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# Garudapurana 2.49.62

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.49.62

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.49.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.62)

dehadaṇḍanamātreṇa kā muktiravivekinām /  
valmīkatāḍanādeva mṛtaḥ kinnu mahoragaḥ //

> What liberation is there for the undiscerning by mere mortification of the body?  
> Is a great serpent ever killed merely by beating an anthill?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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