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# Garudapurana 1.240.40

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.240.40

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.240.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.240.40)

maṅgalārtho maṅgalāni guṇārtho guṇamāpnuyāt /  
kāvyārtho ca kavitvaṃ ca sārārtho sāramāpnuyāt //

> one seeking auspiciousness attains blessings; one seeking virtues attains virtue;  
> one seeking poetry attains poetic power; one seeking the essence attains the essence;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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