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Revākhaṇḍa ascribed to the Vāyupurāṇa (RKV) 159.20

Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa) 159.20

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159.20

vātako jalahartā ca dhānyahartā ca mūṣakaḥ /
aprāptayauvanāṃ gacchan bhavet sarpa iti śrutiḥ //

A stealer of water becomes a diver-bird, and a stealer of grain becomes a mouse;
one who has intercourse with a girl who has not reached puberty becomes a serpent—such is the sacred tradition.

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