[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) › 2.47.38 # Garudapurana 2.47.38 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.47.38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.47.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.47.38) mṛtasyaiva tu yaddānaṃ parokṣe tatsamaṃ smṛtam / svahastena tato deyaṃ mṛte kaḥ kasya dāsyatī // > the gift given indeed for the dead out of sight is remembered as \[merely\] equal \[to the gift itself\]. / Therefore, one should give with one's own hand; once dead, who will give to whom? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.47.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.47.37) - [Next: 2.47.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.47.39) - [Up: 2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.47) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.47.38) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.159.89) — Sanskrit - [Skandapurāṇa (early; "Ambikākhaṇḍa") (ed. Bakker)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*early*bakker.21.5.159.88.p1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.47.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.47.38) · Pramāṇa