[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) › 2.49.24 # Garudapurana 2.49.24 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.49.24 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.49.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.24) vyāghrīvāste jarā cāyuryāti bhinnaghaṭāmbuvat / nighnanti ripuvadrogāstasmācchreyaḥ samabhyaseta // > Old age sits like a tigress, and life drains away like water from a broken jar; / diseases strike down like enemies: therefore, one should practice what leads to the highest good. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.49.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.23) - [Next: 2.49.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.25) - [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.2.49.24) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kulārṇavatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kularnava.1.27) — Sanskrit - [Garuḍapurāṇasāroddhāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garudasaroddhara.19.24) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.24) · Pramāṇa