Worship of Amriteshvara, the Conqueror of Death

Verse 1 (garuda.1.18.1)

।।सूत उवाच । गरुडोक्तं कश्यपाय वक्ष्ये मृत्युञ्जयार्चनम् । उद्धारपूर्वकं पुण्यं सर्वदेवमयं मतम्

sūta uvāca garuḍoktaṁ kaśyapāya vakṣye mṛtyuñjayārcanam uddhārapūrvakaṁ puṇyaṁ sarvadevamayaṁ matam

Suta said: I shall declare the worship of Mrityunjaya, as spoken by Garuda to Kashyapa — sacred, together with the extraction of its seed-syllable, and held to embody all the gods.

Verse 2 (garuda.1.18.2)

ओङ्कारं पूर्वमुद्धृत्य जु(हु)ङ्काँरं तदनन्तरम् । सविसर्गं तृतीयं स्यान्मृत्युदारिद्र्यमर्दनम्

oṅkāraṁ pūrvamuddhṛtya ju(hu)ṅkā̃raṁ tadanantaram savisargaṁ tṛtīyaṁ syānmṛtyudāridryamardanam

First extracting the syllable Om, then the syllable "juṁ" (or "huṁ"), and third, with visarga — this destroys death and poverty.

Verse 3 (garuda.1.18.3)

ईशविष्णवर्कदेव्यादिकवचं सर्वसाधकम् । अमृतेशं महामन्त्रंत्र्यक्षरं पूजनं समम् । जपनान्मृत्युहीनाः स्युः सर्वपापविवर्जिताः

īśaviṣṇavarkadevyādikavacaṁ sarvasādhakam amṛteśaṁ mahāmantraṁtryakṣaraṁ pūjanaṁ samam japanānmṛtyuhīnāḥ syuḥ sarvapāpavivarjitāḥ

This is the armor of Ishvara, Vishnu, the Sun, the Goddess, and the rest, effective for every seeker. This three-syllabled great mantra of Amriteshvara is uniformly worthy of worship. By reciting it, men become free of death and free of every sin.

Verse 4 (garuda.1.18.4)

शतजप्याद्वेदफलं यज्ञतीर्थफलं लभेत् । अष्टोत्तरशताज्जाप्यात्रिसन्ध्यं मृत्यु शत्रुजित

śatajapyādvedaphalaṁ yajñatīrthaphalaṁ labhet aṣṭottaraśatājjāpyātrisandhyaṁ mṛtyu śatrujita

By reciting it a hundred times, one obtains the fruit of Vedic study, and the fruit of sacrifice and pilgrimage as well. By reciting it a hundred and eight times at the three twilights, one conquers death and one's enemies.

Verse 5 (garuda.1.18.5)

ध्यायेच्च सितपद्मस्थं वरदं चाभयं करे । द्वाभ्यां चामृतकुम्भं तु चिन्तयेदमृतेश्वरम्

dhyāyecca sitapadmasthaṁ varadaṁ cābhayaṁ kare dvābhyāṁ cāmṛtakumbhaṁ tu cintayedamṛteśvaram

One should meditate upon Amriteshvara, seated upon a white lotus, his hands showing the gestures of boon-giving and fearlessness, and holding in two other hands a pot of nectar.

Verse 6 (garuda.1.18.6)

तस्यैवांगगतां देवीममृतामृतभाषिणी(विनि) म् । कलशं दक्षिणे हस्ते वामहस्ते सरोरुहम्

tasyaivāṁgagatāṁ devīmamṛtāmṛtabhāṣiṇī(vini) m kalaśaṁ dakṣiṇe haste vāmahaste saroruham

One should also meditate upon the goddess Amrita, at his very side, speaking words of nectar, holding a pot in her right hand and a lotus in her left.

Verse 7 (garuda.1.18.7)

जपेदष्टसहस्त्रं वै त्रिसन्ध्यं मासमेकतः । जरामृत्युमहाव्याधिशत्रुच्छिवशान्तिदम्

japedaṣṭasahastraṁ vai trisandhyaṁ māsamekataḥ jarāmṛtyumahāvyādhiśatrucchivaśāntidam

One should recite it eight thousand times, at the three twilights, for a full month. This destroys old age, death, great disease, and enemies, and grants well-being and peace.

Verse 8 (garuda.1.18.8)

आह्वानं स्थापनं रोधं सन्निधानं निवेशनम् । पाद्यमा चमनं स्नानमर्घ्यं स्त्रगनुलेपनम्

āhvānaṁ sthāpanaṁ rodhaṁ sannidhānaṁ niveśanam pādyamā camanaṁ snānamarghyaṁ straganulepanam

Invocation, establishment, enclosure, drawing-near, installation, water for the feet, sipping-water, bathing, arghya, garland, and anointment,

Verse 9 (garuda.1.18.9)

दीपांबरं भूषणं च नैवद्यं पानवीजनम् । मात्रामुद्राजपध्यानं दक्षिणा चाहुतिः स्तुतिः

dīpāṁbaraṁ bhūṣaṇaṁ ca naivadyaṁ pānavījanam mātrāmudrājapadhyānaṁ dakṣiṇā cāhutiḥ stutiḥ

lamp, cloth, ornament, food-offering, drink and fanning, the mystic syllable-placements, ritual gestures, recitation, meditation, the priestly fee, oblation, praise —

Verse 10 (garuda.1.18.10)

