Varaha Purana 7.19: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 19
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
त्वया पुनर्मन्त्रविदा गयायां पिण्डप्रदानेन बलादिमौ च । मेलापितौ तीर्थपिण्डप्रदान-प्रभावतो मे नरकाश्रितावपि ॥ ७.१९ ॥
tvayā punarmantravidā gayāyāṃ piṇḍapradānena balādimau ca | melāpitau tīrthapiṇḍapradāna-prabhāvato me narakāśritāv api || 7.19 ||
फिर तुमने गया में जाके पिंड दान किया। तुम मंत्र जानते थे। इससे दोनों को मुक्ति मिली। तीर्थ और पिंड दान का इतना पावर है कि नरक में भी जो फंसे हो, वो भी आजात है।
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It reflects the Purāṇic portrayal of Gayā as a major tīrtha associated with ancestral rites (piṇḍa-pradāna), illustrating how pilgrimage geographies were integrated into ritual and memorial culture.
Gayā (गया), traditionally identified with the Gayā region in present-day Bihar, India, long noted in Sanskrit sources for śrāddha-related pilgrimage.
The verse foregrounds the cultural ethic of filial responsibility and remembrance of ancestors, presenting ritual giving at a tīrtha as a socially valued means of support and reconciliation across generations.
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