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# Garudapurana 1.110.13

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.110.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.110.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.110.13)

kusumastabakasyeva dve gatī tu manasvinaḥ /  
mūrdhni vā sarvalokānāṃ śīrṣataḥ patito vane //

> Like a cluster of blossoms, there are only two paths for a man of spirit: / either \[to be\] on the head of all people, or to fall withered in the forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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