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Garudapurana 1.218.31

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.218.31

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1.218.31

adhomukhaḥ piṇḍapātrāṇi cālayitvā ācamya dakṣiṇopavītī pūrvābhimukhaḥ oṃ amukagotrāya amukadevaśarmaṇe brāhmaṇāya sapatnīkāya śrāddhapratiṣṭhārthadakṣiṇāmetadrajataṃ tubhyamahaṃ sampradade iti dakṣiṇāṃ dadyāt /
iti devūbrāhmaṇāya dakṣiṇādānam //

Facing downwards, having moved the vessels of the piṇḍas, having sipped water, wearing the sacred thread over the left shoulder [upavītin], facing east: "Om, to the brāhmaṇa of such-and-such gotra, of such-and-such name, along with his wife, for the fulfillment of the śrāddha, I offer this silver as a priestly fee to you," thus one should give the dakṣiṇā. / Thus ends the offering of the priestly fee to the brāhmaṇa representing the deities.

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