[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 2.25.30 # Garudapurana 2.25.30 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.25.30 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.25.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.30) andhādandho na bhavati mūkānmūko na jāyate / badhirādbadhiro naiva vidyāvānviduṣo na hi / anurūpā na dṛśyante madīyaṃ vacanaṃ śṛṇu // > A blind man is not born from a blind man; a mute is not born from a mute; / a deaf man is not born from a deaf man; and indeed a learned man is not \[necessarily\] born from a scholar. / They are not seen to be exact counterparts; listen to my word: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.25.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.29) - [Next: 2.25.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.31) - [Up: 2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.25.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.30) · Pramāṇa