[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) › 3.21.25 # Garudapurana 3.21.25 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.21.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.21.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.21.25) yo devānāmādya akāra eva yato brahmādyā naiva pūrṇāḥ samastāḥ / lakṣmīprasādāccirapuṇyena jāto yathāyogyaṃ pūrṇaguṇo viriñcaḥ // > He who is the foremost among the gods is the syllable 'A' itself, because Brahmā and the others are not all complete; / by the grace of Lakṣmī and through long-standing merit, Viriñca was born possessed of complete attributes as is fitting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.21.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.21.24) - [Next: 3.21.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.21.26) - [Up: 3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.21.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.21.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.21.25) · Pramāṇa