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# Garudapurana 2.10.12

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.10.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.10.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.10.12)

nāmagotraṃ pitṝṇāṃ vai prāpakaṃ havyakavyayoḥ /  
śrāddhasya mantrāstadvattu prāpakāścaiva bhaktitaḥ //

> The name and gotra of the ancestors indeed deliver the offerings to gods and ancestors; / likewise, the mantras of the śrāddha deliver \[them\] through devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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