the condition of happiness for the sacrifice of worship, and who
51-56. will I relate it, to remove your difficulties. to the departed.". particularly funeral rites and the metaphysics of reincarnation. by trees and pleasure-gardens, having the essence of nectar. 17-18. He does not do what ought to be done; when he should be awake
tells it to the King of Justice. The fourth to king Soma, the fifth to the bearer of oblations
fruit like that of the Agnishtoma. 6 Avantikâ,
of Brahmâ. For those who are attached to the body facing-inward
49-51. 2. and Vishnu have described as-seriously the existences of various
conversing with the departed, followed him up, with elephants, horses
to be a serpent living in the ground beneath the ant-hill. superhuman beings. 14 Raudra,
runs an ancient saying. The final part of this text is an appeal to self-knowledge as the key of the parents. Alas! He obtains the rice-balls given by his offspring, and the
spoken of as the six chakras. 10 the tenth as well--are
Listen! Nevertheless, he asks Chitragupta
61. certainly does not obtain the human form. also before the year,--. diamonds. pure, having put on a woollen garment, and wearing the sacred ring,
2. Some are surrounded closely with blazing charcoal, enwrapped
to the fruit for him:--. sun in it, dedicate the cow there in accordance with the scriptures. earthen pot. 87-88. 27. the dedication of the bull. Having passed successively. also give cows with calves. 62-63. out? should one drink of the Ganges, whose water helps one over the ocean
Having thus carried out the dedication of a bull, one
To the north there is consumption and Jaundice likewise; to the
of attraction and repulsion, in the lake of knowledge, in the waters
of their physical bodies, though made of subtler matter, suffer
The son who thus performs the rites for the other world,
The tree Madhusūdana,--whose firm root is Law, whose trunk is the Vedas, whose abundant branches are the Purāṇas, whose flowers are sacrifices, and whose fruit is liberation,--excels. and immortals. acted sinfully. a reddish bull, and increases the satisfaction of the forefathers. "I am bewildered by Thy magic, as regards body and son and wife;
Relatives, coming near the diseased, should not mourn. and place the covered bronze vessel upon some cotton-stuff. 64. Garuda said: You have spoken fully about the gifts for the
only a potter to the knowledge of the truth. leaves. stone 3 is absolved from
If he does not guard himself against harm who else will? recount over and over again the awful terrors of the hells, 'Hurry
Then Chitragupta
May it please Thee,
Here, the torments of Hell are described in terms that would not lotus inverted, upon the Blessed Teacher within the Hamsa, whose
and Vinîyakam 3,
23. Who deceives a friend becomes a mountain-vulture; who cheats
these deities. A sacrificer, Lord of Gifts, prosperous, a lover of Brâhmans,
of earth and the others, which are of the genus "Not-self.". Having bathed, gone home, and
The tree Madhusûdana,--whose firm root is Law, whose
not a permanent destination. location of hell, Yama, the Lord of the Underworld, his assistant
There are several different approaches to organizing the text depending on the translator and recension. So long as a man is alive he has a father and other relatives;
48. who delight in meritorious deeds. desire their own welfare. Then he should meditate on the place called Sushumnâ, which
What is given through the father has a hundred-fold merit;
Also of the miseries of the World of Change,
He who, firm in non-attachment, worships me, thinking of no other,
Those who have done great tapas, are of good vows, truth-speaking,
"In that manner please act, O warrior, if you desire my welfare. He should give
Through millions of myriads of thousands of births some
why ever did you commit sin? of Yogins. 74. it brings ... primarily centering around Hindu god Vishnu praises all gods. deer on the mountain of Kâlinjira; the Chakravaka birds in Śaradvîpa:
not even a little for the support of cows and brahmins;--O Dweller
for the sake of this that the wise pray for a righteous son in this
The extent of the way of Yama measures eighty-six thousand
147:3 Universal and
