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# Garudapurana 2.49.69

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.49.69

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.49.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.69)

pārāvatāḥ śilāhārāḥ kadācidapi cātakāḥ /  
na pibanti mahītoyaṃ vratinaste bhavanti kim //

> Pigeons eat stones, and cātaka birds at no time  
> drink water from the earth: do they become observers of vows?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.49.69) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Kulārṇavatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kularnava.1.85) — Sanskrit
- [Garuḍapurāṇasāroddhāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garudasaroddhara.19.69) — Sanskrit

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