[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) › 1.115.81 # Garudapurana 1.115.81 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.115.81 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.115.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.81) vidyā nāma kurūparūpamadhikaṃ vidyātiguptaṃ dhanaṃ vidyā sādhukarī janapriyakarī vidyā gurūṇāṃ guruḥ / vidyā bandhujanārtināśanakarī vidyā paraṃ daivataṃ vidyā rājasu pūjitā hi manujo vidyavihīnaḥ paśuḥ // > Learning is the superior beauty of the deformed; learning is an exceedingly hidden treasure; learning brings about virtue and makes one dear to people; learning is the teacher of teachers; / learning brings about the destruction of the affliction of relatives; learning is the supreme deity; learning is honored among kings; a human being devoid of learning is a beast. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.115.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.80) - [Next: 1.115.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.82) - [Up: 1.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.115.81) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.81) · Pramāṇa