[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) › 2.26.9 # Garudapurana 2.26.9 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.26.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.26.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.9) niścitaṃ pakṣiśārdūla varṣānte piṇḍamelanam / sahapiṇḍe kṛte pretastato yāti parāṃ gatim / tannāma samparityajya tataḥ pitṛgaṇo bhavet // > The joining of the rice ball at the end of a year is settled, O tiger among birds; / when the union of the rice ball is performed, the deceased spirit then goes to the supreme state; / having completely cast off that designation, he then becomes \[one of\] the company of ancestors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.26.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.8) - [Next: 2.26.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.10) - [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.2.26.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.9) · Pramāṇa