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# Garudapurana 2.7.45

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.7.45

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.7.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.7.45)

pretā ūcuḥ /  
avehi tattvamevaitatpretā vai karmajā vayam /  
brāhmaṇa uvāca /  
kiṃnāmānaḥ kimācārāḥ kathañcemāṃ daśāṃ gatāḥ //

> The pretas said: / "Know this to be the truth indeed: we are pretas born of our actions." / The brāhmaṇa said: / "What are your names? What was your conduct? And how have you arrived at this condition?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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