[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) › 3.15.2 # Garudapurana 3.15.2 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.15.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.2) yo bījabhūtaḥ puruṣākhya viṣṇuḥ sa evābhūdvāsudevo mahātmā / sṛṣṭiṃ kartuṃ puruṣākhyasya vāyormāyākhyāyāṃ mūlarūpo yathā'sa // > He who is the primal seed, Viṣṇu named Puruṣa, became the great-souled Vāsudeva / in order to perform the creation of Vāyu named Puruṣa in \[the śakti\] called Māyā, as he is the root form. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.15.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.1) - [Next: 3.15.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.3) - [Up: 3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.15.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.2) · Pramāṇa