Shalagrama, the Sixty-Year Cycle, and the Rising of the Breath

Verse 1 (garuda.1.66.1)

॥ हरिरुवाच ॥ निर्लक्षणा शुभा स्याच्च चक्राङ्कितशिलार्चनात् ॥ आदौ सुदर्शनो मूर्तिर्लक्ष्मीनारायणः परः

. hariruvāca . nirlakṣaṇā śubhā syācca cakrāṅkitaśilārcanāt . ādau sudarśano mūrtirlakṣmīnārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ

Hari said: A stone without a chakra-mark also becomes auspicious through the worship of a chakra-marked stone. First the Sudarshana form; then the supreme Lakshmi-Narayana;

Verse 2 (garuda.1.66.2)

त्रिचक्रोऽसावच्युतः स्याच्चतुश्चक्रश्चतुर्भुजः ॥ वासुदेवश्च प्रद्युम्नस्ततः सङ्कर्षणः स्मृतः

tricakro'sāvacyutaḥ syāccatuścakraścaturbhujaḥ . vāsudevaśca pradyumnastataḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ

with three chakras, Achyuta; with four chakras, the four-armed form. Vasudeva, then Pradyumna, and after that Sankarshana is remembered.

Verse 3 (garuda.1.66.3)

पुरुषोत्तमश्चाष्टमः स्यान्नवव्यूहो दशात्मकः ॥ एकादशोऽनिरुद्धः स्याद्द्वादशो द्वादशात्मकः

puruṣottamaścāṣṭamaḥ syānnavavyūho daśātmakaḥ . ekādaśo'niruddhaḥ syāddvādaśo dvādaśātmakaḥ

The eighth is Purushottama; the tenfold-marked is the Navavyuha. The eleventh is Aniruddha; the twelfth is the twelve-fold Dvadashatma.

Verse 4 (garuda.1.66.4)

अत ऊर्ध्वमनन्तः स्याच्चक्रे रेखादिकैः क्रमात् ॥ सुदर्शना लक्षिताश्च पूजिताः सर्वकामदाः

ata ūrdhvamanantaḥ syāccakre rekhādikaiḥ kramāt . sudarśanā lakṣitāśca pūjitāḥ sarvakāmadāḥ

Beyond this is Ananta — identified in due order by the lines and other marks on the chakra. Marked with the Sudarshana and duly worshipped, all these grant every desire.

Verse 5 (garuda.1.66.5)

शालग्रामशिला यत्र देवो द्वारवतीभवः ॥ उभयोः सङ्गमो यत्र तत्र मुक्तिर्न संशयः

śālagrāmaśilā yatra devo dvāravatībhavaḥ . ubhayoḥ saṅgamo yatra tatra muktirna saṁśayaḥ

Where the shalagrama stone and an image originating from Dvaraka — wherever these two meet together, there liberation is certainly attained.

Verse 6 (garuda.1.66.6)

शालग्रामो द्वारका च नैमिषं पुष्करं गया ॥ वाराणसी प्रयागश्च कुरुक्षेत्रं च सूकरम्

śālagrāmo dvārakā ca naimiṣaṁ puṣkaraṁ gayā . vārāṇasī prayāgaśca kurukṣetraṁ ca sūkaram

Shalagrama and Dvaraka, Naimisha, Pushkara, Gaya, Varanasi and Prayaga, Kurukshetra and Sukara (Varaha-kshetra),

Verse 7 (garuda.1.66.7)

गङ्गा च नर्मदा चैव चन्द्रभागा सरस्वती ॥ पुरुषोत्तमो महाकालस्तीर्थान्येतानि शङ्कर

gaṅgā ca narmadā caiva candrabhāgā sarasvatī . puruṣottamo mahākālastīrthānyetāni śaṅkara

the Ganga and the Narmada, Chandrabhaga, Sarasvati, Purushottama (Puri) and Mahakala (Ujjain) — O Shankara, these are all sacred fords,

Verse 8 (garuda.1.66.8)

सर्वपापहराण्येव भुक्तमुक्तिप्रदानि वै ॥ प्रभवो विभवः शुक्लः प्रमोदोऽथ प्रजापतिः

sarvapāpaharāṇyeva bhuktamuktipradāni vai . prabhavo vibhavaḥ śuklaḥ pramodo'tha prajāpatiḥ

which destroy every sin and bestow both worldly enjoyment and liberation. Prabhava, Vibhava, Shukla, Pramoda, then Prajapati,