वाद्यं गतिं च नृत्यं च न्यासयोगं प्रदक्षिणम् । प्रणतिर्मन्त्रशय्या च वन्दनं च विसर्जनम्

vādyaṁ gatiṁ ca nṛtyaṁ ca nyāsayogaṁ pradakṣiṇam praṇatirmantraśayyā ca vandanaṁ ca visarjanam

music, ceremonial movement, dance, the yoga of ritual placement, circumambulation, prostration, laying the deity to rest with mantras, salutation, and dismissal —

Verse 11 (garuda.1.18.11)

षडंगादिप्रकारेण पूजनं तु क्रमोदितम् । परमेशमुखोद्रीतं यो जानाति स पूजकः

ṣaḍaṁgādiprakāreṇa pūjanaṁ tu kramoditam parameśamukhodrītaṁ yo jānāti sa pūjakaḥ

In this way, through the six-limb rite and the rest, the sequential worship has been declared, proceeding directly from the mouth of the Supreme Lord. Whoever knows this is the true worshipper.

Verse 12 (garuda.1.18.12)

अर्घ्यपात्रार्चनं चादौवस्त्रेणैव तु ताडनम् । शोधनं कवचेनैव अमृतीकरणं ततः

arghyapātrārcanaṁ cādauvastreṇaiva tu tāḍanam śodhanaṁ kavacenaiva amṛtīkaraṇaṁ tataḥ

First, worship of the arghya vessel; then striking the water with cloth; purification with the armor-mantra; and then transforming it into nectar.

Verse 13 (garuda.1.18.13)

पूजा चाधारशक्त्यादेः प्राणायामं तथासने । पीठशुद्धिं ततः कुर्य्याच्छोषणाद्यैस्ततः स्मरेत्

pūjā cādhāraśaktyādeḥ prāṇāyāmaṁ tathāsane pīṭhaśuddhiṁ tataḥ kuryyācchoṣaṇādyaistataḥ smaret

Worship of the supporting power and the rest, and the performance of breath-control upon one's seat. Then one should purify the seat, and thereafter contemplate the body through desiccation and the other purificatory acts.

Verse 14 (garuda.1.18.14)

आत्मानं देवरूपं च करांगन्यासकं चरेत् । आत्मानं पूजयेत्पश्चाज्यो तीरूपं हृदब्जतः

ātmānaṁ devarūpaṁ ca karāṁganyāsakaṁ caret ātmānaṁ pūjayetpaścājyo tīrūpaṁ hṛdabjataḥ

Regarding oneself as of divine form, one should perform the placement upon the hands and limbs. Then one should worship one's own self, in the form of light, arising from the lotus of the heart.

Verse 15 (garuda.1.18.15)

मूर्त्तौ वा स्थण्डिले वापि क्षिपेत्पुष्पं तु भास्वरम् । आह्वानद्वारपूजार्थं पूजा चाधारशक्तितः

mūrttau vā sthaṇḍile vāpi kṣipetpuṣpaṁ tu bhāsvaram āhvānadvārapūjārthaṁ pūjā cādhāraśaktitaḥ

Upon the image, or upon the altar, one should cast that radiant light with a flower. For the worship of the gateway of invocation, one should worship through the supporting power.

Verse 16 (garuda.1.18.16)

सान्निध्यकरणं देवे परिवारस्य पूजनम् । अंगषट्कस्य पूजा वै कर्त्तव्या च विपश्चितैः

sānnidhyakaraṇaṁ deve parivārasya pūjanam aṁgaṣaṭkasya pūjā vai karttavyā ca vipaścitaiḥ

Establishing nearness within the deity, the worship of the attendant deities, and the worship of the six limbs — all this must be performed by the learned.

Verse 17 (garuda.1.18.17)

धर्मादयश्च शक्राद्याः सायुधाः परिवारकाः । युगवेदमुहूर्त्ताश्च पूजेयं भुक्तिमुक्तिकृत्

dharmādayaśca śakrādyāḥ sāyudhāḥ parivārakāḥ yugavedamuhūrttāśca pūjeyaṁ bhuktimuktikṛt

Dharma and the rest, Indra and the other gods with their weapons, are the attendant deities; and the ages, the Vedas, and the auspicious moments too. This worship confers both enjoyment and liberation.

Verse 18 (garuda.1.18.18)

मातृकाश्च गणांश्चादौ नन्दिगङ्गे च पूजयेत् । महाकालं च यमनां देहल्यां पूजयेत्पुरा

mātṛkāśca gaṇāṁścādau nandigaṅge ca pūjayet mahākālaṁ ca yamanāṁ dehalyāṁ pūjayetpurā

First one should worship the Matrikas and the Ganas, and also Nandi and Ganga. As of old, one should worship Mahakala and Yamuna at the threshold.

Verse 19 (garuda.1.18.19)

ॐ अमृतेश्वर ॐ भैरवाय नमः । एवं ॐ जुं हंसः सूर्य्याय नमः

oṁ amṛteśvara oṁ bhairavāya namaḥ evaṁ oṁ juṁ haṁsaḥ sūryyāya namaḥ

"Om Amriteshvara, Om, salutation to Bhairava." Likewise, "Om juṁ hansaḥ, salutation to the Sun."

Verse 20 (garuda.1.18.20)

एवं शिवाय कृष्णाय ब्रह्मणे च गणाय च । चण्डिकायै सरस्वत्यै महालक्ष्मादि पूजयेत्

evaṁ śivāya kṛṣṇāya brahmaṇe ca gaṇāya ca caṇḍikāyai sarasvatyai mahālakṣmādi pūjayet

In the same way one should worship Shiva, Krishna, Brahma, Ganapati, Chandika, Sarasvati, Mahalakshmi, and the rest.