[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 2.20.15 # Garudapurana 2.20.15 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.20.15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.20.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.20.15) śrīviṣṇuruvāca / svakulaṃ pīḍayetpetaḥ paracchidreṇa pīḍayet / jīvansa dṛśyate snehī mṛto duṣṭatvamāpnuyāt // > The glorious Viṣṇu said: > A ghost afflicts his own family, he afflicts through another's vulnerability; / while living he is seen to be affectionate, but dead he attains wickedness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.20.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.20.14) - [Next: 2.20.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.20.16) - [Up: 2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.20.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.20.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.20.15) · Pramāṇa