Verse 9 (garuda.1.66.9)

अङ्गिराः श्रीमुखो भावः युवा धाता तथैव च ॥ ईश्वरो बहुधान्यश्च प्रमाथी विक्रमो विषुः

aṅgirāḥ śrīmukho bhāvaḥ yuvā dhātā tathaiva ca . īśvaro bahudhānyaśca pramāthī vikramo viṣuḥ

Angiras, Shrimukha, Bhava, Yuva, and Dhata,

Verse 10 (garuda.1.66.10)

चित्रभानुः स्वभानुश्च तारणः पार्थिवो व्ययः ॥ सर्वजित्सर्वधारी च विरोधी विकृतिः स्वरः

citrabhānuḥ svabhānuśca tāraṇaḥ pārthivo vyayaḥ . sarvajitsarvadhārī ca virodhī vikṛtiḥ svaraḥ

Ishvara, Bahudhanya, Pramathi, Vikrama, Vishu, Chitrabhanu, Svabhanu, Tarana, Parthiva, Vyaya,

Verse 11 (garuda.1.66.11)

नन्दनो विजयश्चैव जयो मन्मथदुर्मुखौ ॥ हेमलम्बो विलंबश्च विकारः शर्वरी प्लवः

nandano vijayaścaiva jayo manmathadurmukhau . hemalambo vilaṁbaśca vikāraḥ śarvarī plavaḥ

Sarvajit, Sarvadhari, Virodhi, Vikriti, Svara, Nandana, Vijaya, Jaya, Manmatha, Durmukha,

Verse 12 (garuda.1.66.12)

शुभकृच्छोभनः क्रोधी विश्वावमुपराभवौ ॥ प्लवङ्गः कीलकः सौम्यः साधारणविरोधकृत्

śubhakṛcchobhanaḥ krodhī viśvāvamuparābhavau . plavaṅgaḥ kīlakaḥ saumyaḥ sādhāraṇavirodhakṛt

Hemalamba, Vilamba, Vikara, Sharvari, Plava, Shubhakrit, Shobhana, Krodhi, Vishvavasu, Parabhava,

Verse 13 (garuda.1.66.13)

परिधावी प्रमादी च आनन्दो राक्षसो नलः ॥ पिङ्गलः कालसिद्धार्थौ रौद्रिर्वै दुर्मतिस्तथा

paridhāvī pramādī ca ānando rākṣaso nalaḥ . piṅgalaḥ kālasiddhārthau raudrirvai durmatistathā

Plavanga, Kilaka, Saumya, Sadharana, Virodhakrit, Paridhavi, Pramadi, Ananda, Rakshasa, Nala,

Verse 14 (garuda.1.66.14)

दुन्दुभी रुधिरोद्गारी रक्ताक्षः क्रोधनोऽक्षयः ॥ अशोभनाः शोभनाश्च नाम्नैवैते हि वत्सराः

dundubhī rudhirodgārī raktākṣaḥ krodhano'kṣayaḥ . aśobhanāḥ śobhanāśca nāmnaivaite hi vatsarāḥ

Pingala, Kala, Siddhartha, Raudri, Durmati, Dundubhi, Rudhirodgari, Raktaksha, Krodhana, Kshaya —

Verse 15 (garuda.1.66.15)

कालं वक्ष्यामि संसिद्ध्यै रुद्र पञ्चस्वरोदयात् ॥ राजा सा(मा) जा उदासा च पीडा मृत्युस्तथैव च

kālaṁ vakṣyāmi saṁsiddhyai rudra pañcasvarodayāt . rājā sā(mā) jā udāsā ca pīḍā mṛtyustathaiva ca

these sixty years, by their names alone, are either inauspicious or auspicious. O Rudra, I shall now describe the reckoning of time, for the sake of success, through the rising of the five breath-tones.

