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# Kurmapurana 2.19.18

Kūrmapurāṇa 2.19.18

- **Language:** Sanskrit

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ātmārthaṃ bhojanaṃ yasya ratyarthaṃ yasya maithunam /  
vṛtyarthaṃ yasya cādhītaṃ niṣphalaṃ tasya jīvitam //

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