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# Garudapurana 2.14.6

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.14.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.14.6)

nāpātre viduṣā kiñcidātmanaḥ śreya icchatā /  
apātre jātu gaurdattā dātāraṃ narakaṃ nayet //

> Nothing should be given to an unworthy recipient by a wise person desiring his own welfare;  
> a cow ever given to an unworthy recipient would lead the giver to hell,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.14.6) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Kṛtyasārasamuccaya (Amṛtanātha Jhā Śarman)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.krtya.krtyasarasamuccaya.2.p337) — Amṛtanātha Jhā Śarman 1800, Sanskrit
- [Nṛsiṃhaprasāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.nrsimhaprasada.p47) — Dalapatirāja 1511, Sanskrit

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