The Greatness of Gayā
Gayā-Māhātmya
समस्ततीर्थप्रवरां द्विजेन गयामियात्तद्गतमानसः सन् । आगत्य तीर्थप्रवरं सुतार्थी गयाशिरो यागपरः पितॄणाम् ॥ २९ ॥
samastatīrthapravarāṃ dvijena gayāmiyāttadgatamānasaḥ san | āgatya tīrthapravaraṃ sutārthī gayāśiro yāgaparaḥ pitṝṇām || 29 ||
អ្នកជាទ្វិជ (ព្រហ្មណ៍) គួរតែទៅកាយា ដែលជាទីរមណីយដ្ឋានបរិសុទ្ធល្អបំផុតក្នុងចំណោមទីរមណីយដ្ឋានទាំងអស់ ដោយចិត្តផ្តោតលើទីនោះ។ ដល់ទីរមណីយដ្ឋានដ៏ប្រសើរនោះហើយ បើប្រាថ្នាកូន ចូរធ្វើពិធីយជ្ញ/ការបូជាសម្រាប់បិត្រ នៅកាយាសិរោ (Gayāśiras) ដោយការឧទ្ទិសទាំងស្រុង។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya dialogue)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"karuna","emotional_journey":"Reverent instruction toward a supreme pilgrimage act—moving from inner resolve to dedicated performance of Pitṛ rites for a desired son."}
It elevates Gayā as the foremost tīrtha for ancestral rites, teaching that focused pilgrimage and dedicated Pitṛ-offerings there are exceptionally meritorious and spiritually efficacious.
While centered on śrāddha and Pitṛ-yajña, it reflects bhakti through single-pointed intention (tadgata-mānasaḥ) and reverent performance of sacred duty at a holy site—devotion expressed as disciplined sacred action.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse points to properly performed yajña/offerings for Pitṛs at a specific tīrtha (Gayāśiras), linking place, intention, and rite as key components of śrāddha practice.