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# Garudapurana 3.20.2

Garuḍapurāṇa 3.20.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.20.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.20.2)

kanyābhāve saṃsthitāṃ bhadrasaṃjñāṃ pitā nalastvabravīttāṃ sa paśyan /  
bhadre kimarthaṃ gātrapīḍāṃ karoṣi phalaṃ hi tannandini me vadasva //

> Seeing her who remained in maidenhood, named Bhadrā, her father Nala spoke to her: / "O auspicious one, why do you torment your body? Tell me, my daughter, what is the fruit of that?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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