[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) › 2.26.49 # Garudapurana 2.26.49 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.26.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.26.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.49) dahyate dhmāyamānānāṃ dhātūnāṃ hi yathā malam / tathā nārī daheddehaṃ hutāśe hyamṛtopame // > Just as the impurity of metals being blown upon is burned away, / so a woman burns away her body in the fire, which is indeed like nectar. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.26.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.48) - [Next: 2.26.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.50) - [Up: 2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.26.49) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.71) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.49) · Pramāṇa