[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) › 2.42.21 # Garudapurana 2.42.21 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.42.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.42.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42.21) pratigrahādhyāpanayājaneṣu pratigrahaṃ sveṣṭatamaṃ vadanti / pratigrahācchrudhyati jāpyahomaṃ na yājanaṃ karma punanti vedāḥ // > Among receiving gifts, teaching, and sacrificing for others, they declare receiving gifts to be the most desirable for oneself; / recitation and homa purify one from receiving gifts, but the Vedas do not purify the act of sacrificing for an unfit person. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.42.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42.20) - [Next: 2.42.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42.22) - [Up: 2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.42.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42.21) · Pramāṇa