[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) › 2.42.8 # Garudapurana 2.42.8 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.42.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.42.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42.8) akartavyaṃ na kartavyaṃ prāṇaiḥ kaṇṭhagatairapi / kartavyameva kartavyamiti dharmavido viduḥ // > What ought not to be done should not be done, even when life is at the throat; / only that which ought to be done must be done—so the knowers of dharma understand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.42.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42.7) - [Next: 2.42.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42.9) - [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.2.42.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.42.8) · Pramāṇa