[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.113.11 # Garudapurana 1.113.11 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.113.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.113.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.113.11) varaṃ vindhyāṭavyāṃ nivasanamabhuktasya maraṇaṃ varaṃ sarpākīrṇe śayanamatha kūpe nipatanam / varaṃ bhrāntāvarte sabhayajalamadhye praviśanaṃ na tu svīye pakṣe hi dhanamaṇu dehīti kathanam // > Better is living in the Vindhya forest, dying unfed, / better sleeping among serpents or falling into a well, / better entering into the midst of terrifying waters in a whirling eddy, / than saying to one's own kin: 'Give \[me\] even an atom of wealth.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.113.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.113.10) - [Next: 1.113.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.113.12) - [Up: 1.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.113) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.113.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.113.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.113.11) · Pramāṇa