[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.218.15 # Garudapurana 1.218.15 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.218.15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.218.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.15) pātramudrādi nidhāya kuśaṃ dattvā adhomukhābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ pātraṃ gṛhītvā oṃ pṛthivīte pātraṃ dyaurapidhānaṃ brāhmaṇasya mukhe amṛte amṛtaṃ juhomi svāhā pātrābhimantraṇam / idaṃ viṣṇurvicakrame tredhā nidadhe padam / samūḍhamasya pāṃsure / viṣṇo havyaṃrakṣasva ityannamadhye adhomukhadvijāṅguṣṭhaniveśanam // > Having placed the vessel-mudrā and other marks and given kuśa grass, taking the vessel with both hands turned downward, \[saying,\] "Om, the earth is your vessel, the sky your cover; into the mouth of the brāhmaṇa, into the immortal, I offer immortality, svāhā," the vessel is consecrated. / Saying, "Through this Viṣṇu strode; thrice he placed his foot; / \[the world\] was gathered in its dust. / O Viṣṇu, protect the oblation," the thumb of the twice-born turned downwards is inserted into the midst of the food. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.218.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.14) - [Next: 1.218.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.16) - [Up: 1.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.218.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.15) · Pramāṇa