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# Garudapurana 2.12.5

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.12.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.12.5)

pañcendriyanidhānatvaṃ mahāpuṇyairavāpyate /  
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣattriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāstatparajātayaḥ //

> The state of possessing five senses is attained through great merits. / Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and castes beyond them:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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