[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) › 3.16.51 # Garudapurana 3.16.51 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.16.51 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.16.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.51) ato vai vijñanāmāsau prokto hi khagasattama / kāmyānāṃ karmaṇāṃ tyāgādvirāga iti sa smṛtaḥ // > therefore he is indeed proclaimed as Vijña ('the Discerning One'), O best of birds. / From the abandonment of acts with interested motive, he is called Virāga ('dispassionate'). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.16.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.50) - [Next: 3.16.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.52) - [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.3.16.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.51) · Pramāṇa