[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) › 3.3.22 # Garudapurana 3.3.22 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.3.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3.22) śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / strībiṃbabhūtastrīrūpe lakṣmīrna syātkhageśvara / nityāviyoginī devī kathaṃ syātparamātmanaḥ // > The glorious Kṛṣṇa said: / If Lakṣmī were not present in the female form that is the prototype of women, O King of Birds, / how could she be the goddess who is never separated from the Supreme Self? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3.21) - [Next: 3.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3.23) - [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.3.3.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.3.22) · Pramāṇa