[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) › 3.17.48 # Garudapurana 3.17.48 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.17.48 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.17.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.17.48) nīrakṣīravivikaṃ ca haṃso vetti na cāparaḥ / ataḥ svabhartṛsaṃyogaṃ kṛṣṇādehena cintayet kṛṣṇādehenyagāmitvaṃ naiva cintyaṃ khageśvara // > The swan knows the distinction between water and milk, and none other. / Therefore, one should understand union with their own husbands through the body of Kṛṣṇā; going to another in the body of Kṛṣṇā is never to be thought of, O lord of birds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.17.48.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.17.48.p1) iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe uttarakhaṇḍe tṛtīyāṃśe brahmakāṇḍe bhāratyā viśiṣṭadeha saṃprāptyai kāraṇanirūpaṇaṃ nāma saptadaśo 'dhyāyaḥ > Thus ends the seventeenth chapter, titled “Explanation of the Cause for Attaining a Distinguished Body by Bhāratī,” in the Brahmakāṇḍa, the third section in the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.17.48) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.17.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.17.48) · Pramāṇa