[Niobaralegra]

SUta said:- I have narrated to you the sacred treatise, viz. the Garuda Purana. He who reads this Purana achieves the objects of his desire, and ultimately reaches the supreme Goal.

By reciting even a quarter of verse, one destroys sins. He who keeps the treatise at home obtains everything in this world.

He who possesses this Purana attains all that is just. He who reads and hears this Purana enjoys sensuous pleasure and gets also release form the world.

By listening to this Purana he attains Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Desiring a son, he obtains son. Desiring an object, he obtains the object. Deisiring knowledge, he obtains knowledge. Desiring Victory, he obtains victory.

A barren woman obtains a son; a girl, a good, a good husband. Desiring welfare, he obtains welfare. Seeking pleasure, he obtains pleasure.

Desiring auspiciousness, he obtains auspiciousness. Desiring merit, he receives merit. Desiring to be a poet, he becomes one. Desiring to learn the secret of knowledge, he obtains that.

Desirous of Knowledge, he obtains knowledge that puts an end to his cycle of birth. This auspicious narrative of the Garuda Purana, narrated by Garuda himself is associated with bliss.

By reading even a single verse, one escapes an untimely death. If he reads half a verse, he achieves the end of his wicked foes.

At Naimisa,at the sacrifice of sages, Shaunaka heard the Purana from SUta. He meditated upon Brahman identifying his self with the Supreme Self and got release.

Shubham BhUyAt|| Good luck!