Shloka 44
The Greatness of Offering Piṇḍas at Viṣṇvādipada (Viṣṇupada) — Gayā Śrāddha Procedure and Fruits
त्वं च राज्यं चिरं कृत्वा पालयित्वा निजाः प्रजाः । यज्ञान्सदक्षिणान्कृत्वा विष्णुलोकं गमिष्यसि ॥ ४४ ॥
tvaṃ ca rājyaṃ ciraṃ kṛtvā pālayitvā nijāḥ prajāḥ | yajñānsadakṣiṇānkṛtvā viṣṇulokaṃ gamiṣyasi || 44 ||
तूही दीर्घकाळ राज्य करून, आपल्या प्रजेचे पालन-रक्षण करून, आणि यथोचित दक्षिणेसह यज्ञ करून, विष्णुलोकास जाशील.
Narada (instructional assurance within a tirtha/mahatmya-style narrative of the Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"A calm, confidence-giving assurance: righteous kingship and properly gifted yajñas culminate in Viṣṇuloka."}
FAQs
It links worldly duty (ruling justly and protecting subjects) with sacred duty (performing yajñas with proper dakṣiṇā), presenting both as a dharmic path culminating in attaining Viṣṇuloka.
Bhakti here is expressed through Viṣṇu-oriented destiny: when governance and ritual action are aligned with dharma and offered in the spirit of honoring Viṣṇu, the fruit is nearness to Viṣṇu—symbolized by reaching Viṣṇuloka.
Ritual propriety is emphasized through the requirement of sa-dakṣiṇā yajña—an applied point of Kalpa (Vedāṅga of ritual procedure), underscoring correct performance and proper priestly remuneration.