[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) › 3.4.5 # Garudapurana 3.4.5 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.4.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.4.5) sattvena lokānvardhayituṃ viṣṇuḥ sākṣāddhariḥ svayam / sṛṣṭiṃ kartuṃ ca rajasā brahmaṇi prāviśaddhariḥ // > Through sattva, Hari Himself directly became Viṣṇu to sustain the worlds; / and to perform creation through rajas, Hari entered into Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.4.4) - [Next: 3.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.4.6) - [Up: 3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.4.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.4.5) · Pramāṇa