[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) › 1.218.7 # Garudapurana 1.218.7 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.218.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.218.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.7) oṃ adyāsmindeśe amukamāse amukarāśiṅgate savitaryamukatithāvamukagotrāṇāmasmatpitṛpitāmahaprapitāmahānāṃ yathānāmaśarmaṇāṃ viśvedevapūrvakandṛśrāddhaṃ kariṣye / oṃ viśvebhyo devabhyaḥ svāhā oṃ viśvedevānāvāhayiṣye / āvāhayetyukte oṃ viśvedevāḥ sa āgata śṛṇutām imaṃ havam / edaṃ barhirniṣīdata oṃ viśvedevāḥ śṛṇutemaṃ ivaṃ me ye antarikṣe ya upadyaviṣṭa / ye agnijihvā uta vā yajatrā āsadyāsminbarhiṣi mādayadhvam / oṃ oṣadhayaḥ saṃvadante somena saha rājñā / yasmai kṛṇoti brāhmaṇastaṃ rājanpārayāmasi / oṃ āgacchantu mahābhāgā viśvedevā mahābalāḥ / ye atra vihitāḥ śrāddhe sāvadhānā bhavantu te / oṃ apahatāsurā rakṣāṃsi vediṣada iti tritriryavavikiraṇam // > "Om, today, in this region, in such-and-such month, when the sun has entered such-and-such zodiacal sign, on such-and-such lunar day, I shall perform the śrāddha preceded by the Viśvedevas for our fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers of such-and-such gotras and names! Om, svāhā to the Viśvedevas! Om, I shall invoke the Viśvedevas!" / When it is replied, "Invoke \[them\]," \[he recites:\] "Om, Viśvedevas, come together, hear this invocation of mine; / sit down upon this sacred grass. Om, Viśvedevas, hear this of mine, you who are in the atmosphere, you who dwell in heaven; / you whose tongue is fire, and you worthy of sacrifice, having sat down upon this sacred grass, rejoice! / Om, the medicinal herbs converse together with King Soma: / 'For whomever a brāhmaṇa prepares \[us\], him, O King, do we save!' / Om, may the fortunate Viśvedevas of great power come; / may those who are appointed here in this śrāddha be attentive! / Om, driven away are the asuras, the rakṣasas that dwell around the altar"—thus barley is scattered three times. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.218.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.6) - [Next: 1.218.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.8) - [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.1.218.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.7) · Pramāṇa