[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) › 3.16.40 # Garudapurana 3.16.40 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.16.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.40) kāmyena pūjanaṃ viṣṇoraiśvaryaṃ pradadāti ca / jñānaṃ ca viparītaṃ syāttena yātyadharaṃ tamaḥ // > Worship of Viṣṇu with interested motive grants sovereignty, / but knowledge becomes perverse, and by that one goes to the deepest darkness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.16.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.39) - [Next: 3.16.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.41) - [Up: 3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.16.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.40) · Pramāṇa