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# Garudapurana 2.13.16

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.13.16

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.13.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.13.16)

putrābhāve tu patnī syāddauhittro duhītāpi vā /  
puttreṣu vidyamāneṣu vṛṣaṃ nānyena kārayet //

> In the absence of a son, it may be the wife, a daughter's son, or even a daughter;  
> while sons are existing, one should not cause the bull \[rite\] to be performed by anyone else.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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