[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) › 3.3.14 # Garudapurana 3.3.14 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.3.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3.14) bhinnaṃ tadāhuḥ prākṛtameva cāhuḥ svanābhipadmādikavacca bodhyam / naitāvatā jñānarūpasya viṣṇorna vīryahāniriti cintanīyam // > They declare it to be distinct, and declare it to be merely material, to be understood like the lotus from his own navel. / Not on that account should it be thought that there is any loss of virility for Viṣṇu, whose form is knowledge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3.13) - [Next: 3.3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3.15) - [Up: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.3.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3.14) · Pramāṇa