[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) › 1.218.28 # Garudapurana 1.218.28 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.218.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.218.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.28) amukagotrāṇāmasmatpitṛpitāmahaprapitāmahānāṃ sapatnīkānāmidamannapānādikamakṣayyamastviti pitrādibrāhmaṇahaste tilajaladānam / astviti brāhmaṇo vadet / etanmātāmahādīnāmakṣayyamāśiṣaḥ / oṃ aghorāḥ pitaraḥ santu gotraṃ no vardhatāṃ--dātāro no 'bhivardhantāṃ vedāḥ santatireva ca / śraddhā ca no mā vyagamadbahudeyañca no 'stviti / annañca no bahu bhavedatithīṃśca labhemahi / yācitāraśca naḥ santu mā ca yāciṣma kañcana / etāḥ satyāśiṣaḥ santu // > 'To our fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers of such-and-such gotras, along with their wives, may this food, drink, and the like be imperishable!'—thus is the giving of sesame-water into the hands of the brāhmaṇas \[representing\] the ancestors and others. / The brāhmaṇa should say: 'So be it!' / This is the imperishability and the blessings for the maternal grandfathers and others: / 'Oṃ, may the ancestors be gentle; may our family lineage increase; may donors multiply for us, and the Vedas, and offspring as well! / And may faith never depart from us, and may we have much to give!' / 'And may our food be plentiful, and may we receive guests! / And may there be supplicants coming to us, and may we never beg of anyone!' / May these blessings come true! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.218.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.27) - [Next: 1.218.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.29) - [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.1.218.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.28) · Pramāṇa