The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Garudeshvara (Garuda-ishvara) which is chapter 156 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), mythology (itihasa), genealogy (vamsha) etc. This is the one hundred fifty-sixth chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 156 - Greatness of Garuḍeśvara (Garuḍa-īśvara)
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-4. Thereafter, O great goddess, a pilgrim should go to the shrine installed by Garuḍa, the son of Vinatā. It is situated within a distance of three Dhanus to the north of Ratneśvara. After realizing that the holy place is associated with Viṣṇu, O goddess of Devas, Vainateya installed the Liṅga that destroys all sins.
If a pilgrim duly worships it on the fifth lunar day in accordance with the injunctions, no serpent poison becomes effective in his case for a period of seven births.
If a devotee bathes the Liṅga with Pañcāmṛta and worships it in accordance with the injunctions, he shaīl attain the entire merit, O goddess. He rejoices in heaven like Devas.