[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) › 2.26.23 # Garudapurana 2.26.23 English (machine translation) 2.26.23 - **Language:** English ### [2.26.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.26.23) The sapiṇḍīkaraṇa rite for a father must always be performed by a son; / in the absence of a son, it may be the wife; in the absence of a wife, a uterine brother, - [Previous: 2.26.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.26.22) - [Next: 2.26.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.26.24) - [Up: 2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.26) ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.26.23) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.26.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.26.23) · Pramāṇa