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# Garudapurana 2.4.82

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.4.82

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.4.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.4.82)

śokāpanodaṃ kurvīta saṃsārānityatāṃ bruvan /  
mānuṣye kadalīstanbhe asāre sāramārgaṇam //

> should dispel their grief, speaking of the impermanence of saṃsāra: / "In human existence, which is like the hollow trunk of a plantain tree, lacking substance, he who seeks substance  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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