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# Garudapurana 2.2.78

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.2.78

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.2.78)

yatastato 'śranmārjāro khadyoto vahadāhakaḥ /  
kṛmiḥ paryuṣitādaḥ syānmatsarī bhramaro bhavet //

> One who eats anywhere and everywhere becomes a cat; an incendiary who burns fields becomes a firefly. / An eater of stale food becomes a worm; an envious person becomes a large black bee.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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