[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) › 3.9.20 # Garudapurana 3.9.20 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.9.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9.20) tebhyaḥ śataguṇānandā devapreṣyāstu mukhyataḥ / svamukeneva devaiśca ājñāpyāḥ sarvadā gaṇāḥ // > are inferior to them; but foremost are the messengers of the gods, whose joy is a hundredfold \[greater\]. / The attendants are always to be commanded by the gods with their own mouth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9.19) - [Next: 3.9.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9.21) - [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.3.9.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.9.20) · Pramāṇa