The Garuda Purana
by Manmatha Nath Dutt | 1908 | 245,256 words | ISBN-13: 9788183150736
The English translation of the Garuda Purana: contents include a creation theory, description of vratas (religious observances), sacred holidays, sacred places dedicated to the sun, but also prayers from the Tantrika ritual, addressed to the sun, to Shiva, and to Vishnu. The Garuda Purana also contains treatises on astrology, palmistry, and preci...
Chapter XXV - Sandal-worship (Paduka puja) described
Suta said:—Em, Krim, Shrim, Sphem Kshaum, I adore the paduka (shoe), of Ananta-Sakti.
Em, Hrim, Phraum, Kshaum, I adore the paduka of Adhara-Sakti, salutation.
Om, Hum, I dore the paduka of Katagni Rudra, salutation. Om, Hrim, Hum, I adore the paduka of Hatakeshvara, salutation.
Om, Hrim, Shrim, I adore the seat called Ananta, having the earth, insular continents and the oceans on all sides, salutation.
Hrim, Srim, Nrivritti and other Kalas. Earth and other elements. Ananta and other worlds. Omkar and other letters. The nine syllables Hakar etc. Sadyajata and other Mantrams.
Ham, the heart and other limbs. This is the mantram of Maheswara. It is identical with the most consummate learning and is the ocean of great ambrosia.