[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) › 3.20.1 # Garudapurana 3.20.1 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.20.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.20.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.20.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 20 śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / yā pūrvasarge nalasaṃjñasya vīndra putrī bhūtvā viṣṇupatnī sakāmā / pradakṣiṇaṃ bhramaṇaṃ vai cakāra guṇena bhadrā bhadrasaṃjñā babhūva // > The glorious and great Garuḍa Purāṇa — 20 / The glorious Kṛṣṇa said: / In a previous creation, O chief of birds, she who became the daughter of him named Nala, desiring to be the wife of Viṣṇu, / performed circumambulation by walking around; on account of her excellence she was auspicious, and came to be named Bhadrā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.19.75.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.19.75.p1) - [Next: 3.20.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.20.2) - [Up: 3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.20.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.20.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.20.1) · Pramāṇa