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# Garudapurana 1.68.26

English (machine translation) 1.68.26

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### [1.68.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.68.26)

A wise man should not acquire a diamond merely by the classification of its type;  
a virtuous one brings abundance of blessings, but an adverse one is the cause of the rise of misfortune.

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.68.26) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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