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Garudapurana 2.5.78

Garuḍapurāṇa 2.5.78

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Sanskrit

2.5.78

yoṣitaḥ puruṣasyāpi piṇḍaṃ preteti nirvapet /
sāpiṇḍye tu kṛte tasya pretaśabdo nivartate //

Whether for a woman or for a man, one should offer the piṇḍa [saying] 'to the preta'; / but once sāpiṇḍya has been performed, the designation 'preta' ceases for that person.

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