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# Garudapurana 2.20.23

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.20.23

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.20.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.20.23)

nāstikyaṃ vṛttilopaśca mahālobhastathaiva ca /  
syāddhantakalaho nityaṃ sā pīḍā pretasambhavā //

> Atheism, loss of livelihood, and likewise great greed, / and there is constant, painful quarrel—that affliction originates from a ghost.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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