[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) › 1.142.1 # Garudapurana 1.142.1 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.142.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.142.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.142.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 142 brahmovāca / viṃśādīnpālayāmāsa hyavatīrṇo hariḥ prabhuḥ / daityadharmasya nāśārthaṃ vedadharmādiguptaye // > Brahmā said: / Hari, the Lord, descended \[to earth\] and protected the world and all else, / in order to destroy the ways of the Daityas and to preserve the ways of the Vedas and so forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.141.16.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.141.16.p1) - [Next: 1.142.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.142.2) - [Up: 1.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.142) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.142.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.142.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.142.1) · Pramāṇa