[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) › 2.22.63 # Garudapurana 2.22.63 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.22.63 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.22.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.22.63) nirviṇṇāḥ pretabhāvena pṛcchāmi tvāṃ dṛḍhavrata / yathā na bhavitā pretastanme vada tapodhana / nityaṃ mṛtyurvaraṃ jantoḥ pretatvaṃ mā bhavetkvacit // > Despondent with the state of a preta, I ask you, O man of firm observances: / tell me, O ascetic, how one will not become a preta! / Constant death is better for a creature, \[provided\] the state of a preta should never befall him!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.22.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.22.62) - [Next: 2.22.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.22.64) - [Up: 2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.22.63) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.22.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.22.63) · Pramāṇa