[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) › 1.4.25 # Garudapurana 1.4.25 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.4.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.4.25) tato hi balino rātrāvasurā devatā divā / sattvamātrāṃ tanuṃ gṛhya pitaraśca tato 'bhavan // > Therefore, indeed, the asuras are strong by night and the gods by day. > Then, taking a body consisting of sattva alone, the ancestors came to be. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.4.24) - [Next: 1.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.4.26) - [Up: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.4.25) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.1.91-2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.1.5.34) — Sanskrit - [Ṭoḍarānanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.todarananda.2.56) — Ṭoḍaramalla 1564, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.4.25) · Pramāṇa