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# Garudapurana 3.1.50

Garuḍapurāṇa 3.1.50

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.1.50)

tṛtīyāṃśaśravaṇādarthataśca puṇyaṃ cāhuḥ paṭhato vai daśāṃśam /  
tato varaṃ matsyapurāṇamāhustato varaṃ kūrmapūrāṇamāhuḥ //

> From hearing the third section and comprehending its meaning, they say the merit of the reciter is one-tenth. / After that, they declare the Matsya Purāṇa to be best; after that, the Kūrma Purāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.1.50.p1)

tathaiva vai vāyupurāṇamāhustrīṇyeva cāhuḥ sāttvikānīti loke /

> Likewise, they name the Vāyu Purāṇa; and these three alone are declared to be sāttvika in the world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.1.50) — English, machine translation

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