2006-10-22 17:22:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Garuda Purana is the Puran which deals in the mysteries of death.
This puran tells us all about what happens to our soul after we die. It also tells us how to evade the pains and sufferings of the soul after death
Garuda purana tells about different typs of hells..and about what deeds should be done to avoid them
In India when someone dies, Garuda Purana is read for a week till Kriyakaram day
2006-10-23 01:01:09 · answer #1 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is the 17th among the Mahapuranas and is composed of about 19,000 shlokas. Since the emphasis is on Vishnu, it is a Sattvika Purana.The Garuda Puran was recited by the Grauda to the sage Kashyapa.
The Puranas are sacred Hindu texts that were composed many hundreds of years ago. The knowledge of the Puranas supplements the knowledge of the Vedas and the Upanishads. There are a number of Puranas, but 18 or 19 Mahapuranas (there is a dispute in one of the Puranas being a Mahapurana or not). The main confusion is about the fourth Purana - is it the Shiva Purana or the Vayu Purana? The other Puranas are known as Upapuranas.
The Purana definition of the Mahapurana is that it must exhibit five characteristics: _It must describe the original creation of the universe (sarga), the periodic destruction and recreation (pratisarga) , the different eras (manvantras), the histories of the solar dynasty (Surya vamsha) and the lunar dynasty (Chandra vamsha), and the royal genealogies (vamshanucharita).
In the strictest sense, only the Vishnu Puran conforms to the typology rigidly.
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2006-10-23 02:31:03 · answer #2 · answered by Starreply 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Garuda Purana is one of the great puranas of India. This scripture contains details of what happens after the person dies. This scripture contains details of the various punishments given to a person after death for the sins committed in life. These include Khumbipakam (burned in oil) and Kirimibhojanam (given as prey to leeches). The scripture describes about 24 types of death. Some western scholars see this script as analogous to the judgement day of Christianity.
Garuda Purana is in the form of instructions by Lord Maha Vishnu to Sri Garuda (The King of Birds - a vahana of Lord Vishnu). This Purana deals with astronomy, medicine, grammar, and gemstone structure and qualities. In addition, the Garuda Purana is considered the authoritative Vedic reference volume describing the Nine Pearls, which includes not only the well known Oyster Pearl, but also the Conch Pearl, Cobra Pearl, Boar Pearl, Elephant Pearl, Bamboo Pearl, Whale Pearl, Fish Pearl, and Cloud Pearl.
The latter half of this Purana deals with life after death. The Hindus of north-India generally read this Purana while cremating the bodies of the dead. This has given great importance to the origin of Garuda. There are nineteen thousand verses describing the ways to the Lord.
2006-10-23 01:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Garuda Purana is one of the great puranas of India. This scripture contains details of the various punishments given to a person after death for the sins committed in life. These include Khumbipakam (burned in oil) and Kirimibhojanam (given as prey to leeches). The scripture describes about 24 types of death. Some western scholars see this script as analogous to the judgement day of Christianity.
2006-10-23 08:09:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
when you die, your relatives will get to gether & pray for the eternal peace of your soul, they will call for a priest, who will read garuda puran so that your soul will get nirvan.
2006-10-23 00:27:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-23 00:24:31 · answer #6 · answered by owner4nothing 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Thanks for the 2 points!
2006-10-23 02:47:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