Shloka 27
The Greatness of Gayā
Gayā-Māhātmya
पप्रच्छ पुत्रार्थममित्रहंता तं ब्राह्मणाः प्रोचुरदीनसत्वाः । राजन् पितॄंस्तर्पय पुत्रहेतोर्गत्वा गयायां विधिवत्तु पिंडैः ॥ २७ ॥
papraccha putrārthamamitrahaṃtā taṃ brāhmaṇāḥ procuradīnasatvāḥ | rājan pitṝṃstarpaya putrahetorgatvā gayāyāṃ vidhivattu piṃḍaiḥ || 27 ||
ព្រះរាជាដែលសម្លាប់សត្រូវ ដោយប្រាថ្នាព្រះរាជបុត្រា បានសួរពួកគេ។ ព្រហ្មណ៍ដ៏មិនទន់ខ្សោយបានឆ្លើយថា៖ «ឱ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ បើចង់បានកូន សូមទៅកាយា ហើយតាមវិធីត្រឹមត្រូវ ចូរធ្វើតರ್ಪណៈដល់បិត្រ ដោយបិណ្ឌ (piṇḍa)»។
Narrator (Suta/Pauraṇika voice) reporting the brāhmaṇas’ instruction to the king within the Gayā-māhātmya context
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From the king’s anxious longing for a son to the steady, compassionate clarity of brahmanical counsel directing him to ancestral rites at Gayā."}
FAQs
It teaches that honoring and satisfying the Pitṛs through properly performed śrāddha—especially piṇḍadāna at the Gayā-tīrtha—is a dharmic means believed to remove ancestral obstacles and support blessings such as progeny.
Though primarily a ritual instruction, it aligns with Purāṇic bhakti by emphasizing reverent, rule-based offerings and faith in sacred tīrthas; serving Pitṛs at Gayā is treated as a meritorious act within a larger devotional worldview.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through the term vidhivat—performing piṇḍa and tarpana according to prescribed rules of śrāddha at a designated tīrtha (Gayā).