श्राद्धकृद्गोष्पदे यस्तु पितॄणामनृणो हि सः । पदमध्ये विशेषेण कुलानां शतमुद्धरेत्
śrāddhakṛdgoṣpade yastu pitṝṇāmanṛṇo hi saḥ | padamadhye viśeṣeṇa kulānāṃ śatamuddharet
જે ગોષ્પદમાં શ્રાદ્ધ કરે છે તે પિતૃઋણથી ખરેખર મુક્ત થાય છે; અને વિશેષ કરીને તે પવિત્ર ‘પદ’ના મધ્યમાં કરવાથી તે સો કુળોનું ઉદ્ધાર કરે છે.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Goṣpada
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣis/pilgrimage-inquirers (contextual)
Scene: At Goṣpada, a śrāddha performer offers piṇḍas; behind him, a hundred ancestral lines are symbolized as branching lamps or a genealogical tree being lifted upward by light from the ‘pada-madhya’.
Fulfilling one’s duty to the ancestors at the right sacred place removes ancestral obligation and radiates benefit to many generations.
Goṣpada-tīrtha, particularly its central sacred area (pada-madhya).
Śrāddha performed at Goṣpada—especially at the central spot—said to yield exceptional upliftment.
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