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# Garudapurana 1.96.6

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.96.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.96.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.96.6)

asatsantastu vai jñeyāḥ pratilomānulomajāḥ /  
jātyutkarṣāddvijo jñeyaḥ saptame pañcame 'pi vā //

> Those born against the grain and in natural order are to be known as unrighteous and righteous respectively.  
> Due to the elevation of caste, one is known as a twice-born in the seventh or fifth generation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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