[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) › 3.16.5 # Garudapurana 3.16.5 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.16.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.5) sṛṣṭiṃ kartuṃ guṇānvīndra puruṣeṇa saha prabho / tamaḥ pānaṃ tathā kartuṃ prakṛtyākhyā tadābhavat // > To produce creation with the qualities, O King of Birds, together with the Puruṣa, O lord, / and likewise to drink darkness, she was then named Prakṛti. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.4) - [Next: 3.16.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.6) - [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.3.16.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.5) · Pramāṇa