[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) › 1.219.2 # Garudapurana 1.219.2 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.219.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.219.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.219.2) vṛddhiśrāddhaṃ pravakṣyāmi pūrvavattadviśeṣakam / jātaputramukhadarśanādau vṛddhi śrāddhaṃ pūrvābhimukheṣu dakṣiṇopavītiṣu sayavabadarakuśairdevatīrthena namaskārāntena dakṣiṇopacāreṇa kartavyam // > I shall declare the vṛddhi-śrāddha, similar to the preceding with its specifics: / At the time of looking upon the face of a newborn son and other \[auspicious occasions\], the vṛddhi-śrāddha should be performed with the participants facing east, wearing the sacred thread over the left shoulder, using barley, jujube fruit, and kuśa-grass, with the rite for gods, ending in obeisance, and with the customary offerings made towards the south. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.219.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.219.1) - [Next: 1.219.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.219.3) - [Up: 1.219](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.219) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.219.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.219.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.219.2) · Pramāṇa