The Secret of Truth, in the Dialogue Between Krishna and Garuda

Verse 1 (garuda.2.78.1)

प्रवहानन्तरान्वक्ष्ये शृणु पक्षीन्द्रसत्तम । यो धर्मो ब्रह्मणः पुत्रो ह्यादिसृष्टौ त्वगुद्भवः

pravahānantarānvakṣye śṛṇu pakṣīndrasattama yo dharmo brahmaṇaḥ putro hyādisṛṣṭau tvagudbhavaḥ

I shall now speak of those born after Pravaha; listen, O best and foremost of birds. He who is Dharma, Brahma's son, arose from Brahma's body at the beginning of creation—

Verse 2 (garuda.2.78.2)

सज्जनान्सौम्यरूपेण धारणाद्धर्मनामकः । स एव सूर्यपुत्रोभूद्यमसंज्ञामवाप सः । पापिनां शिक्षकत्त्वात्स यम इत्युच्यते बुधैः

sajjanānsaumyarūpeṇa dhāraṇāddharmanāmakaḥ sa eva sūryaputrobhūdyamasaṁjñāmavāpa saḥ pāpināṁ śikṣakattvātsa yama ityucyate budhaiḥ

—sustaining the virtuous with a gentle form, he is named Dharma; that very one, becoming the Sun's son, obtained the name Yama; because he instructs sinners, the wise call him Yama.

Verse 3 (garuda.2.78.3)

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । प्रह्लादानन्तरं गङ्गा भार्या वै वरुणस्य च । प्रह्लादादधमा ज्ञेया महिम्ना वरुणाधिका

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca prahlādānantaraṁ gaṅgā bhāryā vai varuṇasya ca prahlādādadhamā jñeyā mahimnā varuṇādhikā

Shri Krishna said: After Prahlada in rank, Ganga, the wife of Varuna, is to be known as lower than Prahlada, yet superior in glory to Varuna.

Verse 4 (garuda.2.78.4)

स्वरूपादधमा ज्ञेया नात्र कार्या विचारणा । ज्ञानस्वरूपदं विष्णुं यमो जानाति सर्वदा

svarūpādadhamā jñeyā nātra kāryā vicāraṇā jñānasvarūpadaṁ viṣṇuṁ yamo jānāti sarvadā

She is to be known as lower in her own essential nature — of this there is no need for question. Yama ever knows Vishnu as the bestower of the very form of knowledge.

Verse 5 (garuda.2.78.5)

अतो गङ्गेति सा ज्ञेया सर्वदा लोकपावनी । भक्त्या विष्णुपदीत्येव कीर्तिता नात्र संशयः

ato gaṅgeti sā jñeyā sarvadā lokapāvanī bhaktyā viṣṇupadītyeva kīrtitā nātra saṁśayaḥ

Hence she is to be known as Ganga, ever the purifier of the worlds; through devotion she is proclaimed as 'Vishnu-pada,' sprung from Vishnu's foot — of this there is no doubt.

Verse 6 (garuda.2.78.6)

या पूर्वकाले यज्ञलिङ्गस्य विष्णोः साक्षाद्धरेर्विक्रमतः खगेन्द्र । वामस्य पादस्य नखाग्रतश्च निर्भिद्य चोर्ध्वाण्डकटाहखण्डम्

yā pūrvakāle yajñaliṅgasya viṣṇoḥ sākṣāddharervikramataḥ khagendra vāmasya pādasya nakhāgrataśca nirbhidya cordhvāṇḍakaṭāhakhaṇḍam

She who, in former times, at the very stride of Hari-Vishnu in his sacrificial form, O lord of birds, burst forth from the tip of the nail of his left foot, piercing the upper shell of the cosmic egg—

Verse 7 (garuda.2.78.7)

तदुदरमतिवेगात्सम्प्रविश्यावहन्तीं जगदघततिहन्तुः पादकिञ्जल्कशुद्धाम् । निखिलमलनिहन्त्रीं दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाच्च सकृदवगहनाद्वा भक्तिदां विष्णुपादे । शशिकरवरगौरां मीननेत्रां सुपूज्यां स्मरति हरिपदोत्थां मोक्षमेति क्रमेण

tadudaramativegātsampraviśyāvahantīṁ jagadaghatatihantuḥ pādakiñjalkaśuddhām nikhilamalanihantrīṁ darśanātsparśanācca sakṛdavagahanādvā bhaktidāṁ viṣṇupāde śaśikaravaragaurāṁ mīnanetrāṁ supūjyāṁ smarati haripadotthāṁ mokṣameti krameṇa

—and, entering that cosmic egg's interior with great speed, flows on, purified by the pollen of the feet of him who destroys the accumulated sins of the world; the destroyer of all impurity, granting devotion at Vishnu's feet through mere sight, touch, or a single immersion, fair as moonbeam, fish-eyed, most worthy of worship — whoever remembers her as having arisen from Hari's own foot attains liberation in due course.

Verse 8 (garuda.2.78.8)

इन्द्रोपि वायुकरमर्दितवायुकूटबिन्दुं च प्राश्य शिरसि ह्यसहिष्णुमानः । भागीरथी हरिपदाङ्कमिति स्म नित्यं जानन्महापरमभागवतप्रधानः । भक्त्या च खिन्नहृदयः परमादरेण धृत्वा स्वमूर्ध्नि परमो ह्यशिवः शिवोऽभूत्

indropi vāyukaramarditavāyukūṭabinduṁ ca prāśya śirasi hyasahiṣṇumānaḥ bhāgīrathī haripadāṅkamiti sma nityaṁ jānanmahāparamabhāgavatapradhānaḥ bhaktyā ca khinnahṛdayaḥ paramādareṇa dhṛtvā svamūrdhni paramo hyaśivaḥ śivo'bhūt

Even Indra, having drunk a drop of the wind-churned mountain-essence, unable to bear it upon his head, yet, as the foremost of great Bhagavatas, ever knowing the Bhagirathi as marked by Hari's very foot, with a heart moved by devotion, bore her upon his own head with the utmost reverence — and thereby he, utterly inauspicious in his suffering, became auspicious.

