[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) › 1.96.40 # Garudapurana 1.96.40 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.96.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.96.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.96.40) nekṣetāgnyarkanagnāṃ strīṃ na ca saṃsṛṣṭamaithunām / na ca mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ vā svapetpratyakūśirā na ca // > One should not look at fire, the sun, a naked woman, or a woman engaged in sexual intercourse, / nor at urine or feces; and one should not sleep with the head facing west. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.96.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.96.39) - [Next: 1.96.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.96.41) - [Up: 1.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.96) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.96.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.96.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.96.40) · Pramāṇa