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# Garudapurana 2.46.20

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.46.20

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.46.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.46.20)

cātako jalahartā syāddhānyahartā ca mūṣikaḥ /  
aprāptayauvanāṃ sevan bhavetsarpa iti śrutiḥ //

> A stealer of water becomes a cātaka bird, and a stealer of grain a mouse. / Having intercourse with a girl who has not reached puberty, one becomes a serpent, so the scripture says.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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