[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt) › 1.218.6 # Garudapurana 1.218.6 English (machine translation) 1.218.6 - **Language:** English ### [1.218.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.218.6) Saying, "Om, this seat is prepared; it is prepared here," with the seven sacred utterances, "Om bhūḥ, Om bhuvaḥ, Om svaḥ, Om mahaḥ, Om janaḥ, Om tapaḥ, Om satyam," the brāhmaṇa representing the gods is seated facing east. / The brāhmaṇa representing the ancestors is seated facing north. / One should mutter three times: "Om, reverence to the deities and to the ancestors, and to the great yogins; / reverence to svadhā, to svāhā; may they always be for you." - [Previous: 1.218.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.218.5) - [Next: 1.218.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.218.7) - [Up: 1.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.218) ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.218.6) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.218.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.218.6) · Pramāṇa