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# Garudapurana 2.22.56

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.22.56

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.22.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.22.56)

gṛhāṇi cāpyaśaucāni prakīrṇopaskarāṇi ca /  
malināni prasūtāni pretā bhuñjanti tatra vai //

> And houses that are impure, with household items scattered about, / dirty and \[defiled by\] childbirth—there indeed do the pretas eat.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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