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# Garudapurana 1.221.18

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.221.18

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.221.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.221.18)

na godānātparaṃ dānaṃ kiñcidastīti me matiḥ /  
yā gaurnyāyārjitā dattā kṛtsnaṃ tārayate kulam //

> There is no gift higher than the gift of a cow: this is my conviction. / A cow that is given having been acquired by righteous means redeems an entire family.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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