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# Garudapurana 1.225.26

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.225.26

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.225.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.225.26)

madhu hṛtvā naro daṃśa-pūpaṃ hṛtvā pipīlikaḥ /  
apo hṛtvā tu pāpātmā vāyasaḥ samprajāyate //

> Stealing honey, a man becomes a gadfly; stealing cakes, an ant;  
> stealing water, an evil-minded person is born as a crow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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