[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) › 1.49.12 # Garudapurana 1.49.12 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.49.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.49.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.49.12) tapastapyati yo 'raṇye yajeddevāñjuhoti ca / svādhyāye caiva nirato vanasthastāpasottamaḥ // > He who practices austerities in the forest, worships the gods, offers oblations, / and is constantly devoted to study of the Veda is the forest dweller, the best of ascetics. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.49.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.49.11) - [Next: 1.49.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.49.13) - [Up: 1.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.49) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.49.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.2.78) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.49.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.49.12) · Pramāṇa