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# Garudapurana 1.9.12

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.9.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.9.12)

tannāma kārayettasya strīṇāṃ nāmāṅkitaṃ svayam /  
śūdrāṇāṃ dāsasaṃyuktaṃ kārayettu vicakṣaṇaḥ //

> he should assign that name to him, himself marking \[the names\] of women with feminine forms; / but for Śūdras, the wise man should assign \[a name\] joined with "dāsa".  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.9.12.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.9.12.p1)

iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe viṣṇudīkṣānidṛ nāma navamo 'dhyāyaḥ

> Thus ends the ninth chapter, named “The Description of Initiation into Viṣṇu,” in the ritual section called the first part of the first section in the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.9.12) — English, machine translation

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.9.12) · Pramāṇa
