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# Garudapurana 1.225.25

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.225.25

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.225.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.225.25)

hṛtvājyañcaiva mārjārastilahṛccaiva mūṣakaḥ /  
ghṛtaṃ hṛtvā ca nakulaḥ kāko madbhuramāmiṣam //

> Stealing clarified butter, one becomes a cat; a thief of sesame seeds becomes a mouse;  
> stealing ghee, a mongoose; \[stealing\] sweet meat, a crow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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