[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) › 3.18.21 # Garudapurana 3.18.21 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.18.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.18.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18.21) vyāsaputraḥ śukaḥ prokto vāyorāveśasaṃyutaḥ / rudrāvatāro vijñeyo jñānārthamabhavadbhuvi // > Śuka, declared to be the son of Vyāsa, endowed with the entrance of Vāyu, > is to be known as an incarnation of Rudra; he appeared on earth for the sake of knowledge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.18.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18.20) - [Next: 3.18.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18.22) - [Up: 3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.18.21) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hiraṇyakeśiśrautasūtra (ed. Kāśīnāthaśāstrī Āgāśe, Ānandāśrama 1907, with Mahādeva's Vaijayantī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.srauta.hiranyakesi*agase.20.32.24) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18.21) · Pramāṇa