[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) › 1.23.40 # Garudapurana 1.23.40 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.23.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.23.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23.40) tanmadhye bhavavṛkṣaṃ ca ātmānaṃ ca vicintayet / adhomukhīṃ tataḥ pṛthvīṃ tattacchudhdaṃ bhaveddhruvam // > In its middle one should meditate upon the tree of worldly existence and the self; / Then, upon the earth turned downward; thus that particular \[element\] is surely purified. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.23.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23.39) - [Next: 1.23.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23.41) - [Up: 1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.23.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23.40) · Pramāṇa