[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) › 1.218.18 # Garudapurana 1.218.18 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.218.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.218.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.18) tato viparītopavītena savyañjanaṃ saghṛtamannaṃ pitrādi brāhmaṇapātre nidhāya tadupari bhūmisaṃlagnakuśaṃ dattvā oṃ pṛthivī te pātraṃ iti mantreṇa uttānābhyāṃ pātraṃ gṛhītvā oṃ idaṃ viṣṇorityannopari uttānaṃ dvijāṅguṣṭhaṃ niveśayet / oṃ apahateti tilavikiraṇam / bhūmipātitavāmajānuḥ amukagotrebhyaḥ asmatpitṛpitāmahebhyaḥ sapatnīkebhyaḥ etadannaṃ saghṛtaṃ sapānīyaṃ savyañjanaṃ pratiṣiddhavarjitaṃ svadhā / annaṃ saṅkalpya oṃ ūrjaṃ vahantīramṛtaṃ ghṛta payaḥ kīlālaṃ paristrutaṃ svadhāstu tarpayata me pitaram / dakṣiṇāmukhavaridhāratyāgaḥ // > Then, wearing the sacred thread over the right shoulder, having placed food with condiments and clarified butter in the vessel of the brāhmaṇa \[representing\] the ancestors, and having placed kuśa grass touching the ground upon it, holding the vessel with upturned hands with the mantra: 'Oṃ, the earth is your vessel,' one should place the upturned thumb of the brāhmaṇa upon the food with: 'Oṃ, this Viṣṇu \[strode\].' / Scattering of sesame seeds with: 'Oṃ, struck away \[are the demons\].' / Having dropped the left knee to the ground: 'To our fathers and grandfathers of such-and-such gotra, together with their wives, this food with clarified butter, water, and condiments, free of what is forbidden, svadhā!' / Having dedicated the food: 'Oṃ, bearing nourishment, ambrosia, clarified butter, milk, sweet drink, and foaming liquor, let there be svadhā; satisfy my father!' / The pouring of a stream of water facing the south. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.218.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.17) - [Next: 1.218.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.19) - [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.1.218.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.18) · Pramāṇa