Garuda Purana

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

By knowing them, one always attains merit, and Hari is ever pleased with Kesava; among the Ganga and others, the wife of Agni, named Svaha, is not inferior in qualities.

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

Svaha, the mantra-form, presiding over Svaha, always acquired the name Svaha, O Indra; from Agni's wife, the intelligent one was born, who presides over Brahma, and Budha, the son of the Moon.

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

By his intellect, he took all that was born in the kingdom, and thus acquired the name Budha; in this way, the great-souled Abhimanyu was born in Subhadra's womb from Arjuna.

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

He was endowed with portions of Krishna, the Moon, Yama, the Ashvins, and Shiva; Budha, the son of the Moon, inferior to Svaha, is devoted at the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu.

नामात्मिका त्वश्विभार्या उषा नाम प्रकीर्तिता । बुधाधमा सा विज्ञेया स्वाहा दशगुणाधमा

The wife of the Ashvins, named Ushā, is renowned as possessing the essence of name; she is known as inferior to Budha, and Svaha is ten times inferior.

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

Nakula's wife was the daughter of the Magadhan, and the daughter of Shalya became Sahadeva's wife; both these women are considered as wives of the Ashvins, and Ushā also worships the sixfold primordial Vishnu. Now, O king of birds, I shall tell you about those called by the name Ushā; listen to the next ones, O great-souled one.

ततः शक्तिः पृथिव्यात्मा शनैश्चरति सर्वदा । अतः शनैश्चरो नाम उषायाश्च दशाधमाः

Then, Śakti, the essence of the earth, always moves slowly; therefore, he is called Śanaiścara (Saturn), and he is the tenth and lowest among the Ushās.

कर्मात्मा पुष्करो ज्ञेयः शनेरथ यमो मतः । नयाभिमानी पुरुषः किञ्चिन्नम्रो दशावरः

Know that Puṣkara is the embodiment of action, and Yama is considered the charioteer of Śani; a man who is proud of his conduct, somewhat humble, is the tenth among them.

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

Because he always delights Hari and plays in Puṣkara, therefore he is renowned in the world by the name Puṣkala.

हरि प्रीतिकरान्धर्मान्वक्ष्ये शृणु खगाधिप । प्रातः काले समुत्थाय स्मरेन्नारायणं हरिम्

Now I shall tell you, O lord of birds, about the righteous acts that please Hari; rising early in the morning, one should remember Nārāyaṇa, Hari.

तुलसीवन्दनं कुर्याच्छ्रीविष्णुं संस्मरेत्खग । विण्मूत्रोत्सर्गकाले च ह्यपानात्मककेशवम्

One should offer worship to Tulasī and remember Śrī Viṣṇu, O bird; and at the time of passing urine and feces, one should remember Keśava, the lord of the vital airs.

त्रिविक्रमं शौचकाले गङ्गापानकरं हरिम् । दन्तधावनकाले तु चन्द्रान्तर्यामिणं हरिम्

At the time of cleansing oneself, one should remember Trivikrama, Hari, who drank the waters of the Ganges; and while brushing the teeth, one should remember Hari, the indweller of the moon.

मुखप्रक्षालने काले माधवं संस्मरेत्खग । गवां कण्डूयने चैव स्मरेद्गोवर्धनं हरिम्

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

सदा गोदोहने काले स्मरेद्गोपालवल्लभम् । अनन्तपुण्यार्जितजन्मकर्मणां सुपक्वकाले च खगेन्द्रसत्तम

At the time of milking cows, one should always remember the beloved of the cowherd maidens; and, O best of birds, at the time of the ripening of the fruits of countless meritorious births.

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

There is always benefit in touching cows and people; there is no doubt about this. In a house where there is no excellent cow in the courtyard and no Śrī Tulasī plant,

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

In a house where there is no great festival for the gods, and where the glories of Viṣṇu are not heard, association with such a place brings only suffering; one should never touch anything from there.

गोस्पर्शनविहीनस्य गोदोहनमजानतः । गोपोषणविहीनस्य प्राहुर्जन्म निरर्थकम्

For one who does not touch cows, does not know how to milk them, and does not care for their nourishment, life is said to be fruitless.

गोग्रासमप्रदातुश्च गोपुष्टिं चाप्यकुर्वतः । गतिर्नास्त्येव नास्त्येव ग्रामचाण्डालवत्स्मृतः

For one who does not give grass to cows and does not ensure their well-being, there is truly no salvation, none at all; such a person is regarded as an outcaste in the village.

वत्स्यस्य स्तनपाने च बालकृष्णं तु संस्मरेत् । दधिनिर्मन्थने चैव मन्थाधारं स्मरेद्धरिम्

When a calf is suckling, one should remember child Kṛṣṇa; and while churning curds, one should remember Hari, the support of the churning rod.

मृत्तिकास्नान काले तु वराहं संस्मरेद्धरिम् । पुण्ड्राणां धारणे चैव केशवादींश्च द्वादश

At the time of bathing with clay, one should remember Hari as Varāha; and when applying the twelve marks (puṇḍras), one should remember Keśava and the other eleven.

मुद्राणां धारणे चैव शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् । पद्मं नारायणीं मुद्रां क्रुद्धोल्कादींश्च संस्मरेत्

When wearing the sacred marks (mudrās), one should remember the bearer of the conch, discus, and mace; one should remember the lotus, the Nārāyaṇī mark, and the fierce forms like Kruddholka.

श्रीरामसंस्मृतिं चैव संध्याकाले खगोत्तम । अच्युतानन्तगोविन्दाञ्छ्राद्धकाले च संस्मरेत्

One should remember Śrī Rāma at the time of twilight, O best of birds; and at the time of offering oblations to ancestors, one should remember Acyuta, Ananta, and Govinda.

प्राणादिकपञ्चहोमेचानिरूद्धादींश्च संस्मरेत् । अन्नाद्यर्पणकाले तु वासुदेवं च संस्मरेत्

At the time of the fivefold offering beginning with the breath, one should remember Aniruddha and the others; and at the time of offering food, one should remember Vāsudeva.

अपोशनस्य काले तु वायोरन्तर्गतं हरिम् । वस्त्रधारणकाले तु उपेन्द्रं संस्मरेद्धरिम्

At the time of sipping water, one should remember Hari who dwells within the air; at the time of putting on garments, one should remember Upendra, who is Hari.

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

When donning the sacred thread, one should remember Nārāyaṇa known as Vāmana; and likewise, at the time of distress, one should properly remember Viṣṇu known as Paraśurāma.

अपोशनेवैश्वदेवस्य काले तदन्यहोमादिषु भस्मधारणे । स्मरेत्तु भक्त्या परमादरेण नारायणं जामदग्न्याख्यरामम्

At the time of sipping water for Vaiśvadeva or during other offerings and oblations, and when applying sacred ash, one should remember with devotion and great reverence Nārāyaṇa, Rāma son of Jamadagni.

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

At the time of taking water three times for purification, one should remember Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and Vyāsa in order; and when lifting water from a conch, one should always remember Mukunda.

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

With every morsel of pure food, one should remember Govinda; and at the time of taking each individual food item, O king of birds, one should properly remember Acyuta.

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

When eating vegetables and similar foods, one should always remember Dhanvantari; and likewise, at the time of enjoying food prepared by others, one should properly remember Viṣṇu known as Pāṇḍuraṅga.