[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) › 2.36.1 # Garudapurana 2.36.1 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.36.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.36.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.36.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 36 tārkṣyauvāca / kasmādanaśanaṃ puṇyamakṣayyagatidāyakam / svagṛhantu parityajya tīrthe vai mriyate yadi // > The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa—36. / Tārkṣya said: / Why is fasting \[unto death\] meritorious and the bestower of an imperishable state, / if, having abandoned one's own home, one dies indeed at a sacred place? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.35.44.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.35.44.p2) - [Next: 2.36.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.36.2) - [Up: 2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.36) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.36.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.36.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.36.1) · Pramāṇa