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# Garudapurana 1.225.28

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.225.28

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.225.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.225.28)

kārpāsike hṛte krauñco vahrihartā bakastathā /  
mayūro varṇakaṃ hṛtvā śākapatrañca jāyate //

> When cotton cloth is stolen, a krauñca bird; a stealer of fire becomes a heron;  
> stealing pigment and leafy vegetables, he is born a peacock.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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