Verse 16 (garuda.1.66.16)

आ ई ऊ ऐ औ स्वरांश्च लिखेत्पञ्चाग्निकोष्ठके ॥ ऊर्ध्वतिर्य्यग्गतै रेखैः षड्वह्निक्रममागतैः

ā ī ū ai au svarāṁśca likhetpañcāgnikoṣṭhake . ūrdhvatiryyaggatai rekhaiḥ ṣaḍvahnikramamāgataiḥ

Raja, Samaja, Udasa, Pida, and likewise Mrityu — with these names, the vowels A, I, U, Ai, and Au should be written in the five-fire diagram.

Verse 17 (garuda.1.66.17)

तिथी एकाग्निकोष्ठेषु त्रयो राजाथ सा (मा) जयाः ॥ उदासामृत्युपीडाश्च कुजः सोमसुतः क्रमात्

tithī ekāgnikoṣṭheṣu trayo rājātha sā (mā) jayāḥ . udāsāmṛtyupīḍāśca kujaḥ somasutaḥ kramāt

With lines going upward and diagonally, arranged in a sequence of six fires, in the single-fire compartments are the tithis — three for Raja, then Samaja,

Verse 18 (garuda.1.66.18)

गुरुशुक्रौ च मन्दश्च रविचन्द्रौ यथोदितम् ॥ रेवत्यादिमृगान्ताश्च ऋक्षाणि प्रथमा कला

guruśukrau ca mandaśca ravicandrau yathoditam . revatyādimṛgāntāśca ṛkṣāṇi prathamā kalā

Udasa, Mrityu, and Pida — in order, for Mars, Mercury, then Jupiter and Venus, and Saturn, the Sun, and the Moon, as has been declared.

Verse 19 (garuda.1.66.19)

पञ्चपञ्चान्यत्र भानि चैत्राद्य उदयस्तथा ॥ द्वादशाहैर्द्वयोर्मासनाम्नोराद्यक्षरं तथा

pañcapañcānyatra bhāni caitrādya udayastathā . dvādaśāhairdvayormāsanāmnorādyakṣaraṁ tathā

The nakshatras from Revati to Mrigashira — the first syllable; five nakshatras each, and likewise the rising of the months beginning with Chaitra.

Verse 20 (garuda.1.66.20)

कलालिङ्गा च या तिष्ठेत्पञ्चमस्तस्य वै मृतिः ॥ कला तिथिस्तथा वारो नक्षत्रं मासमेव च

kalāliṅgā ca yā tiṣṭhetpañcamastasya vai mṛtiḥ . kalā tithistathā vāro nakṣatraṁ māsameva ca

Over twelve days, the first letter of the names of the two months. Whichever syllable-linked nakshatra it falls upon, the fifth from it indicates death.

Verse 21 (garuda.1.66.21)

नामोदयस्य पूर्वं च तथा भवति नान्यथा ॥ ओं क्षौं (क्षौः) शिवाय नमः

nāmodayasya pūrvaṁ ca tathā bhavati nānyathā . oṁ kṣauṁ (kṣauḥ) śivāya namaḥ

The syllable, the tithi, the weekday, the nakshatra, and the month — the naming precedes the calculation of rising, and not otherwise. Om kshaum (kshauh), salutation to Shiva.

Verse 22 (garuda.1.66.22)

क्षामाद्यङ्गशिवामीक्षा विषग्रहमतिर्हर ॥ त्रैलोक्यमोहनं बीजं नृसिंहस्य तु पद्म(न्न)गम्

kṣāmādyaṅgaśivāmīkṣā viṣagrahamatirhara . trailokyamohanaṁ bījaṁ nṛsiṁhasya tu padma(nna)gam

O Hara, through the vision of Shiva applied to the limbs beginning with 'kshama', poison, planetary affliction, and confused thought are removed. The seed-syllable that enchants the three worlds is the lotus-form of Narasimha,

Verse 23 (garuda.1.66.23)

मृत्युञ्जयो गणो लक्ष्मी रोचनाद्यैस्तु लेखितः ॥ भूर्जे तु धारिताः कण्ठे बाहौ चेति जयादिदाः

mṛtyuñjayo gaṇo lakṣmī rocanādyaistu lekhitaḥ . bhūrje tu dhāritāḥ kaṇṭhe bāhau ceti jayādidāḥ

and, written with orpiment and the like along with Mrityunjaya, Ganesha, and Lakshmi, worn on birch-bark at the throat or upon the arm, these bestow victory and the rest.