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# Garudapurana 2.49.84

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.49.84

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.49.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.84)

anekāni ca śāstrāṇi svalpāyurvighnakoṭayaḥ /  
tasmātsāraṃ vijānīyātkṣīraṃ haṃsa ivāmbhasi //

> The scriptures are many, life is very short, and obstacles are millions;  
> therefore one should grasp the essence, like a goose \[extracts\] milk from water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.49.84) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Tattvacintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.tattvacintamani.1.2.214) — Sanskrit
- [Garuḍapurāṇasāroddhāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garudasaroddhara.19.84) — Sanskrit

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