[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) › 3.1.72 # Garudapurana 3.1.72 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.1.72 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.1.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.1.72) yathā surāṇāṃ pravaro janārdano yathāyudhānāṃ pravaraḥ sudarśanam / yathāśvamedhaḥ pravaraḥ kratūnāṃ chinneṣu bhakteṣu tathaiva rudraḥ // > Just as Janārdana is the foremost among the gods, just as Sudarśana is the foremost among weapons, / just as the horse sacrifice is the foremost among rites, even so Rudra is foremost among devotees whose devotion is broken. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.1.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.1.71) - [Next: 3.1.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.1.73) - [Up: 3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.1.72) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.1.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.1.72) · Pramāṇa