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# Garudapurana 2.12.21

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.12.21

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.21)

ekaḥ karoti pāpāni phalaṃ bhuṅkte mahājanaḥ /  
bhoktāro viprayujyante kartā doṣeṇa lipyate //

> One alone commits sins, and a crowd of people enjoys the fruit; / the enjoyers are freed, while the agent is tainted by the fault.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.12.21) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Rājanītiprakāśa (Mitramiśra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.rajanitiprakasa.11.p12) — Mitramiśra, Sanskrit

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