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# Garudapurana 3.14.40

Garuḍapurāṇa 3.14.40

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.14.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.14.40)

trivarṣaṃ kesaraṃ phalga sāramityucyate budhaiḥ /  
kastūrī daśavarṣaṃ tu karpūraṃ varṣamātrakam //

> Saffron is said by the wise to have essence for three years; / musk for ten years, while camphor for merely a year.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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