[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) › 2.49.16 # Garudapurana 2.49.16 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.49.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.49.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.16) naraḥ prāpyetarajjanma labdhvā cendriyasauṣṭhavam / na vettyātmahitaṃ yastu sa bhavedbrahmaghātakaḥ // > A person who, having attained this superior birth and the full power of the senses, / does not realize what is beneficial for oneself, is a slayer of the self. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.49.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.15) - [Next: 2.49.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.17) - [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.2.49.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Kaulāvalīnirṇaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kaulavalinirnaya.1.46) — Jñānānanda Paramahaṃsa 1500, Sanskrit - [Kulārṇavatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kularnava.1.18) — Sanskrit - [Garuḍapurāṇasāroddhāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garudasaroddhara.19.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.16) · Pramāṇa