[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) › 2.10.23 # Garudapurana 2.10.23 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.10.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.10.23) ātmānaṃ gurviṇī garbhamapi prīṇāti vai yathā / dohadena tathā devāḥ śrāddhaiḥ svāṃśca pitṝnnṛṇām // > Just as a pregnant woman pleases herself and her fetus / through her pregnancy cravings, so the gods, through the śrāddhas, \[please\] themselves and the ancestors of men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.10.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.10.22) - [Next: 2.10.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.10.24) - [Up: 2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.10.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.10.23) · Pramāṇa