[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) › 2.13.7 # Garudapurana 2.13.7 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.13.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.13.7) śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / akṛtvā tu vṛṣotsargaṃ kurute piṇḍapātanam / nopatiṣṭhati tacchreyo dātuḥ pretasya niṣphalam // > Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: > If one offers funeral cakes without performing the release of a bull, > that welfare does not reach \[the deceased\]; for the giver and for the ghost it is fruitless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.13.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.13.6) - [Next: 2.13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.13.8) - [Up: 2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.13.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.13.7) · Pramāṇa