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# Garudapurana 1.88.23

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.88.23

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.88.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.88.23)

avidyāpyupakārāya viṣavajjāyate nṛṇām /  
anuṣṭhānā bhyupāyena bandhayogyāpi no hi sā //

> Even ignorance becomes beneficial to mortals, like poison \[used as medicine\];  
> through the means of practical observance, it is indeed not fit for bondage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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