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# Garudapurana 2.49.79

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.49.79

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.49.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.79)

śiro vahati puṣpāṇi gandhaṃ jānāti nāsikā /  
paṭhanti vedaśāstrāṇi durlabho bhāvabodhakaḥ //

> The head carries the flowers, the nose knows the fragrance;  
> \[many\] recite the Vedas and śāstras, \[but\] one who understands the true sense is rare.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (4)

- [Tattvacintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.tattvacintamani.1.2.208) — Sanskrit
- [Rudrayāmalatantra Uttarakāṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.rudrayamalatantrauttarakanda.17.228) — Sanskrit
- [Kulārṇavatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kularnava.1.96) — Sanskrit
- [Garuḍapurāṇasāroddhāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garudasaroddhara.19.79) — Sanskrit

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