[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) › 3.9.16 # Garudapurana 3.9.16 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.9.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9.16) bruve dvyaṣṭasahasraṃ ca śṛṇu tārkṣya mama striyaḥ / agniputrāstu yaddvyaṣṭasahasrañca mama striyaḥ / ajānajasamā hyetā (te) nātra kāryā vicāraṇā // > I shall speak of the sixteen thousand; listen, O Tārkṣya, to the sons of Agni, / who are my sixteen thousand wives. / These are equal to the ājānaja gods; no doubt should be entertained here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.9.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9.15) - [Next: 3.9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9.17) - [Up: 3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.9.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9.16) · Pramāṇa