गरुडपुराणम्

गरुडपुराणम्(GarudaPuranam) अष्टादशपुराणेषु तृतीयप्रमुखं विष्णोः कीर्तनविषयकं च वर्तते । अत्र अचारकाण्डं (कर्मकाण्डं ) , धर्मकाण्डं ( प्रेतकाण्डं ), ब्रह्मकाण्डं  (मोक्षकाण्डं) इति  काण्डत्रयं, तेषु च ८८०० श्लोकाः  सन्ति । अस्य पुराणस्य प्रथमः भागः विष्णुगरुडयोः संवादरूपेण अस्ति।  द्वितीये भागे मरणोत्तरजीवनस्य विवरणम्, अपरक्रियाः, पुनर्जन्मनः व्यवस्था च उपवर्णिता अस्ति। अतः एव अस्य पठनं हिन्दुनाम् अन्त्येष्ट्यां क्रियते।

अष्टादशपुराणेषु अन्यतमं भवति गरुडपुराणम्। विष्णुः गरुडं प्रति उक्तमिदं तावत् १९००० श्लोकात्मकं इति नारदपुराण-भागवतपुराणादिषु गीयते। किन्तु इदानीं तावत्  प्रायः ९०००श्लोकाः एव लभ्यन्ते। तच्च विषयभेदेन ब्रह्मखाण्ड-प्रेतखाण्डभेदेन द्वेधा। तथा धर्मखाण्ड-ब्रह्मखाण्ड-आचारखाण्डभेदेन त्रिधा इति च विभागः। तत्र 
धर्मखाण्डः-४९अध्यायः,
ब्रह्मखाण्डः-२९अध्यायः,
आचार्यखाण्डः-२४० अध्यायः।

गरुडपुराणे तावत् देवतासृष्टिः,देवतातारतम्यं,देवतावतारः,कृष्णचरित्रं,प्रह्लादचरित्रं,लोकवर्णनंइत्यादि नैके विचाराः निरूपितः।

नरके प्रावधान कृता दण्डानां सूचिका
नरकाणां नामावली   
|width="200"|कुकर्माणि'''दण्डानां नामावलीतमिस्र   परसम्पत्तिहरणम्, परस्त्रीं प्रति सम्मोहनम् इत्यादिअन्ध तमिस्र रौरव  महारौरव  कुम्भिपाकःभोजनार्थे  हनमं  यम किंकरद्वारा तप्त तैले दण्ड दियेतेकलसुथिरTorturing and putting elders & parents in starvation Same set of treatment in hellअसिपथिरAbetting God and devolve from Dharma practisesTorture by evil spirits; results in fearपनृमुखPunishing innocent people and accomplice unlawful activiitesGrinding under the sharp teeth of a animal resembling pigअन्थकुपTorturing lives and inhumane activities Biting by wild animals; wild run over by animalsअग्निकुण्डSnatching other's property by force, gaining undue advantage and unlawfully making best out of everything in the worldRoasting in agni kunda in inverted position with hands and legs ties under a stickवज्रकण्डकUnchaste people in physical contact with unmatching people Physical hugging with fire spitting idolsकृमिभोजनSelfish survival; eating other's workInsects are left intruding the bodyसम्मालीUnchaste relationships by kamukasThrashing with gadhaवैतरणीUsing official stature to attain undue advantge, acting against dharmaSubmerging in Vaitharini river where water is mixed with blood, urine and fecesबूयोगShameless behaviour, mixing with unchaste women & leading the life without any motiveBiting by poisonous insects and animalsPrayanyogaTorturing lives and killing themSpanking the Life organs with arrows by Yama kinkarasPasusavaAll devatas are in cows;  torturing those cowsSlashing by canesSarameyathanaGutting houses, torturing lives, poisoning lives, involving in massacreTorture by unknown wild animalsAveesiGiving false evidenceSubmerging  and torturing in livebodiesParibathanaDrinking and making others drink alcoholDrinking lavaSharakarthamaInvolving in bad activities and defaming elders  and living with selfish motivesTorture the Life organs by unknown spiritsRakshoganaPerforming narametha yaga, eating non vegetarian dishes and torturing soft animalsThe same victims torture the hecklersSoolaprogaKilling innocent people, masterminding people, committing suicide and doing nambike drohaUnknown birds peck and torture with shoolaSusimugaNot doing any good, amassing wealth by wrong doings and stealing wealthStinging with nails and torturing with hunger and thirstKunthasoothaNot doing any good and always doing bad to othersStinging by insects like scorpioVadarogaSeverrly torturing living beingsHandcuffed and burnt in firePiravarthanaDefaming guests and not treating themTorturing with hunger and thirstLalapakshugaTorturing wife and involving her in unchaste relationshipsSame set of treatment in hell

बाह्यसम्पर्कतन्तु
 The Garuda Puran in English, Hindi and Sanskrit 
 The Garuda Purana (Wood and Subrahmanyam translation, 1911) at sacred-texts.com
 The Garuda Purana summary 

वर्गः:पुराणानि
वर्गः:श्टब्स् संस्कृतसम्बद्धाः
वर्गः:सर्वे अपूर्णलेखाः

वर्गः:सारमञ्जूषा योजनीया‎
वर्गः:अन्यभाषालेखाः