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# Garudapurana 2.4.161

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.4.161

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.4.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.4.161)

kaṭodakakriyāṃ kṛtvā kṛcchra sāntapanaṃ caret /  
nimitte laghuni svalpaṃ mahanmahati kalpayet //

> or performs the water libation with a mat, they must perform the sāntapana kṛcchra. / For a slight cause one should assign a light penance, and for a great one, a great penance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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