[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) › 2.26.23 # Garudapurana 2.26.23 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.26.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.26.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.23) pituḥ puttreṇa kartavyaṃ sapiṇḍīkaraṇaṃ sadā / puttrābhāve tu patnī syātpatnyabhāve sahodaraḥ // > The sapiṇḍīkaraṇa rite for a father must always be performed by a son; / in the absence of a son, it may be the wife; in the absence of a wife, a uterine brother, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.26.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.22) - [Next: 2.26.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.24) - [Up: 2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.26.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.23) · Pramāṇa