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# Garudapurana 1.114.72

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.114.72

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.114.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.114.72)

nopekṣitavyo durbaddhi śatruralpo 'pyavajñayā /  
vahniralpo 'pyasaṃhāryaḥ kurute bhasmasājjagat //

> An enemy, though small, must not be ignored with contempt, O evil-minded one; / a fire, though small, if unrestrained, reduces the whole world to ashes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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