[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) › 2.12.12 # Garudapurana 2.12.12 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.12.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.12) mānuṣyaṃ yaḥ samāsādya svargamekṣaikasādhakam / tayorna sādhayedekaṃ tenātmā vañcito dhruvam // > One who, having attained human birth, the sole means to heaven or liberation, / does not achieve either of the two, has surely deceived oneself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.11) - [Next: 2.12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.13) - [Up: 2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.12.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.12) · Pramāṇa