Verse 9 (garuda.2.78.9)

भागीरथ्याश्च चत्वारि रूपाण्यासन्खगेश्वर । महाभिषग्जनेन्द्रस्य भार्या तु ह्यभिषेचनी

bhāgīrathyāśca catvāri rūpāṇyāsankhageśvara mahābhiṣagjanendrasya bhāryā tu hyabhiṣecanī

O lord of birds, the Bhagirathi had four forms: as Abhishechani, wife of the great physician, lord of men—

Verse 10 (garuda.2.78.10)

द्वितीयेनैव रूपेण गङ्गा भार्या च शन्तनोः । सुषेणा वै सुषेणस्य भार्या सा वानरी स्मृता

dvitīyenaiva rūpeṇa gaṅgā bhāryā ca śantanoḥ suṣeṇā vai suṣeṇasya bhāryā sā vānarī smṛtā

—in her second form, Ganga was the wife of Shantanu; as Sushena, she is remembered as the monkey-wife of Sushena—

Verse 11 (garuda.2.78.11)

मण्डूकभार्या गङ्गा तु सैव मण्डूकिनी स्मृता । एवं चत्वारि रूपाणि गङ्गाया इति कीर्तितम्

maṇḍūkabhāryā gaṅgā tu saiva maṇḍūkinī smṛtā evaṁ catvāri rūpāṇi gaṅgāyā iti kīrtitam

—and as the wife of Manduka, that same Ganga is remembered as Mandukini. Thus the four forms of Ganga are proclaimed.

Verse 12 (garuda.2.78.12)

आदित्याच्चैव गङ्गातः पर्जन्यः समुदाहृतः । प्रवर्षति सुवैराग्यं ह्यतः पर्जन्यनामकम्

ādityāccaiva gaṅgātaḥ parjanyaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ pravarṣati suvairāgyaṁ hyataḥ parjanyanāmakam

From Aditya and Ganga, Parjanya is declared to have arisen; since he rains down true dispassion, he bears the name Parjanya.

Verse 13 (garuda.2.78.13)

शरंवराय पञ्चजन्याच्च पञ्च हित्वा जग्ध्वा गर्वकं षट्क्रमेण । स्वबाणस्य स्वहृदि संस्थितस्य भजेत्सदा नैव भक्तिं विषं च

śaraṁvarāya pañcajanyācca pañca hitvā jagdhvā garvakaṁ ṣaṭkrameṇa svabāṇasya svahṛdi saṁsthitasya bhajetsadā naiva bhaktiṁ viṣaṁ ca

Having set aside the five senses for the sake of the true arrow, and having, in six stages, consumed pride born of the conch Panchajanya — one should ever worship the Lord whose own arrow is fixed within one's own heart, never mixing devotion with poison.

Verse 14 (garuda.2.78.14)

लिङ्गं पुष्टं नैव कार्यं सदैव लिङ्गं पुष्टं कार्यमेवं सदापि । योनौ सक्तिर्नैव कार्या सदापि योनौ मुक्तेऽसंगतो याति मुक्तिम्

liṅgaṁ puṣṭaṁ naiva kāryaṁ sadaiva liṅgaṁ puṣṭaṁ kāryamevaṁ sadāpi yonau saktirnaiva kāryā sadāpi yonau mukte'saṁgato yāti muktim

One should never nourish the merely physical organ, yet one should ever nourish the true, symbolic linga in this manner. One should never form attachment to the womb of sense-pleasure; freed from it, unattached, one goes to liberation.

Verse 15 (garuda.2.78.15)

वैराग्यमेवं प्रकारोत्येव नित्यमतः पर्जन्यस्त्वन्तकः पक्षिवर्य । एतावता शरभाख्यो महात्मा स चान्तरो स तु पर्जन्य एव

vairāgyamevaṁ prakārotyeva nityamataḥ parjanyastvantakaḥ pakṣivarya etāvatā śarabhākhyo mahātmā sa cāntaro sa tu parjanya eva

Thus Parjanya ever brings about dispassion in this manner; hence Parjanya is also the ender of time, O best of birds. To this same extent, the great soul named Sharabha, the inner one, is indeed Parjanya himself.

Verse 16 (garuda.2.78.16)

शश्वत्केशा यस्य गात्रे खगेन्द्र प्रभास्यन्ते शरभाख्यो पयोतः । यमस्य भार्या श्यामला या खगेन्द्र यस्मात्सदा कलिभार्यापिया च

śaśvatkeśā yasya gātre khagendra prabhāsyante śarabhākhyo payotaḥ yamasya bhāryā śyāmalā yā khagendra yasmātsadā kalibhāryāpiyā ca

He whose body, O lord of birds, is ever adorned with radiant hair, is named Sharabha, arising from the cosmic waters. Yama's wife, named Shyamala, O lord of birds, is she who is also ever the wife of Kali.

Verse 17 (garuda.2.78.17)

मत्वा सम्यक्मानसं या करोति ह्यतश्च सा श्यामलासंज्ञकाभूत् । मलं वक्ष्ये हरिभक्तेर्विरोधी सुलोहपात्रे सन्निधानं च तस्य

matvā samyakmānasaṁ yā karoti hyataśca sā śyāmalāsaṁjñakābhūt malaṁ vakṣye haribhaktervirodhī sulohapātre sannidhānaṁ ca tasya

—properly reflecting in her mind, she thus became named Shyamala. I shall now describe the impurity that opposes devotion to Hari, and its presence, as in a fine metal vessel—

Verse 18 (garuda.2.78.18)

तद्वैष्णवैस्त्याज्यमेवं सदैव वस्त्रं दग्धं सन्धिजं चैव जन्यम्

tadvaiṣṇavaistyājyamevaṁ sadaiva vastraṁ dagdhaṁ sandhijaṁ caiva janyam

—this, Vaishnavas should always avoid: a burnt garment, and garments joined at the seams, worn without purification.

Verse 19 (garuda.2.78.19)

चिकित्सितं परदुःखं खगेन्द्र हरेर्भक्तैस्त्याज्यमेवं सदैव

cikitsitaṁ paraduḥkhaṁ khagendra harerbhaktaistyājyamevaṁ sadaiva

Practicing medicine on another's suffering for improper motive, O lord of birds, is likewise always to be avoided by Hari's devotees.

Verse 20 (garuda.2.78.20)

नोच्चाश्च ते हरिभक्तेर्विहीनास्तेषां संगो नैव कार्यः सदापि । पुराणसंपर्कविसर्जिनं च पुराणतालं च पुराणवस्त्रम्

noccāśca te haribhaktervihīnāsteṣāṁ saṁgo naiva kāryaḥ sadāpi purāṇasaṁparkavisarjinaṁ ca purāṇatālaṁ ca purāṇavastram

Those devoid of devotion to Hari should never be associated with, however exalted; likewise avoid that which renounces contact with the Puranas, an old, cracked palm-leaf, and an old worn-out garment—

Verse 21 (garuda.2.78.21)

सुजीर्णकन्थाजिनमेखलं च यज्ञोपवीतं च कलिप्रियं च । प्रियं गृहं चोर्णवितानकं च समित्कुशैः पूरितं कुत्सितं च

sujīrṇakanthājinamekhalaṁ ca yajñopavītaṁ ca kalipriyaṁ ca priyaṁ gṛhaṁ corṇavitānakaṁ ca samitkuśaiḥ pūritaṁ kutsitaṁ ca

—a worn-out patched cloak, deerskin, and girdle, and a sacred thread dear to Kali; a house dear merely for its comfort, a woolen canopy, and one filled disdainfully with mere sacrificial twigs and kusha grass.

Verse 22 (garuda.2.78.22)

सर्वं चेत्कलिभार्याप्रियं च नैव प्रियं शार्ङ्गपाणेः कदाचित् । कांस्ये सुपक्वं यावनालस्य चान्नं तुषः पिण्याकं तुम्बबिल्वे पलाण्डुः

sarvaṁ cetkalibhāryāpriyaṁ ca naiva priyaṁ śārṅgapāṇeḥ kadācit kāṁsye supakvaṁ yāvanālasya cānnaṁ tuṣaḥ piṇyākaṁ tumbabilve palāṇḍuḥ

All this, dear to Kali's wife, is never at all dear to the Bow-Bearer. Food well-cooked in bronze, of millet, husk, oil-cake, in a gourd or bel-fruit vessel, and onion—

Verse 23 (garuda.2.78.23)

दीर्घं तक्रं स्वादुहीनं कटूष्णमेते सर्वे कलिभार्याप्रियाश्च । सुदुर्मुखं निन्दनं चार्यजानां सतोवमत्यात्मजानां प्रसह्य

dīrghaṁ takraṁ svāduhīnaṁ kaṭūṣṇamete sarve kalibhāryāpriyāśca sudurmukhaṁ nindanaṁ cāryajānāṁ satovamatyātmajānāṁ prasahya

—stale, flavorless, pungent, hot buttermilk — all these are dear to Kali's wife; likewise foul-mouthed reviling of noble persons, and forcibly heaping insults upon one's own children—

Verse 24 (garuda.2.78.24)

सुपीडनं सर्वदा भर्तृवर्गे गृहस्थितव्रीहिवस्त्रादिचौर्यात् । प्रकीर्णभूतान्मूर्धजान्संदधानं करैर्युतं देवकलिप्रियं च

supīḍanaṁ sarvadā bhartṛvarge gṛhasthitavrīhivastrādicauryāt prakīrṇabhūtānmūrdhajānsaṁdadhānaṁ karairyutaṁ devakalipriyaṁ ca

—constant oppression of one's own household through theft of the rice, garments, and the like stored at home; wearing disheveled hair, and being burdened with debts — all these are dear to the god Kali.

Verse 25 (garuda.2.78.25)

इत्यादि सर्वं कलिभार्याप्रियञ्च सुनिर्मलं प्रकरोत्येव सर्वम् । अतश्च सा श्यामलेति स्वसंज्ञामवाप सा देवकी संबभूव

ityādi sarvaṁ kalibhāryāpriyañca sunirmalaṁ prakarotyeva sarvam ataśca sā śyāmaleti svasaṁjñāmavāpa sā devakī saṁbabhūva

All this is dear to Kali's wife; the very opposite, entirely pure conduct, is what she herself practiced. Hence she obtained the name Shyamala, and she then became Devaki.

Verse 26 (garuda.2.78.26)

युधिष्ठिरस्यैव बभूव पत्नीसंभाविता तत्र च देवकी सा । चन्द्रस्य भार्या रोहिणी वै तदेयमश्विन्यादिभ्योऽह्यधिका सर्वदैव

yudhiṣṭhirasyaiva babhūva patnīsaṁbhāvitā tatra ca devakī sā candrasya bhāryā rohiṇī vai tadeyamaśvinyādibhyo'hyadhikā sarvadaiva

That Devaki became the honored wife of Yudhishthira himself in that role. The wife of the Moon, Rohini, is ever superior to Ashvini and the other lunar mansions—

Verse 27 (garuda.2.78.27)

रोणीं धृत्वा रोहति योग्यस्थानं तस्माच्च सा रोहिणीति प्रसिद्धा । आदित्यभार्या नाम संज्ञा खगेन्द्र ज्ञेया सा नारायणस्य स्वरूपा

roṇīṁ dhṛtvā rohati yogyasthānaṁ tasmācca sā rohiṇīti prasiddhā ādityabhāryā nāma saṁjñā khagendra jñeyā sā nārāyaṇasya svarūpā

—holding the essence called roni, she rises to her fitting station; hence she is renowned as Rohini. The Sun's wife, named Samjna, O lord of birds, is to be known as herself a form belonging to Narayana—

Verse 28 (garuda.2.78.28)

संजानातीत्येव संज्ञामवाप संज्ञेति लोके सूर्य भार्या खगेन्द्र । ब्रह्माण्डस्य ह्यभिमानी तु देवो विराडिति ह्यभिधामाप तेन

saṁjānātītyeva saṁjñāmavāpa saṁjñeti loke sūrya bhāryā khagendra brahmāṇḍasya hyabhimānī tu devo virāḍiti hyabhidhāmāpa tena

—since she 'perceives fully,' she obtained the name Samjna; thus, in the world, the Sun's wife is called Samjna, O lord of birds. The deity presiding over the cosmic egg obtained thereby the name Virat.

Verse 29 (garuda.2.78.29)

गङ्गादिषट्कं सममेव नित्यं परस्परं नोत्तमं नाधमं च । प्रधानाग्नेः पाविकान्यैव गङ्गा सदा शुभा नात्र विचार्यमस्ति

gaṅgādiṣaṭkaṁ samameva nityaṁ parasparaṁ nottamaṁ nādhamaṁ ca pradhānāgneḥ pāvikānyaiva gaṅgā sadā śubhā nātra vicāryamasti

This group of six, beginning with Ganga, is ever mutually equal, neither superior nor inferior among themselves. Ganga is ever auspicious, purifying even in relation to the primal fire — of this there is no need for question.

Verse 30 (garuda.2.78.30)

आसां ज्ञानत्पुण्यमाप्नोति नित्यं सदा हरिः प्रीयते केशवोलम् । गङ्गादिभ्यो ह्यवराह्यग्निजाया स्वाहासंज्ञाधिगुणा नैव हीना

āsāṁ jñānatpuṇyamāpnoti nityaṁ sadā hariḥ prīyate keśavolam gaṅgādibhyo hyavarāhyagnijāyā svāhāsaṁjñādhiguṇā naiva hīnā

By knowing them, one ever attains merit, and Keshava-Hari is ever abundantly pleased. Below Ganga and the others is Agni's wife, named Svaha, herself not deficient in quality—

Verse 31 (garuda.2.78.31)

स्वाहाकारो मन्त्ररूपाभिमानी स्वाहेति संज्ञामाप सदैव वीन्द्र । अग्नेर्भार्यातो बुद्धिमान् संबभूव ब्रह्माभिमानी चन्द्रपुत्रो बुधश्च

svāhākāro mantrarūpābhimānī svāheti saṁjñāmāpa sadaiva vīndra agnerbhāryāto buddhimān saṁbabhūva brahmābhimānī candraputro budhaśca

—presiding over the mantric utterance 'Svaha,' she ever bears that very name, O best of kings. From Agni's wife, the wise Budha, presiding over intellect, the Moon's son, came into being—

Verse 32 (garuda.2.78.32)

बुद्ध्याहरद्वै राष्ट्रजातं च सर्वं धृतं त्वतो बुधसंज्ञामवाप । एवं चाभूदभिमन्युर्महात्मा सुभद्राया जठरे ह्यर्जुनाच्च

buddhyāharadvai rāṣṭrajātaṁ ca sarvaṁ dhṛtaṁ tvato budhasaṁjñāmavāpa evaṁ cābhūdabhimanyurmahātmā subhadrāyā jaṭhare hyarjunācca

—since he grasped, through intellect, all that pertains to a kingdom, he obtained the name Budha. Thus too came into being the great soul Abhimanyu, in Subhadra's womb, from Arjuna—

Verse 33 (garuda.2.78.33)

कृष्णस्य चन्द्रस्य यमस्य चांशैः स संयुतस्त्वश्विनोर्वै हरस्य । स्वाहाधमश्चन्द्रपुत्रो बुधस्तु पादारविन्दे विष्णुदेवस्य भक्तः

kṛṣṇasya candrasya yamasya cāṁśaiḥ sa saṁyutastvaśvinorvai harasya svāhādhamaścandraputro budhastu pādāravinde viṣṇudevasya bhaktaḥ

—endowed with portions of Krishna, the Moon, Yama, and the Ashvins, and of Hara. Budha, the Moon's son, lower than Svaha, is a devotee at the lotus feet of the god Vishnu.

Verse 34 (garuda.2.78.34)

नामात्मिका त्वश्विभार्या उषा नाम प्रकीर्तिता । बुधाधमा सा विज्ञेया स्वाहा दशगुणाधमा

nāmātmikā tvaśvibhāryā uṣā nāma prakīrtitā budhādhamā sā vijñeyā svāhā daśaguṇādhamā

The wife of the Ashvins, herself named after 'Nama,' is proclaimed as Usha; she is to be known as lower than Budha, and ten degrees lower than Svaha.

Verse 35 (garuda.2.78.35)

नकुलस्य भार्या मागधस्यैव पुत्री शल्यात्मजा सहदेवस्य भार्या । उभे ह्येते अश्विभार्या ह्युषापि उपासते षड्गुणं विष्णुमाद्यम् । अतोऽप्युषासंज्ञका सा खगेन्द्र अनन्तराञ्छृणु वक्ष्ये महात्मन्

nakulasya bhāryā māgadhasyaiva putrī śalyātmajā sahadevasya bhāryā ubhe hyete aśvibhāryā hyuṣāpi upāsate ṣaḍguṇaṁ viṣṇumādyam ato'pyuṣāsaṁjñakā sā khagendra anantarāñchṛṇu vakṣye mahātman

Nakula's wife, the daughter of the Magadha king, and Shalya's daughter, Sahadeva's wife — both these, together with Usha, the Ashvins' wife, worship the primal Vishnu with a sixfold quality. Hence she too bears the name Usha, O lord of birds; hear now, O great soul, of those born after her.

Verse 36 (garuda.2.78.36)

ततः शक्तिः पृथिव्यात्मा शनैश्चरति सर्वदा । अतः शनैश्चरो नाम उषायाश्च दशाधमाः

tataḥ śaktiḥ pṛthivyātmā śanaiścarati sarvadā ataḥ śanaiścaro nāma uṣāyāśca daśādhamāḥ

Then there is Shakti, of earthy nature, who ever moves slowly; hence he is named Shanaishchara, and is ten degrees lower than Usha.

Verse 37 (garuda.2.78.37)

कर्मात्मा पुष्करो ज्ञेयः शनेरथ यमो मतः । नयाभिमानी पुरुषः किञ्चिन्नम्रो दशावरः

karmātmā puṣkaro jñeyaḥ śaneratha yamo mataḥ nayābhimānī puruṣaḥ kiñcinnamro daśāvaraḥ

Pushkara, of karmic nature, is to be known as regarded as Yama relative to Shani; presiding over right conduct, he is a person somewhat humble, ten degrees lower.

Verse 38 (garuda.2.78.38)

हरिप्रीतिकरो नित्यं पुष्करे क्रीडते यतः । अतस्तु पुष्कलो नाम लोके स परिकीर्तितः

hariprītikaro nityaṁ puṣkare krīḍate yataḥ atastu puṣkalo nāma loke sa parikīrtitaḥ

Since he ever sports in the pool, bringing pleasure to Hari, he is thus proclaimed in the world by the name Pushkala.

Verse 39 (garuda.2.78.39)

हरि प्रीतिकरान्धर्मान्वक्ष्ये शृणु खगाधिप । प्रातः काले समुत्थाय स्मरेन्नारायणं हरिम्

hari prītikarāndharmānvakṣye śṛṇu khagādhipa prātaḥ kāle samutthāya smarennārāyaṇaṁ harim

I shall now describe the observances that please Hari; listen, O lord of birds. Rising in the morning, one should remember Hari Narayana—

Verse 40 (garuda.2.78.40)

तुलसीवन्दनं कुर्याच्छ्रीविष्णुं संस्मरेत्खग । विण्मूत्रोत्सर्गकाले च ह्यपानात्मककेशवम्

tulasīvandanaṁ kuryācchrīviṣṇuṁ saṁsmaretkhaga viṇmūtrotsargakāle ca hyapānātmakakeśavam

—one should venerate the tulasi plant and remember Shri Vishnu, O bird; at the time of evacuating urine and excrement, one should remember Keshava in his form as the apana breath.

Verse 41 (garuda.2.78.41)

त्रिविक्रमं शौचकाले गङ्गापानकरं हरिम् । दन्तधावनकाले तु चन्द्रान्तर्यामिणं हरिम्

trivikramaṁ śaucakāle gaṅgāpānakaraṁ harim dantadhāvanakāle tu candrāntaryāmiṇaṁ harim

At the time of purification, Trivikrama, Hari who drinks in the Ganga; at the time of brushing the teeth, Hari indwelling within the moon.

Verse 42 (garuda.2.78.42)

मुखप्रक्षालने काले माधवं संस्मरेत्खग । गवां कण्डूयने चैव स्मरेद्गोवर्धनं हरिम्

mukhaprakṣālane kāle mādhavaṁ saṁsmaretkhaga gavāṁ kaṇḍūyane caiva smaredgovardhanaṁ harim

At the time of washing the face, one should remember Madhava, O bird; and at the time of scratching cows, one should remember Hari Govardhana.

Verse 43 (garuda.2.78.43)

सदा गोदोहने काले स्मरेद्गोपालवल्लभम् । अनन्तपुण्यार्जितजन्मकर्मणां सुपक्वकाले च खगेन्द्रसत्तम

sadā godohane kāle smaredgopālavallabham anantapuṇyārjitajanmakarmaṇāṁ supakvakāle ca khagendrasattama

Ever at the time of milking cows, one should remember Gopala, beloved of the cowherds; at the ripe fruition of one's births and deeds, accumulated by endless merit—

Verse 44 (garuda.2.78.44)

स्पर्शे गवां चैव सदा नृणां वै भवत्यतो नात्र विचार्यमस्ति । यस्मिन् गृहे नास्ति सदोत्तमा च गौर्यङ्गणे श्रीतुलसी च नास्ति

sparśe gavāṁ caiva sadā nṛṇāṁ vai bhavatyato nātra vicāryamasti yasmin gṛhe nāsti sadottamā ca gauryaṅgaṇe śrītulasī ca nāsti

—that comes through the touch of cows for humans; of this there is no need for question. In whatever house there is no ever-excellent cow, and no sacred tulasi in the courtyard—

Verse 45 (garuda.2.78.45)

यस्मिन् गृहे देवमहोत्सवश्च यस्मिन् गृहे श्रवणं नास्ति विष्णोः । तत्संसर्गाद्याति दुःखादिकं च तस्य स्पर्शो नैव कार्यः कदापि

yasmin gṛhe devamahotsavaśca yasmin gṛhe śravaṇaṁ nāsti viṣṇoḥ tatsaṁsargādyāti duḥkhādikaṁ ca tasya sparśo naiva kāryaḥ kadāpi

—in whatever house there is no festival of the deity, and no hearing of Vishnu — from association with such a house, misery and the like result; one should never even touch such a place.

Verse 46 (garuda.2.78.46)

गोस्पर्शनविहीनस्य गोदोहनमजानतः । गोपोषणविहीनस्य प्राहुर्जन्म निरर्थकम्

gosparśanavihīnasya godohanamajānataḥ gopoṣaṇavihīnasya prāhurjanma nirarthakam

For one devoid of the touching of cows, ignorant of milking, devoid of the nurturing of cows — his birth, they declare, is meaningless.

Verse 47 (garuda.2.78.47)

गोग्रासमप्रदातुश्च गोपुष्टिं चाप्यकुर्वतः । गतिर्नास्त्येव नास्त्येव ग्रामचाण्डालवत्स्मृतः

gogrāsamapradātuśca gopuṣṭiṁ cāpyakurvataḥ gatirnāstyeva nāstyeva grāmacāṇḍālavatsmṛtaḥ

For one who gives no morsel to the cow and does not tend to her nourishment, there is truly no good destiny; he is remembered as an outcast of the village.

Verse 48 (garuda.2.78.48)

वत्स्यस्य स्तनपाने च बालकृष्णं तु संस्मरेत् । दधिनिर्मन्थने चैव मन्थाधारं स्मरेद्धरिम्

vatsyasya stanapāne ca bālakṛṣṇaṁ tu saṁsmaret dadhinirmanthane caiva manthādhāraṁ smareddharim

At the calf's suckling, one should remember the child Krishna; and in churning yogurt, one should remember Hari as the very support of the churn.

Verse 49 (garuda.2.78.49)

मृत्तिकास्नान काले तु वराहं संस्मरेद्धरिम् । पुण्ड्राणां धारणे चैव केशवादींश्च द्वादश

mṛttikāsnāna kāle tu varāhaṁ saṁsmareddharim puṇḍrāṇāṁ dhāraṇe caiva keśavādīṁśca dvādaśa

At the time of bathing with clay, one should remember Hari as Varaha; and in applying the tilaka-marks, remember Keshava and the eleven other forms.

Verse 50 (garuda.2.78.50)

मुद्राणां धारणे चैव शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् । पद्मं नारायणीं मुद्रां क्रुद्धोल्कादींश्च संस्मरेत्

mudrāṇāṁ dhāraṇe caiva śaṅkhacakragadādharam padmaṁ nārāyaṇīṁ mudrāṁ kruddholkādīṁśca saṁsmaret

—and in wearing the sacred emblems, one should remember the bearer of conch, discus, and mace, the lotus, the Narayana-emblem, and the Kruddholka and other such marks.

Verse 51 (garuda.2.78.51)

श्रीरामसंस्मृतिं चैव संध्याकाले खगोत्तम । अच्युतानन्तगोविन्दाञ्छ्राद्धकाले च संस्मरेत्

śrīrāmasaṁsmṛtiṁ caiva saṁdhyākāle khagottama acyutānantagovindāñchrāddhakāle ca saṁsmaret

At twilight, O best of birds, one should remember Shri Rama; at the time of the ancestral rite, one should remember Achyuta, Ananta, and Govinda.

Verse 52 (garuda.2.78.52)

प्राणादिकपञ्चहोमेचानिरूद्धादींश्च संस्मरेत् । अन्नाद्यर्पणकाले तु वासुदेवं च संस्मरेत्

prāṇādikapañcahomecānirūddhādīṁśca saṁsmaret annādyarpaṇakāle tu vāsudevaṁ ca saṁsmaret

In the five oblations to Prana and the rest, one should remember Aniruddha and the others; at the time of offering food, one should remember Vasudeva.

Verse 53 (garuda.2.78.53)

अपोशनस्य काले तु वायोरन्तर्गतं हरिम् । वस्त्रधारणकाले तु उपेन्द्रं संस्मरेद्धरिम्

apośanasya kāle tu vāyorantargataṁ harim vastradhāraṇakāle tu upendraṁ saṁsmareddharim

At the time of the ritual sipping of water, Hari indwelling within Vayu; at the time of putting on garments, Hari as Upendra.

Verse 54 (garuda.2.78.54)

यज्ञोपवीतस्य च धारणे तु नारायणं वामनाख्यं स्मरेत्तु । आर्तिक्यकाले च तथैव विष्णोः सम्यक्स्मरेत्पर्शुरामाख्यविष्णुम्

yajñopavītasya ca dhāraṇe tu nārāyaṇaṁ vāmanākhyaṁ smarettu ārtikyakāle ca tathaiva viṣṇoḥ samyaksmaretparśurāmākhyaviṣṇum

In wearing the sacred thread, one should remember Narayana named Vamana; and at the time of the arati, one should properly remember Vishnu named Parashurama.

Verse 55 (garuda.2.78.55)

अपोशनेवैश्वदेवस्य काले तदन्यहोमादिषु भस्मधारणे । स्मरेत्तु भक्त्या परमादरेण नारायणं जामदग्न्याख्यरामम्

apośanevaiśvadevasya kāle tadanyahomādiṣu bhasmadhāraṇe smarettu bhaktyā paramādareṇa nārāyaṇaṁ jāmadagnyākhyarāmam

At the sipping-rite of the Vaishvadeva offering, and in other such oblations, and in applying sacred ash, one should remember, with devotion and utmost reverence, Narayana named Jamadagnya-Rama.

Verse 56 (garuda.2.78.56)

त्रिवारतीर्थग्रहणस्य काले कृष्णं रामं व्यासदेवं क्रमेण । शङ्खोदकस्योद्धरणे चैव काले मुकुन्दरूपं संस्मरेत्सर्वदैव

trivāratīrthagrahaṇasya kāle kṛṣṇaṁ rāmaṁ vyāsadevaṁ krameṇa śaṅkhodakasyoddharaṇe caiva kāle mukundarūpaṁ saṁsmaretsarvadaiva

At the taking of the thrice-sipped sacred water, Krishna, Rama, and Vyasadeva in turn; and always, at the time of drawing water from the conch, one should remember Mukunda's form.

Verse 57 (garuda.2.78.57)

ग्रासेग्रासे स्मरणं चैव कार्यं गोविन्दसंज्ञस्य विशुद्धमन्नम् । एकैकभक्ष्यग्रहणस्य काले सम्यक्स्मरेदच्युतं वै खगेन्द्र

grāsegrāse smaraṇaṁ caiva kāryaṁ govindasaṁjñasya viśuddhamannam ekaikabhakṣyagrahaṇasya kāle samyaksmaredacyutaṁ vai khagendra

At every mouthful, remembrance should be made of Govinda, regarding pure food; and at the taking of each single item of food, one should properly remember Achyuta, O lord of birds.

Verse 58 (garuda.2.78.58)

शाकादीनां भक्षणे चैव काले धन्वन्तरिं स्मरेच्चैव नित्यम् । तथा परान्नस्य च भोगकाले स्मरेच्च सम्यक्पाण्डुरङ्गं च विष्णुम्

śākādīnāṁ bhakṣaṇe caiva kāle dhanvantariṁ smareccaiva nityam tathā parānnasya ca bhogakāle smarecca samyakpāṇḍuraṅgaṁ ca viṣṇum

At the time of eating vegetables and the like, one should ever remember Dhanvantari; and likewise, at the time of eating another's food, one should properly remember Vishnu as Pandurang.

Verse 59 (garuda.2.78.59)

हैयङ्गवीनस्य च भक्षणे वै सम्यक्स्मरेत्ताण्डवाख्यं च कृष्णम् । दध्यन्नभक्षे परमं पुराणं गोपालकृष्णं संस्मरेच्चैव नित्यम्

haiyaṅgavīnasya ca bhakṣaṇe vai samyaksmarettāṇḍavākhyaṁ ca kṛṣṇam dadhyannabhakṣe paramaṁ purāṇaṁ gopālakṛṣṇaṁ saṁsmareccaiva nityam

At the eating of fresh butter, one should properly remember Krishna named Tandava; at eating curd-rice, one should ever remember the supreme, ancient Gopala-Krishna.

Verse 60 (garuda.2.78.60)

दुग्धान्नभोगे च तथैव काले सम्यक्स्मरेच्छ्रीनिवासं हरिं च । सुतैलसर्पिःषु विपक्वभक्षसंभोजने संस्मरेद्व्यङ्कटेशम्

dugdhānnabhoge ca tathaiva kāle samyaksmarecchrīnivāsaṁ hariṁ ca sutailasarpiḥṣu vipakvabhakṣasaṁbhojane saṁsmaredvyaṅkaṭeśam

Likewise, at the time of eating milk-rice, one should properly remember Hari Shrinivasa; and in partaking of food well-cooked in fine oil and ghee, one should remember Vyankatesha.

Verse 61 (garuda.2.78.61)

द्राक्षासुजम्बूकदलीरसालनारिङ्गदाडिम्बफलानि चारु । स्मरेत्तु रम्भोत्तमनारिकेलधात्रीसुभोगे खलु बालकृष्णम्

drākṣāsujambūkadalīrasālanāriṅgadāḍimbaphalāni cāru smarettu rambhottamanārikeladhātrīsubhoge khalu bālakṛṣṇam

At the eating of the fine fruits — grapes, jambu, banana, mango, orange, and pomegranate — and at the enjoyment of the finest plantain, coconut, and amalaki, one should indeed remember the child Krishna.

Verse 62 (garuda.2.78.62)

सुपानकस्यैव च पानकाले सम्यक्स्मरेन्नारसिंहाख्यविष्णुम् । गङ्गामृतस्यैव च पानकाले गङ्गातातं संस्मरेद्विष्णुमेव

supānakasyaiva ca pānakāle samyaksmarennārasiṁhākhyaviṣṇum gaṅgāmṛtasyaiva ca pānakāle gaṅgātātaṁ saṁsmaredviṣṇumeva

At the drinking of a fine beverage, one should properly remember Vishnu named Narasimha; and at the drinking of the Ganga's nectar-water, one should remember Vishnu, the father of the Ganga.

Verse 63 (garuda.2.78.63)

प्रयाणकाले संस्मरेत्तार्क्ष्यवाहं नारायणं निर्गुणं विश्वमूर्तिम् । पुत्रादीनां चुंबने चैव काले सुवेणुहस्तं संस्मरेत्कृष्णमेव

prayāṇakāle saṁsmarettārkṣyavāhaṁ nārāyaṇaṁ nirguṇaṁ viśvamūrtim putrādīnāṁ cuṁbane caiva kāle suveṇuhastaṁ saṁsmaretkṛṣṇameva

At the time of setting out on a journey, one should remember Narayana, borne by Garuda, the qualityless, universal form; and at the time of kissing one's children, one should remember Krishna, the flute-bearer.

Verse 64 (garuda.2.78.64)

सुखङ्गकाले स्वस्त्रियश्चैव नित्यं गोपि कुचद्वन्द्वविलासिनं हरिम् । तांबूलकाले संस्मरैच्चैव नित्यं प्रद्युम्नाख्यं वासुदेवं हरिं च

sukhaṅgakāle svastriyaścaiva nityaṁ gopi kucadvandvavilāsinaṁ harim tāṁbūlakāle saṁsmaraiccaiva nityaṁ pradyumnākhyaṁ vāsudevaṁ hariṁ ca

At the time of intimacy with one's own wife, one should ever remember Hari as the one who delights amid the gopis' breasts; at the time of chewing betel, one should ever remember Hari, Vasudeva, named Pradyumna.

Verse 65 (garuda.2.78.65)

शय्याकाले संस्मरेच्चैव नित्यं संकर्षणाख्यं विष्णुरूपं हरिं च । निद्राकाले संस्मरेत्पद्मनामं कथाकाले व्यासरूपं हरिं च

śayyākāle saṁsmareccaiva nityaṁ saṁkarṣaṇākhyaṁ viṣṇurūpaṁ hariṁ ca nidrākāle saṁsmaretpadmanāmaṁ kathākāle vyāsarūpaṁ hariṁ ca

At the time of retiring to bed, one should ever remember Hari, the Vishnu-form named Sankarshana; at the time of sleep, one should remember him named Padma; at the time of a story, Hari in his Vyasa-form.

Verse 66 (garuda.2.78.66)

सुगानकाले संस्मरेद्वेणुगीतं हरिं हरिं प्रवदेत्सर्वदैव । श्रीमत्तुलस्याश्छेदने चैव काले श्रीरामरामेति च संस्मरेत्तु

sugānakāle saṁsmaredveṇugītaṁ hariṁ hariṁ pravadetsarvadaiva śrīmattulasyāśchedane caiva kāle śrīrāmarāmeti ca saṁsmarettu

At the time of fine music, one should remember Hari's flute-song, and ever utter 'Hari, Hari'; and at the time of cutting the sacred tulasi, one should remember, saying, 'Shri Rama, Rama.'

Verse 67 (garuda.2.78.67)

पुष्पादीनां छेदने चैव काले सम्यक् स्मरेदेत्कपिलाख्यं हरिं च । प्रदक्षिणे गारुडान्तर्गतं च हरिं स्मरेत्सर्वदा वै खगेन्द्र

puṣpādīnāṁ chedane caiva kāle samyak smaredetkapilākhyaṁ hariṁ ca pradakṣiṇe gāruḍāntargataṁ ca hariṁ smaretsarvadā vai khagendra

At the time of cutting flowers and the like, one should properly remember Hari named Kapila; and during circumambulation, one should ever remember Hari indwelling within Garuda, O lord of birds.

Verse 68 (garuda.2.78.68)

प्रणामकाले देवदेवस्य विष्णोः शेषान्तस्थं संस्मरेच्चैव विष्णुम् । सुनीतिकाले संस्मरेन्नारसिंहं नारायणं संस्मरेत्सर्वदापि

praṇāmakāle devadevasya viṣṇoḥ śeṣāntasthaṁ saṁsmareccaiva viṣṇum sunītikāle saṁsmarennārasiṁhaṁ nārāyaṇaṁ saṁsmaretsarvadāpi

At the time of prostration to the God of gods, Vishnu, one should remember Vishnu abiding within Shesha; at the time of proper counsel, one should remember Narasimha, and ever remember Narayana.

Verse 69 (garuda.2.78.69)

पूर्तिर्यदा क्रियते कर्मणां च सम्यक्स्मरेद्वासुदेवं हरिं च । एवं कृतानि कर्माणि हरिप्रीतिकराणि च

pūrtiryadā kriyate karmaṇāṁ ca samyaksmaredvāsudevaṁ hariṁ ca evaṁ kṛtāni karmāṇi hariprītikarāṇi ca

When the completion of one's deeds is accomplished, one should properly remember Hari Vasudeva. Deeds performed in this manner become pleasing to Hari.

Verse 70 (garuda.2.78.70)

सम्यक्प्रकुर्वन्नेतानि पुष्करो हरिवल्लभः

samyakprakurvannetāni puṣkaro harivallabhaḥ

Duly performing all these remembrances, Pushkara became the beloved of Hari.

Verse 71 (garuda.2.78.71)

एतस्मादेव पक्षीश कर्म यत्समुदाहृतं पुष्कराख्यानमतुलं शृणोति श्रद्धयान्वितः । हरिप्रीतिकरे धर्मे प्रीतियुक्तो भवेत्सदा

etasmādeva pakṣīśa karma yatsamudāhṛtaṁ puṣkarākhyānamatulaṁ śṛṇoti śraddhayānvitaḥ hariprītikare dharme prītiyukto bhavetsadā

Hence, O lord of birds, whoever hears with faith this incomparable narrative called the story of Pushkara, as thus recounted, shall ever be filled with love for that dharma which is pleasing to Hari.