[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) › 3.16.61 # Garudapurana 3.16.61 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.16.61 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.16.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.61) viṣayotthaṃ kiñcidapi devāveśādudīritam / tamo nāstyeva devānāṃ duḥ khaṃ nāsti svarūpataḥ // > Whatever \[pleasure\] arises from sense objects is declared to be due to possession by the gods; / for the gods there is no darkness at all, nor is there sorrow in their essential nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.16.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.60) - [Next: 3.16.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.62) - [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.3.16.61) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.16.61) · Pramāṇa