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# Garudapurana 1.240.42

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.240.42

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.240.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.240.42)

nākāle maraṇaṃ tasya ślokamekaṃ tu yaḥ paṭhet /  
ślokārdhapaṭhanādasya duṣṭaśatrukṣayo dhruvam //

> Untimely death does not befall him who reads even a single verse;  
> by reading half a verse of this, destruction of wicked enemies is certain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.240.42) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Yoginītantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.yoginitantra.26.396) — Sanskrit

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