[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) › 2.39.21 # Garudapurana 2.39.21 English (machine translation) 2.39.21 - **Language:** English ### [2.39.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.39.21) When the śūdras have returned and stood at the edge of the water, / then they may be looked upon by the brāhmaṇa: so know the knowers of the Veda. ### [2.39.21.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.39.21.p1) Thus ends the thirty-ninth chapter in the Pretakalpa in the Dharmakāṇḍa, the second part of the Uttarakhaṇḍa in the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Garuḍa, entitled 'Ascertainment of the Period of Impurity and Related Matters'. ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.39.21) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.39.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.39.21) · Pramāṇa