[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) › 1.221.16 # Garudapurana 1.221.16 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.221.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.221.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.221.16) paśyannivāgrato mṛtyuṃ yo dharmaṃ nācarennaraḥ / ajāgalastanasyeva tasya janma nirarthakam // > A man who does not practice dharma even while seeing death before him— / his birth is useless, like the fleshy teat on the neck of a goat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.221.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.221.15) - [Next: 1.221.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.221.17) - [Up: 1.221](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.221) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.221.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Vṛddhacāṇakya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.gnomic.canakyaniti*vrddha.13-10) — Sanskrit - [Itihāsasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.itihasasamuccaya.18.81) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.221.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.221.16) · Pramāṇa