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# Agnipurana 159.2

Agnipurāṇa 159.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [159.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.159.2)

gaṅgātoye narasyāsthi yāvattāvaddivi sthatiḥ /  
ātmanastyāgināṃ nāsti patitānāṃ tathā kriyā //

> For as long as a person's bone remains in the water of the Gaṅgā, so long is their stay in heaven. / For those who commit suicide and those who have fallen, there are no rites.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.159.2) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.159.2) — Sanskrit

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