vainateya uvāca — kathaṃ yānti narā deva yamalokaṃ bhayānavam | karmaṇā kena mucyante tanme brūhi janārdana ||
Universal Translation
Garuda said: O Lord Janardana, how do mortal souls journey to the realm of Yama after the death of the body? And by what righteous deeds are they delivered from sorrow? Impart this unto me.
śrībhagavānuvāca — yathā dhenusahasreṣu vatso vindati mātaram | tathā pūrvakṛtaṃ karma kartāramanugacchati ||
Universal Translation
The Supreme Lord said: Even as among thousands of cows a calf unerringly finds its own mother, so do the past actions of a being unerringly find their perpetrator across lifetimes.
na mātā na pitā bhrātā na sutā na ca bāndhavāḥ | gacchantamanugacchanti dharmastvekaḥ sahāyavān ||
Universal Translation
Neither mother, nor father, nor brother, nor children, nor worldly kinfolk accompany the departing soul; Dharma alone remains the solitary steadfast companion.
yatkiñcitkurute karma śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham | bhuṅkte svayamasau jīvo nānyastasya prapadyate ||
Universal Translation
Whatever deed one performs, whether virtuous or unwholesome, that individual soul alone experiences its fruits; no other being can partake of or bear its consequence.
dānena prāpyate śāntirdānena tarate bhayam | tasmāddānaṃ praśaṃsanti munayastattvadarśinaḥ ||
Universal Translation
Through selfless charity peace is attained; through charity the terrors of the afterlife are crossed over. Therefore, seers who perceive the truth extol charity as supreme.
gaṅgāsnānaṃ harismṛtyā yaḥ karoti dine dine | sa yāti paramāṃ siddhiṃ viṣṇorāyatanaṃ śubham ||
Universal Translation
Whoever bathes in the holy Ganga meditating continuously upon Lord Hari day after day attains supreme spiritual accomplishment and reaches the auspicious abode of Vishnu.
ante nārāyaṇasmṛtiḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśinī | yaḥ smaretsatataṃ devaṃ sa mucyate bhavādbhayāt ||
Universal Translation
At the final departure, remembrance of Lord Narayana destroys all sins; whoever continuously meditates upon the Divine is delivered from the terror of worldly rebirth.
tilasarṣapapuṣpāṇi tulasīdalasaṃyutam | śrāddhaṃ prīṇāti pitaraṃ muktidaṃ kulatārakam ||
Universal Translation
Sesame seeds, mustard, flowers, and holy Tulasi leaves offered with devotion in ancestral rites satisfy the departed ancestors and redeem the entire family lineage.
nāsti māyāsamaḥ pāśo nāsti yogātparaṃ balam | nāsti viṣṇoḥ paro devo nāsti jñānātparaṃ sukham ||
Universal Translation
There is no snare equal to delusion (Maya); there is no strength superior to Yoga; there is no divinity higher than Lord Vishnu; and there is no happiness greater than spiritual wisdom.
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ garuḍaṃ pāpanāśanam | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇorloke mahīyate ||
Universal Translation
Whoever regularly listens to this sin-destroying Garuda Purana with an attentive, reverent heart is delivered from all suffering and rejoices in the eternal realm of Lord Vishnu.
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