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# Garudapurana 1.197.23

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.197.23

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.197.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.197.23)

etāṃ bhagavatīṃ pṛthvīṃ svadehe vinyased budhaḥ /  
śyāmavarṇamayaṃ dhyāyetpṛthivīdviguṇaṃ bhavet //

> The wise man should place this divine earth upon his own body; / he should meditate on it as dark-colored, doubled in size from earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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