[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) › 3.18.26 # Garudapurana 3.18.26 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.18.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18.26) sadā rudro tripurasthāṃśca daityānviṣṇuduho hantu kāmo mahātmā / aghorarūpaṃ dhṛpavānrudra eva tatastvaghoreti sa āpa saṃjñām // > Always desiring to slay the Daityas who dwelled in Tripura and hated Viṣṇu, > that great soul, Rudra himself, assumed a non-terrific form; hence he obtained the name Aghora. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18.25) - [Next: 3.18.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18.27) - [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.3.18.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.18.26) · Pramāṇa