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# Garudapurana 2.7.49

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.7.49

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.7.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.7.49)

niruktimeṣāṃ nāmnāṃ vai pretā vadata mā ciram /  
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca /  
evamuktāstu vipreṇa pṛthaguttaramabruvan //

> Tell the etymology of these names without delay, O pretas." / Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: / Being spoken to thus by the brāhmaṇa, they each spoke their answer.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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