Shloka 12
The Greatness of Gayā
Gayā-Māhātmya
तस्य देहे लिंग रूपी स्थितः शुद्धः पितामहः । विष्णुवाहार्थमर्यादां पुण्यक्षेत्रं भविष्यति ॥ १२ ॥
tasya dehe liṃga rūpī sthitaḥ śuddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ | viṣṇuvāhārthamaryādāṃ puṇyakṣetraṃ bhaviṣyati || 12 ||
त्याच्या देहात लिंगरूपाने शुद्ध पितामह (ब्रह्मा) स्थित आहेत; आणि विष्णूच्या वाहनासाठी ठरवलेली ती मर्यादा पुढे पुण्यक्षेत्र होईल।
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Wonder at the metaphysical image—Brahmā abiding as a liṅga within a body—settles into calm assurance that the precinct will become a puṇya-kṣetra."}
FAQs
It sanctifies a specific place/body as a puṇya-kṣetra by linking it to Brahmā’s pure presence in liṅga-form and to a divinely ordained maryādā (sacred boundary) connected with Viṣṇu.
Bhakti is implied through the tirtha-mahātmya lens: reverence for Viṣṇu and honoring divinely marked sacred geography becomes a devotional act that generates puṇya and supports spiritual progress.
It reflects ritual and sacred-space principles (maryādā/demarcation of a kṣetra) relevant to Kalpa (ritual procedure) rather than grammar or astrology—showing how a site is authorized as a pilgrimage field.