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# Garudapurana 2.22.55

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.22.55

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.22.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.22.55)

śleṣmamūtrapurīṣotthaṃ śarīrāṇāṃ malaiḥ saha /  
ucchiṣṭaiścaiva cānyaiśca pretānāṃ bhojanaṃ bhavet //

> Phlegm, urine, and faeces, together with the impurities of bodies, / along with leftover food and other such things, become the sustenance of pretas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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