[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) › 2.49.88 # Garudapurana 2.49.88 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.49.88 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.49.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.88) nāśramaḥ kāraṇaṃ mukterdarśanāni na kāraṇam / tathaiva sarvakarmāṇi jñānameva hi kāraṇam // > The life-stage is not the cause of liberation, nor are the philosophical systems the cause, > and likewise not all ritual actions: knowledge alone is the cause. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.49.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.87) - [Next: 2.49.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.89) - [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.2.49.88) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Tattvacintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.tattvacintamani.1.2.237) — Sanskrit - [Kulārṇavatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kularnava.1.107) — Sanskrit - [Kaulārcanadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kaularcanadipika.120) — Sanskrit - [Garuḍapurāṇasāroddhāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garudasaroddhara.19.88) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.88) · Pramāṇa