[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) › 2.49.12 # Garudapurana 2.49.12 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.49.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.49.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.12) caturvidhaśarīrāṇi dhṛtvā muktvā sahasraśaḥ / sukṛtānmā navo bhūtvā jñānī cenmokṣamāpnuyāt // > having assumed and abandoned the four kinds of bodies thousands of times, / one becomes a human by virtue of merit; if endowed with knowledge, one may attain liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.49.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.11) - [Next: 2.49.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.13) - [Up: 2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.49.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Kaulāvalīnirṇaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kaulavalinirnaya.1.42) — Jñānānanda Paramahaṃsa 1500, Sanskrit - [Kulārṇavatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kularnava.1.14) — Sanskrit - [Garuḍapurāṇasāroddhāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garudasaroddhara.19.12) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.12) · Pramāṇa