of a hen's egg, very smooth, dark-blue in color, having three mouths, with six discs and furnished with filaments;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.97
स्वर्णरेखासमायुक्तं ध्वजवज्राङ्कुशैर्युतम् । एतादृशं तु वै भद्रे सीतारामाभिधं स्मृतम्
svarṇarekhāsamāyuktaṃ dhvajavajrāṅkuśairyutam / etādṛśaṃ tu vai bhadre sītārāmābhidhaṃ smṛtam
provided with a golden line, furnished with (the marks of) banner, thunderbolt and goad — such a one, O auspicious lady, is recorded as bearing the name Sītārāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.98
वदनेवन्दने देवि सीतारामस्य कोशकम् । दुर्लभं तु कलौ नॄणां स्वसाम्राज्यप्रदं शुभम्
vadanevandane devi sītārāmasya kośakam / durlabhaṃ tu kalau nṝṇāṃ svasāmrājyapradaṃ śubham
In (its) face and in (its) worship(?), O goddess, (there is) the casket-stone of Sītārāma; hard for men to obtain in the Kali age, auspicious, granting one's own sovereignty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.99
इन्द्रतीर्थे महादेवि सीताराम भिधाशिला । या तद्दानं दुर्लभं तन्नाल्पस्य तपसः फलम्
indratīrthe mahādevi sītārāma bhidhāśilā / yā taddānaṃ durlabhaṃ tannālpasya tapasaḥ phalam
At Indratīrtha, O great goddess, (there is) the stone named Sītārāma; the gift of it is hard to obtain — that is not the fruit of a small austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.100
दानस्य शक्त्यभावे तु श्रोतव्यं लक्षणं हरेः । शालग्राम शिलादानाद्यत्फलं तत्फलं लभेत्
dānasya śaktyabhāve tu śrotavyaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ hareḥ / śālagrāma śilādānādyatphalaṃ tatphalaṃ labhet
But if there is no capacity for the gift, the characteristics of Hari should be listened to; whatever fruit comes from the gift of a śālagrāma stone and the rest, that fruit one obtains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.101
आग्नेयकोणे श्रीनिवासस्य देवि तीर्थं त्वास्ते वह्निसंज्ञं सुशस्तम् । स वह्निदेवः श्रीनिवासस्य पूजां कर्तुं ह्यास्ते सर्वदा तीर्थमध्ये
āgneyakoṇe śrīnivāsasya devi tīrthaṃ tvāste vahnisaṃjñaṃ suśastam / sa vahnidevaḥ śrīnivāsasya pūjāṃ kartuṃ hyāste sarvadā tīrthamadhye
In the southeastern corner, O goddess, there is a tīrtha of Śrīnivāsa named Vahni, greatly praised; that god Fire abides always in the midst of that tīrtha in order to perform the worship of Śrīnivāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.102
यो वा तीर्थे वह्निसंज्ञे च देवि भक्त्या स्नानं कुरुते ऽजं स्मरन्हि । ज्ञानद्वारा मोक्षमाप्नोति देवि तत्र स्नानं दुर्ल्लभं वै नृणां च
yo vā tīrthe vahnisaṃjñe ca devi bhaktyā snānaṃ kurute 'jaṃ smaranhi / jñānadvārā mokṣamāpnoti devi tatra snānaṃ durllabhaṃ vai nṛṇāṃ ca
And whoever, O goddess, bathes with devotion in the tīrtha named Vahni while remembering the Unborn, he attains liberation by way of knowledge, O goddess; bathing there is indeed hard for men to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.103
ज्ञात्वा स्नानं दुष्करं तीर्थराजे भक्तिस्तस्मिन्दुर्ल्लभा चैव देवि । शालग्रामे तच्छिलायाश्च दानं सुदुर्लभं वासुदेवाभिधायाः
jñātvā snānaṃ duṣkaraṃ tīrtharāje bhaktistasmindurllabhā caiva devi / śālagrāme tacchilāyāśca dānaṃ sudurlabhaṃ vāsudevābhidhāyāḥ
Knowing (this), bathing in the king of tīrthas is hard to accomplish, and devotion to him is hard to obtain, O goddess; and at Śālagrāma the gift of that stone named Vāsudeva is very hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.104
