[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) › 1.108.14 # Garudapurana 1.108.14 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.108.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.108.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.108.14) paro 'pi hitavābandhurbandhurapyahitaḥ paraḥ / ahito dehajo vyādhirhitamāraṇyamauṣadham // > A stranger who speaks what is beneficial is a kinsman; a kinsman who is unbeneficial is a stranger. > A disease born in the body is unbeneficial; medicine from the forest is beneficial. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.108.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.108.13) - [Next: 1.108.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.108.15) - [Up: 1.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.108) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.108.14) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Rājanītiśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.gnomic.niti.rajanitisastra.1.20) — Cāṇakya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.108.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.108.14) · Pramāṇa