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# Garudapurana 3.19.12

Garuḍapurāṇa 3.19.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.19.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.19.12)

yathā dīpācchataguṇā agnijvālā na dīpavat /  
sphuṭībhavedyathaivāgnirbahulopi na sūryavat //

> Just as a fire-flame, though a hundredfold greater than a lamp, does not become clear like a lamp, / and just as fire, even though abundant, does not become clear like the sun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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