ह्रस्वं तथा वर्तुलं नीलवर्णं सूक्ष्मं मुखं मुखचक्रं सुशुद्धम् । सुवेणुयुक्तं वासुदेवाभिधेयं दानं कलौ दुर्लभं तस्य भद्रे
hrasvaṃ tathā vartulaṃ nīlavarṇaṃ sūkṣmaṃ mukhaṃ mukhacakraṃ suśuddham / suveṇuyuktaṃ vāsudevābhidheyaṃ dānaṃ kalau durlabhaṃ tasya bhadre
Short and round, dark blue in colour, with a fine mouth, with a very clear disc at the mouth, and endowed with a fine flute (mark) — that is to be called Vāsudeva; the gift of it is hard to obtain in the Kali age, O gracious one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.105
दाने तस्याः शक्त्य भावे च देवि स्नात्वा तीर्थे वासुदेवाभिधस्य । सम्यक् श्राव्यं लक्षणं वै शिलायास्तयोस्तुल्यं फलमाहुर्महान्तः
dāne tasyāḥ śaktya bhāve ca devi snātvā tīrthe vāsudevābhidhasya / samyak śrāvyaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vai śilāyāstayostulyaṃ phalamāhurmahāntaḥ
And if there is no capacity for the gift of it, O goddess, having bathed in the tīrtha of him named Vāsudeva, the characteristics of the stone should be properly heard; the great ones declare the fruit of these two to be equal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.106
दक्षिणे श्रीनिवासस्य यमतीर्थं च संस्मृतम् । तत्रास्ते यमराजस्तु पूजां कर्तुं हरेः सदा
dakṣiṇe śrīnivāsasya yamatīrthaṃ ca saṃsmṛtam / tatrāste yamarājastu pūjāṃ kartuṃ hareḥ sadā
To the south of Śrīnivāsa the Yamatīrtha is recorded; there king Yama abides always to perform the worship of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.107
तत्र स्नानं च दानं चाप्यक्षयं परमं स्मृतम् । शालग्रामशिलादानं कार्यं तत्र महामुने
tatra snānaṃ ca dānaṃ cāpyakṣayaṃ paramaṃ smṛtam / śālagrāmaśilādānaṃ kāryaṃ tatra mahāmune
Bathing there and giving too are declared imperishable and supreme; the gift of a śālagrāma stone should be made there, O great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.108
पट्टाभिरामसंज्ञायाः शिलाया दानमिष्यते । तच्चूतफलवत्स्थूलं वदनत्रयसंयुतम्
paṭṭābhirāmasaṃjñāyāḥ śilāyā dānamiṣyate / taccūtaphalavatsthūlaṃ vadanatrayasaṃyutam
The gift of the stone named Paṭṭābhirāma is enjoined: it is thick like a mango fruit, furnished with three faces,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.109
शिरश्चक्रेण रहितं सप्तचक्रैः समन्वितम् । नीलवर्णं स्वर्णरेखं गोशुराद्यैः समन्वितम्
śiraścakreṇa rahitaṃ saptacakraiḥ samanvitam / nīlavarṇaṃ svarṇarekhaṃ gośurādyaiḥ samanvitam
lacking the disc on the head, provided with seven discs, dark blue in colour, with golden lines, provided with cow's-hoof (marks) and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.110
पट्टवर्धनरामं तु दुर्लभं बहुभाग्यदम् । पट्टवर्धनरामं तु यो ददाति च तत्र वै । पट्टाभिषिक्तो भवति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
paṭṭavardhanarāmaṃ tu durlabhaṃ bahubhāgyadam / paṭṭavardhanarāmaṃ tu yo dadāti ca tatra vai / paṭṭābhiṣikto bhavati nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
But the Paṭṭavardhanarāma is hard to obtain and gives much good fortune; and whoever gives the Paṭṭavardhanarāma there, he becomes consecrated to sovereignty — no doubt is to be entertained about this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.111
श्रीनिवासस्य नैरृत्ये नैरृतं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । आस्ते हि निरृतिस्तत्र पूजां कुर्तुं च सर्वदा
śrīnivāsasya nairṛtye nairṛtaṃ tīrthamuttamam / āste hi nirṛtistatra pūjāṃ kurtuṃ ca sarvadā
In the southwest of Śrīnivāsa (is) the excellent Nairṛta tīrtha; for Nirṛti abides there always to perform the worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.112
