[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) › 2.5.41 # Garudapurana 2.5.41 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.5.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.5.41) akṛtvā yadvṛṣotsargaṃ kṛtaṃ vai piṇḍapātanam / niṣphalaṃ sakalaṃ vidyātpramītāya na tadbhavet // > Whatever offering of rice-balls is made without performing the bull-release, / one should know all of it is fruitless; it does not reach the deceased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.5.40) - [Next: 2.5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.5.42) - [Up: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.5.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.5.41) · Pramāṇa