[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) › 1.218.25 # Garudapurana 1.218.25 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.218.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.218.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.25) vāmenaiva parāvṛtya puṣpadānam / akṣatañcāriṣṭañcāstu me puṇyaṃ śāntipuṣṭidṛ / dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ amī madantaḥ pitaro yathābhāgamāvṛṣāyiṣata iti japaḥ / vāsaḥ śithilīkṛtvāñjaliṃ kṛtvā oṃ namo vaḥ pitaro namo vaḥ iti japaḥ / gṛhānnaḥ pitaro datta iti gṛhavīkṣaṇam / tataḥ sadā vaḥ pitaro dveṣma iti vīkṣya etadvaḥ pitaro vāsa ityuccārya amukagotra etatte vāsaḥ svadhā iti sūtradānam / vāmena pāṇinā udakapātraṃ gṛhītvā ūrjaṃ vahantīramṛtaṃ ghṛtaṃ payaḥ ityādi piṇḍopari dhārātyāgaḥ // > Having turned around by the left, the giving of flowers \[is done\]. / 'May I have imperishable and auspicious merit, bringing peace and nourishment.' / Facing south, the recitation: 'These ancestors have rejoiced; they have behaved like bulls, each according to his portion.' / Having loosened his garment and folded his hands, the recitation: 'Oṃ, homage to you, O ancestors, homage to you!' / 'Give us homes, O ancestors!'—thus looking at the house. / Then looking \[and reciting\]: 'May we never hate you, O ancestors'; having uttered: 'This is your garment, O ancestors', \[saying:\] 'O one of such-and-such gotra, this garment is yours, svadhā'—thus is the giving of thread. / Taking the water-vessel with the left hand, pouring a stream upon the rice-ball with: 'Bearing nourishment, ambrosia, clarified butter, milk...' and so forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.218.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.24) - [Next: 1.218.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.26) - [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.1.218.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.25) · Pramāṇa