तत्र स्नानं प्रकर्तव्यं पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते । शालग्रामशिलायाश्चः पुरुषोत्तमसंज्ञिकाम्
tatra snānaṃ prakartavyaṃ punarjanma na vidyate / śālagrāmaśilāyāścaḥ puruṣottamasaṃjñikām
Bathing should be done there; (then) there is no rebirth. And the image named Puruṣottama, of śālagrāma stone —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.113
मूर्तिं ददाति यो मर्त्यः स याति परमां गतिम् । औदुंबरफलाकारं प्रसन्नवदनं शुभम्
mūrtiṃ dadāti yo martyaḥ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim / auduṃbaraphalākāraṃ prasannavadanaṃ śubham
whatever mortal gives that image, he goes to the highest goal. (It is) shaped like an udumbara fruit, with a serene face, auspicious,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.114
चक्रद्व्यसमायुक्तं शिरश्चक्रसमन्वितम् । सुवर्णबिन्दुसंयुक्तं वज्राङ्कुशसमान्वतम्
cakradvyasamāyuktaṃ śiraścakrasamanvitam / suvarṇabindusaṃyuktaṃ vajrāṅkuśasamānvatam
furnished with two discs, provided with a disc on the head, marked with a golden dot, provided with (the marks of) the thunderbolt and the goad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.115
तन्मूर्तिदानं दुर्लभं तत्र देवः प्रीणाति यस्माच्छ्रीनिवासो महात्मा । यदा दानं दुर्घटं स्याच्च देवि तदा श्रोतव्यं लक्षणं तस्य मूर्तेः
tanmūrtidānaṃ durlabhaṃ tatra devaḥ prīṇāti yasmācchrīnivāso mahātmā / yadā dānaṃ durghaṭaṃ syācca devi tadā śrotavyaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ tasya mūrteḥ
The gift of that image is hard to obtain, since there the great-souled god Śrīnivāsa is pleased; and when, O goddess, the gift is impossible to manage, then the characteristics of that image should be heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.116
पाशिनैरृतयोर्मध्ये शेषतीर्थं परं स्मृतम् । तत्र स्नात्वा शेषमूर्तिं प्रददाति द्विजातये
pāśinairṛtayormadhye śeṣatīrthaṃ paraṃ smṛtam / tatra snātvā śeṣamūrtiṃ pradadāti dvijātaye
Between (the tīrthas of) the Noose-bearer and Nirṛti the supreme Śeṣatīrtha is recorded; whoever, having bathed there, gives an image of Śeṣa to a twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.117
स याति परमं लोकं पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम् । औदुंबरफलाकारं कुण्डलाकृतिमेव च
sa yāti paramaṃ lokaṃ punarāvṛttivarjitam / auduṃbaraphalākāraṃ kuṇḍalākṛtimeva ca
he goes to the highest world, free from return again. (It is) shaped like an udumbara fruit, and indeed of the form of an earring,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.118
शेषवद्वदनं तस्य तस्मिंश्चक्रद्वयं स्मृतम् । फलं तमेकचक्रेण संयुतं वल्मिकान्वितम्
śeṣavadvadanaṃ tasya tasmiṃścakradvayaṃ smṛtam / phalaṃ tamekacakreṇa saṃyutaṃ valmikānvitam
Its face is like Śeṣa's, and in it two discs are held (to be marked); (but if) the fruit(-shaped stone) is joined with a single disc and possesses an anthill(-like protuberance),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.119
किञ्चिद्वर्णसमायुक्तं शेषमूर्ति मतिस्फुटम् । सुप्ता प्रबुद्धा द्विविधा शेषमूर्तिरुदाहृता
kiñcidvarṇasamāyuktaṃ śeṣamūrti matisphuṭam / suptā prabuddhā dvividhā śeṣamūrtirudāhṛtā
and endowed with a little colour — that is the Śeṣa form, clear to the understanding. The Śeṣa form is declared to be of two kinds: sleeping and awakened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.120
फणोन्नता प्रबुद्धा स्यात्सप्तलक्षफणान्विता । तत्रापि दुर्लभा सुप्ता महाभाग्यकरीस्मृता
