[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt) › 2.38.19 # Garudapurana 2.38.19 English (machine translation) 2.38.19 - **Language:** English ### [2.38.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.38.19) In defending cattle, in the destruction of a realm, death in battle or at a tīrtha — for an embodied being, whether highest, lowest, or middle, who is oppressed, relinquishing oneself there, one obtains a long residence in heaven. - [Previous: 2.38.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.38.18) - [Next: 2.38.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.38.20) - [Up: 2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.38) ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.38.19) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.38.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.38.19) · Pramāṇa