[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) › 2.25.41 # Garudapurana 2.25.41 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.25.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.25.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.41) vṛthā śrāddhaṃ vijānīyācchūdrānnena yathā dvijaḥ / na prīṇayati tacchrāddhaṃ pitāmahamukhānpitṝn / evaṃ jñātvā svagaśreṣṭha hīnajātīnsutāṃstyajet // > one should know that śrāddha to be in vain, like a twice-born \[eating\] food of a Śūdra; / that śrāddha does not gratify the ancestors headed by the grandfather. / Knowing this, O best of birds, one should abandon sons of low caste. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.25.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.40) - [Next: 2.25.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.42) - [Up: 2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.25.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.25.41) · Pramāṇa