phaṇonnatā prabuddhā syātsaptalakṣaphaṇānvitā / tatrāpi durlabhā suptā mahābhāgyakarīsmṛtā
The awakened one has its hood raised and is furnished with seven lakhs of hoods; among these the sleeping one is hard to obtain and is held to bring great good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.121
इह लोके परत्रापि मोक्षदा नात्र संशयः । नवचक्रादुपक्रम्य विंशत्यन्तं च यत्र सः
iha loke paratrāpi mokṣadā nātra saṃśayaḥ / navacakrādupakramya viṃśatyantaṃ ca yatra saḥ
In this world and in the next it is a giver of liberation — there is no doubt here. And where it (has discs) beginning from nine and ending with twenty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.122
अनन्त इति विज्ञेयो ह्यनन्तफलदायकः । विश्वंभरः स विज्ञेयो विंशत्यूर्ध्वं वरानने
ananta iti vijñeyo hyanantaphaladāyakaḥ / viśvaṃbharaḥ sa vijñeyo viṃśatyūrdhvaṃ varānane
it is to be known as Ananta, for it bestows endless fruit; above twenty it is to be known as Viśvaṃbhara, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.123
तत्रापि केसरैश्चैक्रर्लक्षणैश्च समन्वितम् । कलौ तु दुर्लभं नणां तद्दानं चातिदुर्लभम्
tatrāpi kesaraiścaikrarlakṣaṇaiśca samanvitam / kalau tu durlabhaṃ naṇāṃ taddānaṃ cātidurlabham
And among these, (that stone) which is furnished with filament-marks and with discs and (auspicious) marks is hard for men to obtain in the Kali age, and the giving of it is exceedingly hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.124
स्नानं कृत्वा शेषतीर्थे विशुद्धेनैव चेतसा । एतेषां लक्षणं श्रुत्वा प्रयाति परमां गतिम्
snānaṃ kṛtvā śeṣatīrthe viśuddhenaiva cetasā / eteṣāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ śrutvā prayāti paramāṃ gatim
Having bathed at the Śeṣa ford with a wholly purified mind, and having heard the characteristics of these, one goes to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.125
ततः परं महाभागे वारुणं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्रास्ते वरुणो देवः पूजां कर्तुं हरेः सदा
tataḥ paraṃ mahābhāge vāruṇaṃ tīrthamuttamam / tatrāste varuṇo devaḥ pūjāṃ kartuṃ hareḥ sadā
Beyond that, O greatly fortunate one, is the excellent ford of Varuṇa; there the god Varuṇa abides, to perform worship of Hari always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.126
तत्र स्नानं प्रकर्तव्यं दातव्यं दानमुत्तमम् । शिशुमारं च मत्स्यं च त्रिविक्रममथापि वा । दातव्यं भूतिकामेन तीर्थेस्मिन्विरवर्णिनि
tatra snānaṃ prakartavyaṃ dātavyaṃ dānamuttamam / śiśumāraṃ ca matsyaṃ ca trivikramamathāpi vā / dātavyaṃ bhūtikāmena tīrthesminviravarṇini
There a bath should be performed and an excellent gift should be given: a Śiśumāra (stone), or a Matsya, or else a Trivikrama should be given by one who desires prosperity at this ford, O you of hero-like hue.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 26.127
जंबूफलसमाकारा पुच्छे सूक्ष्मा सबिन्दुका । चक्रत्रया च वदने पुच्छोपरि सचक्रका
jaṃbūphalasamākārā pucche sūkṣmā sabindukā / cakratrayā ca vadane pucchopari sacakrakā
Shaped like a rose-apple fruit, slender at the tail, marked with a dot, having three discs on the face and a disc above the tail,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.128
श्रीवत्सबिन्दुमालाढ्या मत्स्यमूर्तिरुदाहृता । पुच्छादधश्चक्रयुतं शिशुमारमुदाहृतम्
śrīvatsabindumālāḍhyā matsyamūrtirudāhṛtā / pucchādadhaścakrayutaṃ śiśumāramudāhṛtam
