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# Garudapurana 2.25.17

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.25.17

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.25.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.17)

aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo vāyubhṛtaḥ kṣudhānvitaḥ /  
tasmāddeyāni dānāni mṛte bāle suniścitam //

> the person, the size of a thumb, supported by air and afflicted with hunger \[departs\]. / Therefore, gifts must certainly be given when a child dies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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