[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) › 2.7.79 # Garudapurana 2.7.79 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.7.79 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.7.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.7.79) ruddhau tu pitarau yasmānnāmnāhaṃ rodhakastataḥ / lekhaka uvāca / ahaṃ vipra purābhūvamavantyāṃ dvijalasattamaḥ // > Because my parents were confined, therefore I am Rodhaka by name." / Lekhaka said: / "Formerly, O brāhmaṇa, I was the best of twice-borns in Avantī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.7.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.7.78) - [Next: 2.7.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.7.80) - [Up: 2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.7.79) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.7.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.7.79) · Pramāṇa