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# Garudapurana 2.22.17

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.22.17

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.22.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.22.17)

kulamārgāṃśca santyajya paradharmaratastathā /  
vidyāvṛttavihīnaśca sa preto jāyatedhruvam //

> One who abandons the ways of his family and is devoted to the dharma of another,  
> and one devoid of learning and good conduct—he is surely born as a ghost.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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