[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) › 3.14.18 # Garudapurana 3.14.18 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.14.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.14.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.14.18) te vai sadā sārabhoktāra eva jñeyāstvato viṣṇureko mahātmā / sārāṃśabhoktā na tu sarvasya bhoktā bhunakti sarvaṃ tvaviruddhaśaktiḥ // > they indeed must always be known as consumers only of the essence. Therefore the great-souled Viṣṇu alone / is the consumer of the essential portion, not the consumer of everything; yet possessing unobstructed power, he consumes all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.14.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.14.17) - [Next: 3.14.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.14.19) - [Up: 3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.14.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.14.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.14.18) · Pramāṇa