[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) › 1.23.53 # Garudapurana 1.23.53 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.23.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.23.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23.53) adhordhvavadane dve ca padmakarṇikakesaram / vāmādyā ātmavidyā ca sadā dhyāyecchivākhyakam // > The two faces turned downward and upward, the pericarp and filaments of the lotus, / Vāmā and the rest, self-knowledge, and one should constantly meditate upon that called Śiva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.23.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23.52) - [Next: 1.23.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23.54) - [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.1.23.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.23.53) · Pramāṇa