[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) › 2.46.17 # Garudapurana 2.46.17 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.46.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.46.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.46.17) mātsaryādapi jātyandho janmāndhaḥ pustakaṃ haran / phalānyāharato 'patyaṃ mriyate nātra saṃśayaḥ // > Through malice, one is born blind; stealing a book, one is born blind. / The offspring of one who steals fruits dies—there is no doubt of this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.46.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.46.16) - [Next: 2.46.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.46.18) - [Up: 2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.46) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.46.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.159.17) — Sanskrit - [Skandapurāṇa (early; "Ambikākhaṇḍa") (ed. Bakker)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*early*bakker.21.5.159.17) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.46.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.46.17) · Pramāṇa