and adorned with a Śrīvatsa and a row of dots — that is declared the Matsya form. That which has a disc below the tail is declared the Śiśumāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.129
वक्रचक्रयुतश्चेत्स्यात्त्रिविक्रम उदाहृतः । एतेषां लक्षणं श्रुत्वा वारुणे तीर्थ उत्तमे
vakracakrayutaścetsyāttrivikrama udāhṛtaḥ / eteṣāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ śrutvā vāruṇe tīrtha uttame
If it is furnished with a curved disc, it is declared Trivikrama. Having heard the characteristics of these, at the excellent ford of Varuṇa
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.130
एतद्दानफलं प्राप्य मोदते विष्णुमन्दिरे । पूर्वौक्ता मूर्तयो यस्मिन् गृहे तिष्ठन्ति भामिनि । भागीरथी तीर्थवरा संनिधत्ते न संशयः
etaddānaphalaṃ prāpya modate viṣṇumandire / pūrvauktā mūrtayo yasmin gṛhe tiṣṭhanti bhāmini / bhāgīrathī tīrthavarā saṃnidhatte na saṃśayaḥ
(one) obtains the fruit of this gift and rejoices in Viṣṇu's abode. In whatever house the aforesaid forms abide, O lovely lady, there Bhāgīrathī, the best of fords, is present — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.131
स्वामि पुष्करिणीस्नानं दुर्घटं तु कलौ नृणाम् । तत्र स्थितानां तीर्थानां स्नानं चाप्यतिदुर्घटम्
svāmi puṣkariṇīsnānaṃ durghaṭaṃ tu kalau nṛṇām / tatra sthitānāṃ tīrthānāṃ snānaṃ cāpyatidurghaṭam
But bathing in the Svāmipuṣkariṇī is hard for men to achieve in the Kali age, and bathing in the fords situated there is even harder to achieve.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.132
शालग्रामशिलादानं दुर्घटं च तथा स्मृताम् । स्वामिपुष्करिणीतीरे कन्यादानं सुदुर्घटम्
śālagrāmaśilādānaṃ durghaṭaṃ ca tathā smṛtām / svāmipuṣkariṇītīre kanyādānaṃ sudurghaṭam
And likewise the giving of a Śālagrāma stone is held to be hard to achieve; the giving of a maiden on the bank of the Svāmipuṣkariṇī is very hard to achieve.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.133
दुर्घटं कपिलादानं भक्ष्यदानं सुदुर्घटम् । स्वामिपुष्करिणीतीर्थे तीर्थेष्वन्येषु भामिनि
durghaṭaṃ kapilādānaṃ bhakṣyadānaṃ sudurghaṭam / svāmipuṣkariṇītīrthe tīrtheṣvanyeṣu bhāmini
The giving of a tawny cow is hard to achieve, the giving of food very hard to achieve, at the Svāmipuṣkariṇī ford and at the other fords, O lovely lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.134
स्नानं कुरु यथान्या यं शय्यादानं तथा कुरु । जैगीषव्येन मुनिना त्वेवमुक्ता च कन्यका
snānaṃ kuru yathānyā yaṃ śayyādānaṃ tathā kuru / jaigīṣavyena muninā tvevamuktā ca kanyakā
"Bathe as others do, and likewise make the gift of a bed." Thus was the maiden addressed by the sage Jaigīṣavya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.135
स्वामिपुष्करिणीस्नानं सा चकार धृतव्रता । तीर्थेष्वेतेषु सुस्नाता दानं चक्रे सुभामिनी
svāmipuṣkariṇīsnānaṃ sā cakāra dhṛtavratā / tīrtheṣveteṣu susnātā dānaṃ cakre subhāminī
Firm in her vow, she performed the bath in the Svāmipuṣkariṇī; well bathed in these fords, the fair lady made her gifts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 26.136
उवास तत्र सा दवी त्रिः सप्तकन्दिनानि च । स्वामिपुष्करणीतीरमहिमानं शृणोति यः । स याति परमां भक्तिं श्रीनिवासे जगन्मये
uvāsa tatra sā davī triḥ saptakandināni ca / svāmipuṣkaraṇītīramahimānaṃ śṛṇoti yaḥ / sa yāti paramāṃ bhaktiṃ śrīnivāse jaganmaye
That goddess dwelt there for thrice seven days. Whoever hears the greatness of the bank of the Svāmipuṣkariṇī attains the highest devotion to Śrīnivāsa, who is (identical with) the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition