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# Garudapurana 2.49.80

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.49.80

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.49.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.80)

tattvamātmasthamajñātvā mūḍhaḥ śāstreṣu muhyati /  
gopaḥ kakṣāgate cchāge kūpaṃ paśyati durmatiḥ //

> Not knowing the truth residing within oneself, a fool is bewildered by scriptures;  
> with a goat tucked under his arm, the foolish shepherd looks into a well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.49.80) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Kulārṇavatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.kaula.kularnava.1.97) — Sanskrit
- [Garuḍapurāṇasāroddhāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garudasaroddhara.19.80) — Sanskrit

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