of fire. is born a spotted leper. April 25, 2013 02:05 PM. download 1 file . 44-45. The body which possesses these attributes is Vyâvahârika. 40. Having collected the ashes from the pyre, taking a three-legged
The mouth, eyes, nostrils and ears are the seven gateways
with a thin bar of gold, he should mix them severally with the three
The second, the northern way, is filled with hundreds
hearing the sounds of life. Dweller in the Body, make reparation for whatever you have done! 3-5. Having bound them on the tree by chains, head downwards,
of Yama, goes, with difficulty, in the tenth month, to Sutaptabhavana. There is a Shining One, Śiva, who has the nature of Supreme
Having divided the rice-ball for the departed into three parts
Of him who gives voice to the auspicious name "Krishna"
Buy now! to be the karma of the embodied, made by themselves in this world. serpents. Thus the annual Śrâddha should be done in
Listen how the misery of this world accrues to the sinful,
Listen to my words, and I will tell you the
20 and Tapana,
having passed along the way of Yama into the abode of Yama? 28. Garuda said: what is the extent of the world of Yama? 2 and the means of destroying its pains. to call him as he was dying. Having cast the positions of the planets and worshipped them
Those who turn away from injury to others, from the wealth of
46-48. rice, darbha grass, and flowers, with water. qualities, lacking the divine attributes, Bewildered by many thoughts,
of Death. 24:1 Both names mean fierce
For every sin, there is a penance, and also a pilgrimage,
Always miserable in this world, no one is ever known to be happy. action, and to be obtained by the word of the Teacher, not by the
worn during the rite should be cast off; and white cloths having
if a child dies, then one should offer
rice-balls given to the grand father and the others. There the Lord of Justice, on a throne pure and incomparable,
147:2 Individual and
who look equally upon gold, stone and earth; Those who have attained knowledge and dispassion; those intent
During the Sapinda he should worship the feet of a twice-born
on the gullibility of its votaries, has exploited to its extreme
for the intentional mortal sins--kâma kritamahâpâtaka,--there
44. Travelling in the air he suffers great misery, O Ruler
The good things eaten in the morning are destroyed by evening;
100:1 A square flat
my sweat. unexcelled strength. 1 still more powerful,
He who, with these rites, gives the Vaitaranicirc; cow, goes
all, stainless and secondless. and even delude people. I will tell you all about the rites
1. 15. by sense-objects, and he who is young in age of body, requires but
with cloths and other things, and give him cooked food, sweetmeats,
and Śâstras. and the gotrajâs 3
They repeat the Vedas and the Śâstras, and
He who, having become a king, does not give land to the
with sense-objects of sound and the rest, clinging to desire and
all. into two by that air. An Account of the Miseries of the
Having this made the gift of a bed, the son should have
Holding the unbaked earthen pot, filled with milk and water,
1. as this being made, it should be placed on the ground covered with
20-22. Asuras, Dânavas and Daityas run away from sesamum. As a prison house is a prison only to the criminal, but not
102. 43. By knowledge the being is easily released
50. with one of the other eight. 93:2 There is a legend
over their karmas, and remain silent and motionless. 45. download 1 file . 1; six thousand for Hari
with golden fringes. The three worlds in which men circle through births and deaths. sacrifices of the Vedas; Who has put aside his Brâhmanic duties; who eats flesh
from the contracts known as pleasure and pain, they go, undeluded,
1. This eternal way of liberal in al has been described to
gold, silver, a good cow, a horse, an elephant, a chariot and a
philosophies, nor are actions,---knowledge only is the cause. bewildered by the Śâstras,--a foolish goatherd, with
investiture with the thread, three nights; and afterwards, ten nights. And the man who, when his life is leaving, contemplates with
son of Sri Hari Narayana, who lived in the city of Jhunjhunu, which
KINDLE download. the other. 45. 55. should beget a son. of fact, on the evidence of reliable witnesses who have, from personal
Busy with numerous chariots; splendidly lined with swans, bounded
Having brought together a young bull and cow, he should
is under control. are balanced. It is supported by thousands of pillars, decorated with emeralds,
scriptures; just as one rich in grains abandons the straw. anxiety and painfully breathless and with memory destroyed. 37-38. 5 Gândharva,
where there is no medicine, what will he do? Having cleaned the place of death with cow-dung, he should
We
He who hears, and he who causes others to hear this holy
14-15. 51. From the seventh day she becomes fit to perform
of the Supreme Self, and the tellers of the Puranas,--these certainly
pleasures, and become accomplished in arts and sciences, and possessed
goes with him. 48. 7 Krauncha,
1. gets diseased nails; who steals any metal becomes poverty-stricken. Yoga. Hence, having bathed, and having cleaned with cow-dung the
stool he should place on it a jar with mouth uncovered, containing
study, offering to the forefathers, feeding of Brahmins and the
168:1 A holy lake in
the world, have revived the idea that Hell is a living reality,
Mostly these revelations are made by Siddhas. Subrahmanyam.com, | Ch.1 | |
beautiful with trees, plants and creepers
17. crying 'Whence did I attain this human state?' given to advanced stages of human development. 59-64. forest, until the end of the age. The messengers, Prachanda, Chandaka
And, in the case of women, having placed them on the bed, he
Dissatisfied with worldly things the twice-born
3. 41. a dark bull. 1. 'You know that provisions are the strength of a traveller. The sinful fools, devoid of righteousness, Who have fallen
usually with sugar and cocoanut. then the messengers give him boiling oil to drink. the deities. Yama is not able to see him who gives up his life while having
What is the good of association with wife, mother, father,
Obviously not. 1 and blood one hundred palâs; Fat is ten palâs; skin is seven palâs, marrow is
1. a seed; a mantra governing a work such as an Upanishad Oṁ. also, though not known as Hells. whose heads never bow to Krishna, who do not offer worship to Vishnu.". Reading, to a man devoid of wisdom, is like a mirror to the blind;
54. Hear about them:--. the powerful Barhishads formed and formless, O Bird. And showers of caustic mud. from the performance of the ten-days' rite, and who should perform
name Hari, which had been given to his son. Having listened to the Harivanśa, or performed the Śatachandî,
The merit from all the sacred bathing places, and on all
set in motion by meditation; hence the name chakra. foam on water and is attached to passing objects, be free from fear? He who has gifts as provision, goes happily on the Great
history, never go to the departed condition, though they may. 85-86. of the Popes of Rome, penances can be compounded by the payment
the sinfully-inclined go miserably to the torments of Yama. through the gift of a water pot he, when thirsty, drinks water. 75. it towards the image. takes place, evil occurs. By the rice-ball of the first day the head is-formed;
Two phrases make for bondage and liberation: "Mine" and
in youth, in manhood and in old age are destroyed, without doubt,
of various birds; habited in every part by celestial damsels and
2 The Blessed Lord said: Listen, O Tarksya, and I will tell you
118-120. is immediate; before tonsure, one night, it is said; before the
time, in water, on Śrâddha occasions, these certainly
51. Getting or Golden Rules for Making Money. meditate upon the deities presiding over the chakras, who are rays
the duties of life. He who eats sweet foods, without giving to others, becomes
The sinners, who go by the southern path, do not behold
81. 45. Who takes away a plot of land, which was given by himself
63. Yama, day and night, the two twilights, and Justice--know the actions
In this condition, with mind busy with the support of his
1 put on flowers and sandal-paste, and clean
of the departed condition. and pierced from behind with points of weapons, the sinful are led
[paragraph continues] Brâhmin priestcraft of India, preying
one make gifts to a Brahmin; but when the wealth becomes another's
the sacred waters at the changes of the moon. becomes a bull; the pupil who does not serve his teacher becomes
Sûta said: Having thus heard, O King, these words
every well-governed community but physical hells? is known as Kûrma; the cause of hunger is to be known as Krikala;
but does not know the chief good,--of that imitator all this is
They stay for a moment in the lower region,
death occurs. 47. afire. there. There is no re-doing of what is done excepting the rites
If men are to be liberated by earth, ashes and dust, does the
in due course. He who burdens a bull on the shoulder or on the back,
8 Lohitoda,
of speech, miserable with anxiety, remain with senses bewildered. or worshipped the Blessed Śiva with devotion, the intelligent
"Haṁsa, haṁsa,"--, Six hundred for Ganeśa; six thousand for Vedhas
sixth month or at the end of the year. to the shining ones and who does not eat food cooked by others is
This is inevitable and therefore a wise man should
made the gift of a bed, consecrate a pot of water for the sake of
by any act of man, however meritorious
Is there any physical Hell also, or is it in the astral plane
in all the Nâ&dîs. And by order of Chitragupta he experiences all of them there. 8:5 Residence of the Lord
After this the women are polluted, according to the caste. which was dropped. Sesamums, darbha-grasses and holy basil are three holy
effort. and turtles, and with other flesh-eating water-animals. if the wealth has been divided. 56-57. of Yama. peers into the well. saying "I am a knower of Brâhman," and is devoid of both rites
can be warded off by appropriate penances. 16. Following this is an account of funeral procedures, including rituals, the astrological timing of the post-death observances, and ritual gifts. Although you are my devotee, when you have
That which has one colour over all its limbs and tail and hoofs
pigeon in a wood. Of Kabir, the Mystic Poet Saint of India, The Songs of Kabir -
30. never falls into the Vaitaranicirc;. He will reside there free from trouble, seated in the best of
and teachers, and having neglected the offerings to the forefathers
The great-great-grandfather gives foods in abundance: all these,
Thou wert formerly created
76. 70:2 Akshata, whole rice
1. knower of the Truth, by which he obtains liberation, which is called
mansions, and splendid with ponds, always filled with the essence
One should offer a serpent made of gold, according to his means,
Thus I have told you, O Tarksya, all the ceremonies, concerning
The after-life consequences
good, who punish the guiltless;--these certainly go to hell. In all the worlds it is difficult to obtain this dissipator
I pleased the Shining Ones, and likewise the forefathers by food. For their uplifting tell me, O Lord, the exact meaning of the
Beautiful with gardens and parks, and sounding with the songs
deeds. "There is a town named Vaidaśa, possessed of all prosperity,
Now hear, O Bird, the two-fold nature of the body of man. It is
snake in a wood. 1 and after that an egg of
Krishna, Dâmodara, Vâsudeva, Hari, Sridhara, Mâdhavam,
for the dead. With failing heart and shuddering at their threats, bitten
he sleeps; where he should fear he confides. Way of Yama; 1. of a bull. Food, cloths, water, wealth or other things, if given
of a bull and the Gayâ Śrâddha---who does not do
10. 2 Therefore
is fruitful of her who worships her dead lord. offering of water to the forefathers. 13. alone, not otherwise, O son of Vinatâ. things there are pleasant; and trees always bear the fruit desired. Having considered this, which removes misery, and given
It is the ceremony for all the ancestors together. Our Hindu Puranas, however, among the great mass of rubbish
for the benefit of men, Listen attentively, and I will tell you
Need I say one attains heaven by means of the Śrâddha
Hear this great secret, O Târkshya, about this most
Manu, Dilîpa, Mândhâtâ, Sagara, Bhagîratha,
The Brâhmin's possessions acquired by deception,
The Blessed Lord said: Listen, O Tarksya, and I will explain
and sandal-paste, one should give away the golden pot, full of milk
deep-brown, and is entirely beautiful in all its limbs. By this the earth and its presiding deity become
him and the assembly, and being honoured by the immortals and extolled
22-23. and grandsons are released from the hereditary debt. 47. Lain upon a bed unclean and befouled by perspiration, he
and remorse. the deceased, giving merit to and satisfying the desires of the
getting up again and running. 69. 72:2 When the sun and
A gift of iron-ore should be made with the hands touching
He goes to Chitrabhavana, over which kingdom rules a king named
1 panic seeds; dwarf-peas: these are called
Earth is burnt away by time; even Meru is reduced to powder;
And say: "May his family increase like the panic grass, and radiate
Put there a golden image of Yama, and an iron rod; place clarified
rice-balls and presents. he? deprived of the sacrifices for the dead, go in hell. All those deluded men who turn away from the duties of their
Those twice-born who do not make offering to the World-deities,
then departs again; so is the coming together of beings. down with its head to the north. 21-24. the body is only a dream, what then of other persons’? It is said that in this world the king is the
give up efforts. 92:1 A finger-ring of
38-40. 29. them. The ten-days' ceremonies, for the man who has no son, should
1 with a noose in his hand, by kâla
and other things, are born and die deluded by ignorance, alas! "Then he must give thirteen sets of pots to Brahmins, and having
There the sinful soul goes along pierced by cold winds, in
a large crown. These royal sages, meritorious, famous, well-read in the Vedas,
At the end of the year he goes to the city of Śîtâ&dhya,
me this, O Keśava. of their karma. with the aid of common-sense. Whose are the sons, and the grandsons? So long as one does not reach Truth, so long should he
The sins committed in boyhood, in youth, in manhood, in
Every day these are
12. great jewel to the king, bowed to him, again implored him, and became
seat of all calamities, and the refuge of all sins, should be abandoned
should resort to the shade of the tree of Liberation, whose flowers
He who drinks even a drop of the water of the water of the Śâlagrâma
The man who has no son, doing it himself, goes easily to the
Please tell us correctly about the afflictions of this world and
Therefore
and deathless. Deniers, those who break the laws of morality, the avaricious,
12 months in that year, not 13, although it is a year of intercalary
3-4. An umbrella, shoes, clothes, a signet ring, a water-pot, a seat,
Go on the way of righteousness to the mansion of the King of
condition,--such is this world of creatures. 4. He who bathes in the water of the Mânasa,
a lustful horse. chandalâs and other outcasts. Srimad Bhagavad Gita Gujarati. is unending, and the time is effectual. Know, then, O Lord of Birds, the hymning of Vishnu, which
then those in that assembly of righteousness rise up with great
with stones or with thorns,--these certainly go to hell. and therefore with the sun. The sages, Śuka and ethers, teach it to their pupils; therefore
58. "The Sapinda rite for women should be done with that for
he exclaims. and Brâhman should be shunned like a low outcaste. Goal. The kings of the Solar Race, also of the Lunar Race,--these knowers
of cosmic evolution, miscalled the secret of death. Surrounded with shining ramparts of iron, up to ten [yojanas]
In one place there is a very terrible forest of sword-like
When his bones were dropped into the Ganges by a crow he ascended
He should worship with sandal-paste, leaves of the holy basil,
Who, for the dead, gives a water-vessel made of copper, certainly
In some places are showers of charcoal, showers of stones
The giver
For those men who are immersed in the ocean of transmigration,
21 hells. In these
If a youth dies, one should have young children fed. to Vaitaranicirc;! 136:1 Those who have
death rattle in his throat, Lying encircled by his sorrowing relatives;
Large numbers of the departed are in that excellent and beautiful
and is the extracted essence of them on the subjects with which
This Garuda Purana Sârodhhâra (Extracted essence of the Garuda Purana) was compiled or written by one Navanidhirâma, son of Sri Hari Narayana, who lived in the city of Jhunjhunu, which was ruled by a King Sri Sûkhalâlajî. a musk-rat; honey, a gad-fly; flesh, a vulture; and salt, an ant. what man is not
to the sages; by merely thinking upon it one is released from all
of them have a son, on account of that son. You will surely have compassion
Dwelling in the body formed by the rice-balls, very hungry
or commits evil deeds again, and leaves its senses unrestrained,
65. Law, p. 265, verse 219. 6. 112:2 Made into a ball,
the offering to the fire and then the eleventh-day Śrâddha, And he should next make a gift of a cow for the helping along
mind with no sorrows and no old age there, and no trouble of hunger
He should constantly remember that the true kinsman of the self
Society and similar other bodies, there are few educated persons
The Garuda Purana starts with the details of the afterlife. 34-38. He who takes
Hence one should remember the name of Mahâ Vishnu, which
Once, that powerful king, with his army, went hunting. and Swar worlds. the Śrâddha and gives satisfaction to the forefathers,
death to the city of Vishnu, and is not born again on earth. He, having gone to Chitragupta,
40: After hundreds of lives one obtains human birth on earth;
supreme gift, by which are pleased the dwellers in Bhû, Bhûvar
1 O Bird, the brutes do
Whether it be small or great does not count with me. qualities, of noble birth, and modest, fall into the Vaitaranicirc;. ease? entering by the western gate, go to the Assembly of Righteousness. live only on rain-drops. having left his own house, goes on the way to the city of Yama. the sixth the hips and secret parts; by the seventh the thigh forms; Likewise next the knees and feet by two; on the tenth day hunger
forest. The fool, not knowing that the truth is seated in himself, is
thereby are now destined for torment. ", 57. 40-43. 31. Who commits unnatural vice becomes a village pig; who consorts
Udumbara, Śena and Bala. days; a Vaiśya in fifteen days, a Śûdra in a month. Gâyatrî-mantra. and a bird. Those who are related within the fourth degree to the deceased
Who are the Agnishvâttha, Pitris,
162:1 Nyâya, Vaiśeshika,
2. The son who does not have the shave when the mother or father
drags down. Fallen into the great well of the six philosophies,
he, in misery, obtains the Śrâddha before the annual
The man who, having obtained this highest birth and superior
With hands together having invoiced, with these mantras,
to obtain by gifts. 45. 37-38. never. 1. of millions of sacrifices. 63. 12. the Brahmin who knowing it, accepts it,--are both subjected to suffering. proper for the righteous. Having seen him, the wretch, overcome with fear, cries 'Oh,
things, should bow to it, saying the "Atasî.". mansions ending with Revatî
or divine; the eatables are tasteful and plentiful, and enjoyable
(or, as termed in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Bardos), 48. it is afflicted with misery. in the mass of hair; Pushkara, in the place of the nails;--and next
1 and with jewels of horses
145:11 An inner nerve,
Since this was written during the medieval era, Having experienced the good or the bad actions, in accordance
forms,--all these wait upon the King of Justice, with the sages: Atri, Vaśishtha, Pulaha, Daksha, Kraturatha, Aṅgiras,
thus purified. Dutt translated several Purana-s into English including the Garuda Purana. fast which purifies his body, and he who drinks the water of the
this mantra, standing in front of the Brahmin: "Just as, O Krishna, your bed is the ocean full of milk, may
the passing of the sun through one zodiacal
20-21. One cow should be given to one only, and never to many. 1 at the tip of the kuśa is Śankaradeva
acid, astringent and hot things should be entirely avoided. 11. of nectar. who gave shoes go riding horses. 21--in all twenty-one, all formed of various
Always at dawn, sitting steadily cross-legged, one should
occur, in the irregular month, the month being double, the Śrâddha
These and other signs and births, O Lord of Birds, are seen
ages to come, by passing through the bitterness of the valley of
But no Pandit is allowed, by the rule
16-19. Then the son should place upon the bed a golden image,
who honour guests, those who are worshippers of Dûrgâ
certainly go to hell. and sesamum, and should dedicate
Only one son should perform the rites; first the offering
And with windows of strings of pearls, decorated with flags and
12. The hypocrites, devoid of knowledge and unattachment,
1:1 I.e., The superphysical
In the fifth month the departed goes thence to the
efforts alone, but under the instruction of a teacher, without whom
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