[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) › 2.49.78 # Garudapurana 2.49.78 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.49.78 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.49.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.78) paṭhanti vedaśāstrāṇi bodhayanti parasparam / na jānanti paraṃ tattvaṃ darvī pākarasaṃ yathā // > They recite the Vedas and śāstras and instruct one another, > \[yet\] do not know the highest truth, like a ladle \[does not know\] the taste of the cooked food. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.49.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.77) - [Next: 2.49.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.79) - [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.2.49.78) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Kulavṛtti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.kulavrtti.1.123) — Sanskrit - [Kulārṇavatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kularnava.1.95) — Sanskrit - [Kaulārcanadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kaularcanadipika.119) — Sanskrit - [Garuḍapurāṇasāroddhāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garudasaroddhara.19.78) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.78) · Pramāṇa