[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) › 2.12.1 # Garudapurana 2.12.1 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.12.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 12 śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / evaṃ te kathitastārkṣya jīvitasya vinarṇayaḥ / mānuṣāṇāṃ hitārthāya pretatvavinivṛttaye // > Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 12 > Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: / Thus has the determination of life been explained to you, O Tārkṣya, / for the benefit of humans and for the cessation of the state of a ghost. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.11.11.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.11.11.p1) - [Next: 2.12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.2) - [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.2.12.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.1) · Pramāṇa