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# Garudapurana 1.68.26

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.68.26

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.68.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.68.26)

na ca mārgavibhāgamātravṛttyā viduṣā vajraparigraho vidheyaḥ /  
guṇavadguṇasampadāṃ vibhūtirviparīto vyasanodayasya hetuḥ //

> A wise man should not acquire a diamond merely by the classification of its type;  
> a virtuous one brings abundance of blessings, but an adverse one is the cause of the rise of misfortune.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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