Varaha Purana 7.45: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 45
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
एतच्च रैभ्यनिर्दिष्टं स्तोत्रं विष्णोर्गदाभृतः । यः पठेत् स गयां गत्वा पिण्डदानाद् विशिष्यते ॥ ७.४५ ॥
etac ca raibhya-nirdiṣṭaṁ stotraṁ viṣṇor gadā-bhṛtaḥ | yaḥ paṭhet sa gayāṁ gatvā piṇḍa-dānād viśiṣyate || 7.45 ||
यह स्तोत्र रैभ्य ने बताया है, विष्णु के लिए जो गदा उठाते हैं। जो कोई इसको पढ़ता है, उसको इतना पुण्य मिलता है। गया जाके पिंड दान करने से भी ज़्यादा।
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It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of linking devotional recitation (stotra-paṭhana) with established pilgrimage and ancestral-rite landscapes, especially Gayā, a major locus in South Asian ritual history for śrāddha and piṇḍa offerings.
Gayā is named explicitly (Gayām). In historical geography it corresponds to the Gayā region in present-day Bihar, India, long documented as a śrāddha/ancestral-rite pilgrimage center.
The verse prioritizes disciplined recitation and remembrance (a form of cultivated attention and speech-ethics) alongside pilgrimage practice, presenting a comparative framework of merit without prescribing coercive obligation.
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