Varaha Purana 7.11: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 11
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
सनत्कुमार उवाच । धन्यस्त्वमेव द्विजवर्यमुख्य यद् वेदवादाभिरतः पितॄंश्च । प्रीणासि मन्त्रव्रतजप्यहोमैर्गयां समासाद्य तथाऽन्नपिण्डैः ॥ ७.११ ॥
sanatkumāra uvāca | dhanyas tvam eva dvijavaryamukhya yad vedavādābhirataḥ pitṝṁś ca | prīṇāsi mantravratajapyahomair gayāṁ samāsādya tathā 'nna-piṇḍaiḥ || 7.11 ||
सनत्कुमार बोले, तुम बहुत धन्य हो। तुम ब्राह्मणों में बड़े हो। तुम वेद पढ़ते हो और अपने पूर्वजों को खुश करते हो। गया जाकर तुमने उनके लिए पूजा की, मंत्र पढ़े, और हवन किया। अन्न और पिंड भी चढ़ाए।
Sanatkumāra
FAQs
The verse reflects a Purāṇic framing of Gayā as a prominent heritage landscape associated with ancestral rites, preserving a record of how Vedic recitation, homa, and food-offerings were conceptually linked to pitṛ-satisfaction in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
Gayā is explicitly named; it is generally identified with the historic city of Gayā in present-day Bihar, India, long associated in Sanskrit sources with śrāddha and piṇḍa offerings for ancestors.
The verse emphasizes disciplined practice—Vedic study/recitation combined with carefully performed offerings—as a culturally valued means of expressing responsibility toward one’s ancestors (pitṛ-ṛṇa), presented as a commendable model of conduct.
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